appalling
adj. 令人震驚的; 極為惡劣的; 糟糕的; 極其嚴重的
Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months.
他們已經在惡劣不堪的條件下生活兩個月了。
You can use appalling to emphasize that something is very great or severe.
I developed an appalling headache.
我頭痛欲裂。
1. an experience that appalls;
1. causing consternation;
afraid, fearful, awful, dreadful, frightful, terrible, horrible, terrific, appalling
這些形容詞均含"害怕的,怕的"之意。
This high rate of infection is being blamed on the appalling hygiene conditions.
人們責怪極差的衛生狀況造成了如此高的感染率.
They reacted to the appalling weather with typical British stoicism.
他們忍受著惡劣天氣的煎熬,表現了英國人典型的堅忍不拔的精神.
The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.
惡劣的天氣妨礙了搜尋工作.
Another kind of reporting emerged during those appalling hours and days.
在那令人毛骨悚然的時日裡,一種新的報道方式冒了出來.
It'still refused to face up to the appalling consequences of Philby's being a spy.
它仍然拒絕正視菲爾比是間諜這件事的可怕後果.