appall
- v.骇人听闻;使胆寒;使惊骇
过去式: appalled 现在分词: appalling 过去分词: appalled 第三人称单数: appalls
verb
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- fill with apprehension or alarm;cause to be unpleasantly surprised
- I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
- The news of the executions horrified us
- Synonym: dismay alarm appal horrify
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- strike with disgust or revulsion
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
- Synonym: shock offend scandalize scandalise appal outrage
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' It 's appalling . ' — ' It is . I agree . '
“真是骇人听闻。”——“嗯,我同意。”
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Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour .
这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。
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It appalled me that they could simply ignore the problem .
他们竟然对问题置之不理,令我非常诧异。
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Nothing will change as long as the workers continue to accept these appalling conditions .
只要工人继续容忍这种恶劣的劳动条件,情况就不会有任何改变。
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The idea of sharing a room appalled her .
合住一个房间的想法使她惊骇。
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The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions .
这个国家因监狱状况恶劣而臭名远扬。
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We watched appalled as the child ran in front of the car .
小孩在汽车前面跑过,我们看得心惊胆战。
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The bus service is appalling now .
现在公共汽车服务很差。
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The prisoners were living in appalling conditions .
囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
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They were appalled at the waste of recyclable material .
他们憎恶有人浪费可回收材料。
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To be blunt , your work is appalling .
坦率地说,你的活干得糟透了。
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The brutality of the crime has appalled the public .
罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
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His grammar is appalling .
他运用语言的能力糟透了。
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' I can 't do that ! ' she gasped , appalled at the very idea .
“那事我可不能干!”她一听到这个想法便吃惊地倒抽着冷气。
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They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months .
他们已经在恶劣不堪的条件下生活两个月了。
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She 's made it obvious that she 's appalled by me
她坦言被我吓着了。
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People are living in appalling conditions
人们的居住条件极其恶劣。
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She said that the Americans are appalled at the statements made at the conference
她说美国人对会上所作的陈述感到震惊。
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He felt appalled by the whole idea of marriage so we broke up .
他被结婚的想法吓住了,因此我们分了手。
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He was appalled to discover members of the board fighting damaging personal battles .
他惊恐地发现董事会成员正在进行你死我活的私人争斗。
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The manners of many doctors were appalling
许多医生态度恶劣。
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The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling
想到将要无所事事,他就非常害怕。
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We are all , of course , appalled that such items are still on sale in the shops .
我们当然对这些物品竟然还在商店里出售表示震惊。
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I am appalled that children can mount up debts unbeknown to their parents
让我深感震惊的是,孩子们竟会背着父母欠债累累。
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Her dress sense is appalling .
她穿衣打扮的品位实在糟透了。
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I developed an appalling headache .
我头痛欲裂。
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The virulence of the caf é owner 's anger had appalled her .
咖啡店老板怒气冲天,充满敌意,把她吓坏了。
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Sanitary conditions are appalling
卫生条件之差令人震惊。
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Helicopters fly in appalling weather to succour shipwrecked mariners .
直升机在恶劣的天气条件下起飞前去援救遇难的船员。
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I was appalled by the loutish behaviour .
这种粗野行为令我大为震惊。