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appalling

英 [ə'pɔːlɪŋ] 美[ə'pɔlɪŋ]

英英释义同义词辨析实用场景例句

近义词disastrous morbid horrible dreadful frightful ghastly terrible

adj. 可怕的；令人震惊的
v. 使惊愕；惊吓（appal的ing形式）

CET6TEM4中低频词

词态变化

副词: appallingly;

助记提示

1、ap- "to" + pall- + -ing.
2、因为惊骇、胆寒而吓得苍白。
3、appall <=> appal.
4、备注：因为词根的原型是双l.

英文词源

appalling (adj.): 1620s, present participle adjective from appall. Colloquial weakened sense of "distasteful" is attested from 1919.

双语例句

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。