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　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 令人震惊的；使人惊骇的；极为恶劣的
  shocking; extremely bad
  1. The prisoners were living in appalling conditions.
     囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
• 糟糕的；很不像话的
  very bad
  1. The bus service is appalling now.
     现在公共汽车服务很差。

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.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 非常的;极其严重的
  You can useappallingto emphasize that something is very great or severe.
  1. I developed an appalling headache.
     我头痛欲裂。
• See also:appal

英英释义

noun

• an experience that appalls
  1. is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?

adj

• causing consternation
  1. appalling conditions
  Synonym:dismaying

双语例句

• Her dress sense is appalling.
  她穿衣打扮的品位实在糟透了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 'It's appalling.' — 'It is. I agree.'
  “真是骇人听闻。”——“嗯，我同意。”
• I think everyone of us will have quite a headache as it has been an appalling time.
  我想那段杀人的阶段我们中的所有人都头疼死了。
• Why, that's amazing! How dreadful/ appalling!
  怎么回事？太令人吃惊了太可怕了/令人震惊了！
• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.
  恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• 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 saw some appalling living conditions.
  我们看到一些令人震惊的生活条件。