aghast

美音：[ə'ɡæst] 英音：[ə'ɡɑːst]

简单释义：

adj.惊恐；惊骇

网络吓呆的；惊骇的；吃惊的

完整释义：

adj.

1.〔常用作表语〕吃惊的,吓呆的
2.惊呆,惊呆地;吓呆,吓得发呆,呆若木鸡
3.吃惊地,大感吃惊,骇然,惊惶地

例句：

Plenty of doveish moderates were aghast at the death toll and prepared for severe strictures from the rest of the world.
而众多温和的理性人士对死亡名单感到非常吃惊，并预备从世界各地发起严厉的谴责。
Yet many people, both inside and outside the ANC, are aghast at the thought that he might be president.
但许多非国大党内与党外的人都有一种吃惊的想法，即他可能会是总统。
Phyllis Hulme's family and friends were aghast when she told them doctors planned to put maggots on her leg ulcer.
菲莉丝.哈尔姆的家人和朋友目瞪口呆，当她告诉他们，医师打算在她腿部的溃烂伤口上放蛆。
Database mavens will no doubt be aghast at this apparent retrograde into mainframe history.
数据库专家无疑会惊骇于这种向大型机历史的明显倒退。
Many Keynesian economists are aghast, arguing that savage budget cuts will fell a fragile recovery and condemn the rich world to deflation.
对此，许多凯恩斯学派的经济学家们感到吃惊，他们认为大幅削减预算将断送本已脆弱不堪的经济复苏，继而使发达国家陷入通货紧缩的困境。
I saw her palms first. My eyes traveled up to her face, and my expression was nothing short of aghast.
我首先看到的是她手掌的颜色，随后目光上移，注意到她的脸，我完全被吓到了。
Respectable opinion is aghast. But respectable opinion has been consistently wrong lately, and the currency issue is no exception.
来自正派的主张是惊人的。但是，近期这类主张一直是错的，在货币问题上也不例外。
The crowd was aghast. The greatest swordsman had missed his target completely, yet he continued to smile.
观众惊呆了。最厉害的剑客居然完全失准，可他却继续微笑着。

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