appalling
英 [?'p??l??]
美 [?'p?l??]
- adj. 可怕的；令人震驚的
- v. 使驚愕；驚嚇（appal的ing形式）
助記提示
1、ap- "to" + pall- + -ing.
2、因為驚駭、膽寒而嚇得蒼白。
3、appall <=> appal.
4、備注：因為詞根的原型是雙l.
英文詞源
- appalling (adj.)
- 1620s, present participle adjective from appall. Colloquial weakened sense of "distasteful" is attested from 1919.
雙語例句
- 1. They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months.
- 他們已經(jīng)在惡劣不堪的條件下生活兩個月了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling.
- 想到將要無所事事，他就非常害怕。
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- 3. Helicopters fly in appalling weather to succour shipwrecked mariners.
- 直升機在惡劣的天氣條件下起飛前去援救遇難的船員。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They were truly appalling.
- 他們非常令人震驚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Rebellions were put down with appalling barbarity.
- 叛變被殘酷地鎮(zhèn)壓了下去。
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