aghast
「aghast」是「受到驚嚇而發呆」,例如:
She stood aghast at the sight of the flooded town.(她吃驚地看著被水淹沒的小鎮。)
Even though they loved the house, but the couple was aghast at its unreasonably high price tag.(儘管他們很喜歡這房子,但夫妻倆卻被過高的標價嚇呆了。)
The teacher was aghast at how many of her students failed the simple test.(老師對於有這麼多學生沒通過簡單的測驗感到震驚。)
contented
「contented」是「滿意、知足」,例如:
This two loaves of bread contented the hungry homeless man.(這兩條麵包讓飢餓的街友感到滿足。)
His face relaxes into a contented smile.(他的臉上有著放鬆滿足的微笑。)
Maria's story-telling kept the children reasonably quiet and contented.(瑪麗亞念故事書讓孩子們安靜自在。)