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
- Just now we witnessed an appalling exhibition of bad manner.
刚才我们目睹了一个无礼行为极其恶劣的表现。 - Her dress sense is appalling.
她穿衣打扮的品位实在糟透了。 - Her laziness and lack of commitment are appalling.
她的懒散和缺乏热情令人震惊。 - I developed an appalling headache.
我头痛欲裂。 - He witnessed some appalling acts of barbarism during the war.
在战争中他亲眼目睹了令人震惊的野蛮行为。 - Helicopters fly in appalling weather to succour shipwrecked mariners.
直升机在恶劣的天气条件下起飞前去援救遇难的船员。 - The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling
想到将要无所事事,他就非常害怕。 - I am an absolutely appalling speller.
我的拼写能力极差。 - 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。 - These appalling murders represent sectarianism of the most evil kind.
这些耸人听闻的谋杀体现了那种最为邪恶的宗派主义。