aghast

adjective

/əˈɡɑːst/

/əˈɡæst/

[not before noun]

filled with horror and surprise when you see or hear something惊恐；惊骇 synonym horrified
- Erica looked at him aghast.埃里卡惊恐地望着他。
- aghast at something He stood aghast at the sight of so much blood.他看见这么多血，吓得目瞪口呆。
Topics Feelingsc2
词源late Middle English: past participle of the obsolete verb agast, gast ‘frighten’, from Old English gǣsten. The spelling with gh (originally Scots) became general by about 1700, probably influenced by ghost; compare with ghastly.

词汇	aghast
释义	aghast adjective /əˈɡɑːst/ /əˈɡæst/ [not before noun] filled with horror and surprise when you see or hear something惊恐；惊骇 synonym horrified Erica looked at him aghast.埃里卡惊恐地望着他。 aghast at something He stood aghast at the sight of so much blood.他看见这么多血，吓得目瞪口呆。 Topics Feelingsc2 词源late Middle English: past participle of the obsolete verb agast, gast ‘frighten’, from Old English gǣsten. The spelling with gh (originally Scots) became general by about 1700, probably influenced by ghost; compare with ghastly.
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