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appalling

appalling

[英] [əˈpɔ:liŋ] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 令人震惊的;使人惊骇的;极为恶劣的 Something that is appalling is 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。

appallingly
  • He says that he understands why they behaved so appallingly...

    他说他知道为什么他们的行为如此恶劣。

  • The detection rate for racial crimes is appallingly low.

    种族罪案的侦破率之低让人震惊。

2. ADJ-GRADED 非常的;极其严重的 You can use appalling to emphasize that something is very great or severe. 
  • I developed an appalling headache.

    我头痛欲裂。

appallingly
  • It's been an appallingly busy morning.

    那是一个忙得不可开交的早晨。

3. See also: appal;  
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. His ignorance is appalling.
他愚蠢到极点。

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2. In those villages, the destruction caused by napalm bombs was so appalling that one could hardly bear the sight of it.
在那些村庄里,凝固汽油弹造成的破坏景象惨不忍睹。

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3. It is appalling that child was murdered.
那个孩子被害了,令人震惊。

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4. Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.
这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。

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5. That was an appalling waste.
那是极其严重的浪费。

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6. The battlefield was a scene of appalling bloodshed.
战场上一片恐怖的屠杀景象。

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7. The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.
恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。

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8. They reacted to the appalling weather with typical British stoicism.
他们忍受着恶劣天气的煎熬,表现了英国人典型的坚忍不拔的精神。

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9. When will this appalling war end?
这场可怕的战争何时结束?

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