appalling

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ap·pal·ling /əˈpɔːlɪŋ $ əˈpɒː-/ adjective 1 BADvery unpleasant and shocking 骇人听闻的；令人震惊的；可怕的 SYN terrible She suffered appalling injuries. 她伤势非常严重。 He was kept in appalling conditions in prison. 他被关在环境极其恶劣的监狱中。 an appalling famine 骇人听闻的饥荒2 BADvery bad 极坏的，糟透的 SYN atrocious The weather was absolutely appalling. 天气极其恶劣。► see thesaurus at bad —appallingly adverb He behaved appallingly. 他的举止太不像话了。 an appallingly difficult job 非常艰巨的工作

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appalling• I must admit my diet has been appalling.• People stop having children when the future they face is too appalling.• The weekend press was again appalling.• Animals were neglected and lived in appalling conditions.• The promises no longer have any substance for them, but that appalling fact has not penetrated their minds.• The standard American diet is appalling in its lack of imagination.• the city's appalling pollution• Not only are aitches dropped, appalling vocals now reign virtually supreme in the realm of pronunciation.• But emotionally he was pitiful, held to ransom by an appalling wife.absolutely appalling• He rightly said that passenger facilities were absolutely appalling, especially the absence of adequate public lavatories.