“appalling”的英文意思

单词

appalling

释义

appalling, ppl. a.|əˈpɔːlɪŋ|
[f. appal v. + -ing².]
1. Such as to overwhelm with consternation or dismay; dismaying, shocking.
1817Shelley Laon & Cythna i. xi. p. 6 Within the sphere of that appalling fray.1824Dibdin Libr. Comp. 592 Hogarth never depicted a more appalling subject.1836Gen. P. Thompson Exerc. (1842) IV. 159 The newspapers have reported two or three ‘appalling accidents’ already.
2. colloq. In weakened sense: distasteful, ‘shocking’. Cf. dreadful a. 3.
1919Punch 7 May 357 What appalling rot!1935Discovery Aug. 222/2 The work involved is truly appalling.

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