解释
- adj. 可怕的；令人震惊的
- v. 使惊愕；惊吓（appal的ing形式）
※ 提供单词"appalling"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。
英文词源
- appalling (adj.)
- 1620s, present participle adjective from appall. Colloquial weakened sense of "distasteful" is attested from 1919.
例句和用法
- 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。
- 2. 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。
- 3. 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。
- 4. They were truly appalling.
- 他们非常令人震惊。
- 5. Rebellions were put down with appalling barbarity.
- 叛变被残酷地镇压了下去。
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