appalling

英[ə'pɔːlɪŋ] 美[ə'pɔːlɪŋ]
  • adj. 令人震惊的;可怕的
  • 动词appall的现在分词形式.
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Noun:
  1. an experience that appalls;

    "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"

Adjective:
  1. causing consternation;

    "appalling conditions"

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。

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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。

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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。

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4. They were truly appalling.
他们非常令人震惊。

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5. Rebellions were put down with appalling barbarity.
叛变被残酷地镇压了下去。

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Appalling poverty of this remote region is a reproach to the well-fed politicians in the capital.
      这个地区令人震惊的贫困正是在首都养尊处优的政客们的耻辱。
    2. That it fell to Jaina to kill Jacen was all the more appalling, but Jaina did her duty as a Jedi Knight.
      更令人震惊的是杰娜受命去杀死杰森,好在她最终完成了作为绝地武士的使命。
    3. We see objectively the appalling mess the world is in.
      我们客观地看到世界处于可怕的一团糟。
    4. The car tempts people further out and then gives them the appalling problem of getting back.
      小汽车引诱着人们出远门,却又给人们造成可怕的返回问题。
afraid,fearful,awful,dreadful,frightful,terrible,horrible,terrific,appalling
  • 这些形容词均含“害怕的、可怕的”之意。
  • afraid指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。
  • fearful普通用词,既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧,又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。
  • awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏,有一定的感情色彩。
  • dreadful指使人非常恐惧,毛骨悚然,也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
  • frightful指使人陷入短暂的惊恐或产生毛骨悚然的感觉。
  • terrible侧重指给人以长久的惊骇,极端的恐怖,令人难以忍受。
  • horrible指因骇人听闻的丑恶而令人毛骨悚然,着重厌恶的成分多于害怕。
  • terrific多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。
  • appalling指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。
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