appalling
音标发音
- 英式音标 [əˈpɔː.lɪŋ]
- 美式音标 [əˈpɑː.lɪŋ]
- 国际音标 [ə'pɔ:liŋ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 可怕的;令人震驚的
- v. 使驚愕;驚嚇(appal的ing形式)
词根记忆
- ap + pal(=pale蒼白) + l→臉色變白→使驚駭
- 來自appall(v.使驚駭)
英汉例句
- They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months.
他們已經在惡劣不堪的條件下生活兩個月了。 - 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。 - Helicopters fly in appalling weather to succour shipwrecked mariners.
直陞機在惡劣的天氣條件下起飛前去援救遇難的船員。 - The prisoners were living in appalling conditions.
囚犯的居住條件極爲惡劣。 - The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions.
這個國家因監獄狀況惡劣而臭名遠敭。
词组短语
- appalling a 令人震驚的
- appalling sight 駭人聽聞的景象
- appalling murder 駭人聽聞的謀殺案
- appalling headache 厲害的頭痛
- Appalling Handling 駭人聽聞処理
短語
英英字典
- very bad
- Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- appallingly
- You can use appalling to emphasize that something is very extreme or severe.
- appallingly
- &rarrsee also appal
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专业释义
- 使驚駭