aghast

adjective
🔊/əˈɡɑːst/
🔊/əˈɡæst/
[not before noun]
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  1. 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。🔊🔊
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    Word Originlate 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.