| 单词 | appalling |
| 释义 | appalling (once / 826 pages) adjn Something that is appalling is awful or horrible, causing dismay or disgust. It's definitely not appealing. Like so many things, people have different opinions on what is appalling. Most people find the idea of children living in poverty appalling. Just about everyone thinks a vicious "sport" like dog-fighting is appalling. If you're rich, paying a lot of taxes might be appalling. A football announcer might say that a sloppy play was appalling. Your parents might say the state of your room is appalling. This word can fit just about any situation that disgusts you. WORD FAMILYappalling: appallingly+/appall: appalled, appalling, appalls USAGE EXAMPLESAnd it was both shocking and appalling that Trump quoted an anti-democratic foreign leader criticizing fellow Americans. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Shimmering red specimens, streaming into the light: this is beautiful in an appalling way. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) "It is appalling that offenders are being allowed to continue driving after being caught drink-driving multiple times," said a charity spokesman. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj causing consternation appalling conditions Syn dismaying alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger 2n an experience that appalls is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it? Hyper experience an event as apprehended |
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