“appalling”的英英意思

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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