aghast

英 [əˈɡɑːst]

美 [əˈɡæst]

adj.  惊恐; 惊骇

TOEFLGRE

BNC.15561 / COCA.17120

牛津词典

adj.

• 惊恐；惊骇
  filled with horror and surprise when you see or hear sth
  1. Erica looked at him aghast.
     埃丽卡惊恐地望着他。
  2. He stood aghast at the sight of so much blood.
     他看见这么多血，吓得目瞪口呆。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 吃惊的;惊恐的
  If you areaghast, you are filled with horror and surprise.
  1. She watched aghast as his life flowed away...
     看着他的生命逐渐消逝，她惊骇万分。
  2. His colleagues were aghast at the sackings...
     他的同事们对于这些解雇感到很吃惊。
  3. Tania stared at him aghast, unable to speak.
     塔妮娅吃惊地看着他，说不出话来。

双语例句

• She watched aghast as his life flowed away
  看着他的生命逐渐消逝，她惊骇万分。
• I was aghast at the incomprehension of our leadership.
  我对于我们领导不理解形势的情况也大感吃惊。
• When I heard that, I was aghast.
  听到这里，我真是目瞪口呆。
• His colleagues were aghast at the sackings
  他的同事们对于这些解雇感到很吃惊。
• Aghast, I'm sure, I made faces, while telling him I'd never eat worms.
  我吓坏了，做了个鬼脸，并且告诉他我永远不会吃虫子的。
• Aghast at losing a contact, I fumbled in my pocket for his card.
  由于害怕失去联系，我在口袋里摸索一番，想找到他的名片。
• The neighbours all stood aghast, and dared not move.
  邻居们都目瞪口呆，再不敢动。
• The Buffetts were aghast.
  巴菲特夫妇俩吓呆了。
• I sift the snow on the mountains below, And their great pines groan aghast;
  我筛落雪花，洒遍下界的峰岭山峦，巨松因惊恐而呻吟呼唤；
• Susan looked aghast on finding the body of a murdered man in the road.
  苏珊在路上发现被害的一具男尸，似乎被吓呆了。