句型例句
用作及物动词
▲ S+～+n./pron.
She hated the house—its very architecture appalled her. 她很讨厌这幢房子——单单它的建筑式样就令她不胜厌恶。 The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。 The idea of sharing a room appalled her. 合住一个房间的想法使她惊骇。 The number of people killed on the roads appalled the police. 公路上的死亡人数使警方大为震惊。 The scale of the destruction appalled us. 毁坏的程度让我们惊恐不已。 The thought of having to do it all again appals me. 一想到要从头再做一遍我就十分害怕。 The thought of someone else driving my car appals me. 想到我的车让别的人来开，真使我不寒而栗。◇ 用于be ～ed结构
We were appalled at the prospect to having to miss our holiday. 我们为失去这一假日而感到大失所望。 We were appalled when we heard that she had been murdered. 听说她被谋杀了，我们都吓坏了。▲ S+～+n./pron.+to-v
It appalled me to see such sloppy work. 看到这么草率马虎的产品，真叫我厌恶。 We are appalled to see the misery around us. 我们看到周围一片凄惨的景象，不觉大为愕然。用作双宾动动词
▲ S+～+pron./n.+that-clause
It appalled me that they could simply ignore the problem 他们竟然把问题置之不理，令我非常诧异。 It appalled them that no preparations had been made. 使他们吃惊的是，准备工作一点都没有。◇ 用于be ～ed结构
We are appalled that such conditions could exist among us. 我们中间居然存在如此恶劣的生活状况，真令人不胜惊愕。