appalling
英 [?'p??l??]
美[?'p?l??]
- adj. 可怕的；令人震驚的
- v. 使驚愕；驚嚇（appal的ing形式）
CET6TEM4中低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?appallingly;
助記提示
1、ap- "to" + pall- + -ing.
2、因?yàn)轶@駭、膽寒而嚇得蒼白。
3、appall <=> appal.
4、備注：因?yàn)樵~根的原型是雙l.
2、因?yàn)轶@駭、膽寒而嚇得蒼白。
3、appall <=> appal.
4、備注：因?yàn)樵~根的原型是雙l.
英文詞源
- appalling (adj.)
- 1620s, present participle adjective from appall. Colloquial weakened sense of "distasteful" is attested from 1919.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. 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。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling.
- 想到將要無(wú)所事事，他就非常害怕。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Helicopters fly in appalling weather to succour shipwrecked mariners.
- 直升機(jī)在惡劣的天氣條件下起飛前去援救遇難的船員。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. They were truly appalling.
- 他們非常令人震驚。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Rebellions were put down with appalling barbarity.
- 叛變被殘酷地鎮(zhèn)壓了下去。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
