appalling
英 [əˈpɔː.lɪŋ]
美 [əˈpɑː.lɪŋ]
- adj. 可怕的;令人震惊的
- v. 使惊愕;惊吓(appal的ing形式)
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.
- appalling (adj.)
- 1620s, present participle adjective from appall. Colloquial weakened sense of "distasteful" is attested from 1919.
- 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。