appalling

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英 [əˈpɔ:lɪŋ]

是什么意思

adj.

骇人听闻的，令人震惊的；可怕的；

英英释义

appalling[ ə'pɔ:liŋ ]

n.an experience that appalls
"is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"
adj.causing consternation
"appalling conditions"
同义词：dismaying

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同近义词辨析

appalling, afraid, frightful, terrible, terrific, fearful, horrible, dreadful, awful

这组词都有“害怕的、可怕的”的意思，其区别是：

appalling指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。

afraid指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。

frightful指使人陷入短暂的惊恐或产生毛骨悚然的感觉。

terrible侧重指给人以长久的惊骇，极端的恐怖，令人难以忍受。

terrific多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。

fearful普通用词，既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧，又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。

horrible指因骇人听闻的丑恶而令人毛骨悚然，着重厌恶的成分多于害怕。

dreadful指使人非常恐惧，毛骨悚然，也使人感到讨厌而退缩。

awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏，有一定的感情色彩。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

Appalling poverty of this remote region is a reproach to the well-fed politicians in the capital.
这个地区令人震惊的贫困正是在首都养尊处优的政客们的耻辱。
That it fell to Jaina to kill Jacen was all the more appalling, but Jaina did her duty as a Jedi Knight.
更令人震惊的是杰娜受命去杀死杰森，好在她最终完成了作为绝地武士的使命。
We see objectively the appalling mess the world is in.
我们客观地看到世界处于可怕的一团糟。
The car tempts people further out and then gives them the appalling problem of getting back.
小汽车引诱着人们出远门，却又给人们造成可怕的返回问题。

权威例句

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同义词

terrible horrible fearful electric awesome

同根词

appallingly appalled appall appal

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