appalled

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Rất sốc, kinh hoàng

BrE /əˈpɔːld/ AmE /əˈpɔːld/

adjective en → vi

1 SHOCKED [attributive, predicative] B2

Rất sốc, kinh hoàng

extremely shocked and upset by something very bad or unpleasant

  • be appalled at/by something

Collocations appalled by the violence · appalled at the news

  • She was appalled by the conditions in the hospital.

    Cô ấy rất sốc về điều kiện ở bệnh viện.

2 DISAPPOINTED [attributive, predicative] C1

Rất thất vọng, chán nản

very disappointed and upset because something is not as good or successful as you expected it to be

  • be appalled at/by something

Collocations appalled by the quality · appalled at the failure

  • He was appalled at how badly the project had failed.

    Anh ấy rất thất vọng về việc dự án đã thất bại nghiêm trọng.