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单词 aghast
释义 aghast
\əˈgast, -aa(ə)st, -aist, -ȧst\ adjective
Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by Scots ghast, variant of English ghost) of Middle English agast, from past participle of agasten to frighten, be frightened, from a- (perfective prefix) + gasten to frighten — more at abear, gast
1. : seized with fear or terror : frightened, terrified
 < with shuddering horror pale and eyes aghast — John Milton >
2. : struck with amazement, bewilderment, disgust, or surprise : shocked
 < the trustees, aghast when he allowed pupils to study out-of-doors, demanded stricter discipline — E.W.Parks >
— usually used predicatively
 < he was aghast >
but sometimes prepositively
 < thousands of aghast Britons whose rage is concentrated on their government — Mollie Panter-Downes >
Synonyms: see afraid
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