| 单词 |
appale |
| 释义 |
† appale, apale, v. Obs.|əˈpeɪl|
[See appal, appall v.: Doubtful whether (1) a later adoption of Fr. appalir, (2) an assimilation of appall to pale a., or (3) an independent new formation on pale a. or v., after appall had lost its literal sense, and evident connexion with pale. The senses are, to a great extent, parallel to those of appal.]
1. intr. To become pale. Cf. appal 1.
1535Goodly Prymer (1834) 202 Would not even shortly thy mirth abate, thy colour apale, thy flesh faint.
2. To wax faint or feeble. Cf. appal 2.
1583Stanyhurst Aeneis iii. (Arb.) 71 My blud with terror apaling. 1598Tofte's Alba Pref. (1880) 11 Like the Fire, whose heat doth soone appale.
3. To lose brightness or briskness; to become flat or stale, as liquor exposed to the air.
The quot. from Palsgrave at appal uses the spellings appalle and appale.
1530[See appal v. 3].
4. trans. To make pale, to dim. Cf. appal 5.
a1500E.E. Misc. (1859) 28 Now ame I dede, my colour is appalyde. 1541R. Copland Guydon's Quest. Cyrurg., They be applyed..to clense and appale y⊇ lepry. 1686Goad Celest. Bod. ii. ii. 162 The sullen Fog..apaling the brightness.
5. To cause to fade or wane, to weaken, enfeeble. Cf. appal 6.
1529Rastell Pastyme (1811) 114 Revived the fayth of Crist whiche was sore appalid. 1588Churchyard Spark Friendsh. in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) II. 116 Any thing..that may impeach hinder or appale the good name and credit of them. 1609E. Hoby Let. to T.H. 7 Whose learning is no whit appayled, nor courage daunted.
6. To make pale with fear, to dismay. Cf. appal 8.
1563Myrr. Mag. Induct. xix, Dread and dolour erst did so appale. 1583Stanyhurst Aeneis i. (Arb.) 34 No..trouping horsmen can apale the virago. 1602Shakes. Ham. ii. ii. 590 Make mad the guilty, and apale the free. 1640Fuller Abel Rediv. (1867) I. 157 'Twas not a prison could his heart apale. |
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