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词汇 aghast
释义 aghast
adjective[ after verb ]
uk /əˈɡɑːst/ us /əˈɡæst/
suddenly filled with strong feelings of shock and worry: 吓呆的,惊骇的
He looked at her aghast.他惊恐地看着她。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Surprised
aback
agape
amazed
appalled
astonished
flabbergasted
flat-footed
gobsmacked
goggle-eyed
headlight
horror of horrorsidiom
jaw
not know what hit youidiom
open-eyed
open-mouthed
palpitation
pearl-clutching
someone's jaw drops (open)idiom
stalk
you have (got) to be kiddingidiom

aghast | American Dictionary


aghast
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/əˈɡæst/
shocked or surprised in an unpleasant way:
Workers and union officials were aghast at the layoffs.

Examples of aghast


aghast
At such methods of controversy the victims of them are aghast in admiration.
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The world is aghast, however, at the decision to ban 3 000 reformist candidates from standing in the next parliamentary elections.
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There is an aghast perception against it throughout the country.
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The public would be aghast to know just how soon after a sentence some criminals are now released.
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One can only stand aghast at the audacity of a statement like that.
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Some of us have almost stood aghast as we have contemplated the enormous powers which are sought to be conferred upon one man.
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The public will be aghast to discover that much of the material was not dispatched until more than a month later.
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She seemed aghast at what he had said.
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No wonder, then, that he stands aghast at broken windows, damaged letters, false fire alarms, cut telegraph wires, obstructed railway signals, at incendiarism and hatchets.
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I have always been aghast at the strong penalties which had to be applied in such cases.
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This is not what we intend for films and sound recordings, and if it was, the relevant industries would be aghast, and rightly so.
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We were almost aghast at its possibilities after some years of development.
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The world is aghast to-day at injustice which is cruel beyond words.
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But it is absolutely true that when that event occurred the public was aghast and worried.
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Many are no doubt aghast at what has been done in their name.
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