appalling

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of appall form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
    — That was an appalling waste of money.
  2. Extremely unfavorable; terrible.
    — Sir Thomas Royden, Chairman of the L.M.S.R., and Mr. Robert Holland-Martin, Chairman of the Southern Railway, both deplored the wholesale robbery and petty pilferage which have increased until they have reached appalling dimensions.

词形变化

more appalling comparative most appalling superlative

词汇关系

近义词
awful grotesque horrid hideous terrible
衍生词
appallingly appallingness unappalling

词源

词源 1
By surface analysis, appall + -ing.
词源 2
By surface analysis, appall + -ing.
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