| 单词 | aghast |
| 释义 | aghast (once / 1457 pages) adj Would you be aghast, or shocked, to find out that your friends believe in ghosts, or would you share their frightened, or aghast, looks when a floating white being hovers over the campfire? Aghast comes from Old English gasten, "frighten," which comes in turn from gāst, "ghost." If you've seen a look of absolute shock or terror on someone's face — like when your mom (or dad) sees a mouse — you can describe the look with the adjective aghast. If someone says "You should have seen the look on your face!" after sneaking up on you, you probably looked aghast yourself. "Boo!" WORD FAMILYaghast USAGE EXAMPLESWhen the deployments became public, Burundian activists were aghast. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Obama was as aghast as anyone when Trump upended the establishment and confounded the wisdom of pollsters to defeat Hillary Clinton last month. The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016) He showed up still wearing his football coaching attire, and his wife, Angela, was aghast. Los Angeles Times(Dec 03, 2016) adj struck with fear, dread, or consternation Syn appalled, dismayed, shocked afraid filled with fear or apprehension |
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