1. 令人震驚的;使人驚駭的;極為惡劣的 Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
e.g. 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(gè)月了。
appallingly He says that he understands why they behaved so appallingly... 他說(shuō)他知道為什么他們的行為如此惡劣。 The detection rate for racial crimes is appallingly low. 種族罪案的偵破率之低讓人震驚。
2. 非常的;極其嚴重的 You can use appalling to emphasize that something is very great or severe.
e.g. I developed an appalling headache. 我頭痛欲裂。
appallingly It's been an appallingly busy morning. 那是一個(gè)忙得不可開(kāi)交的早晨。
3. see also: appal
appalling英英釋義
noun
1. an experience that appalls
e.g. is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?