appalling
英 [əˈpɔːlɪŋ]
美 [əˈpɔːlɪŋ]
adj. 令人震惊的; 使人惊骇的; 极为恶劣的; 糟糕的; 很不像话的
v. 使大为震惊; 使惊骇
appal的现在分词; appall的现在分词
现在分词:appalling
Collins.1 / BNC.5249 / COCA.10844
牛津词典
adj.
- 令人震惊的;使人惊骇的;极为恶劣的
shocking; extremely bad- The prisoners were living in appalling conditions.
囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
- The prisoners were living in appalling conditions.
- 糟糕的;很不像话的
very bad- The bus service is appalling now.
现在公共汽车服务很差。
- The bus service is appalling now.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 令人震惊的;使人惊骇的;极为恶劣的
Something that isappallingis so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.- They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months.
他们已经在恶劣不堪的条件下生活两个月了。
- They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months.
- ADJ-GRADED 非常的;极其严重的
You can useappallingto emphasize that something is very great or severe.- I developed an appalling headache.
我头痛欲裂。
- I developed an appalling headache.
- See also:appal
英英释义
noun
- an experience that appalls
- is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?
adj
- causing consternation
- appalling conditions
双语例句
- They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months.
他们已经在恶劣不堪的条件下生活两个月了。 - We have witnessed the most appalling scenes of human misery.
我们米眼目睹了最令人震惊的人间苦难。 - Instead, they have suffered the most appalling treatment at the hands of ruthless smugglers and unsympathetic governments.
然而,他们却遭到了残忍的走私犯和一些无情的政府最骇人听闻的对待。 - Her dress sense is appalling.
她穿衣打扮的品位实在糟透了。 - Her behaviour is often appalling.
她的行为总是令人吃惊。 - The appalling terror in Beslan, Russia not long ago caused massive casualties, many of whom are children.
不久前在俄罗斯别斯兰市发生了骇人听闻的恐怖事件,造成包括众多儿童在内的重大人员伤亡。 - I developed an appalling headache.
我头痛欲裂。 - In those villages, the destruction caused by napalm bombs was so appalling that one could hardly bear the sight of it.
在那些村庄里,凝固***造成的破坏景象惨不忍睹。 - Rebellions were put down with appalling barbarity.
叛变被残酷地镇压了下去。 - Now we have the appalling spectacle in Paris.
现在,我们又见证了巴黎街头的骇人景象。