appal
/əˈpɔːl/( <美> appall)
verb
(appalled, appalling)with obj.(一般作be appalled)
- greatly dismay or horrify使惊骇; 使恐惧：
bankers are appalled at the economic incompetence of some ministers
银行家对一些部长在经济问题上的无能感到震惊
as adj. appalled Alison looked at me, appalled.艾利森惊恐万状地望着我。
词源
Middle English: from Old French apalir 'grow pale'， from a- （from Latin ad 'to， at'） + palir 'to pale'. The original sense was 'grow pale'， later 'make pale'， hence 'horrify' (late Middle English).