appalling
美 [əˈpɔlɪŋ]
英 [əˈpɔːlɪŋ] 
- adj.令人震惊的;使人惊骇的;极为恶劣的;糟糕的
- 网络可怕的;骇人听闻的;骇人的
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1. | 令人震惊的;使人惊骇的;极为恶劣的shocking; extremely bad |
| The prisoners were living in appalling conditions. 囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。 |
| The bus service is appalling now. 现在公共汽车服务很差。 |
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Should the U. S. legal system confirm its charges, the entire Socialist Party would be deeply embarrassed by such an appalling scenario.
如果美国的法律制度确认其收费,整个社会党将深受这种骇人听闻的情况下尴尬。
Despite what might be considered appalling timing, given the state of the global economy, he had raised all he wanted by January this year.
尽管因为现在的经济形势,都认为现在不是时候,他在今年一月得到了他想要的。
It is an amazing spectacle to see prosperity beginning to spread in today's India even in the presence of appalling governance.
如今,印度在糟糕的统治下仍能繁荣发展,堪称奇迹。
It would be appalling, I'd go so far as to say disgusting, if this was doctored or entirely fabricated. My intentions are only good.
它将是可怕的,如果这有被篡改或完全捏造,我会有咁远走咁远去说恶心话,我是只有好的意图。
So it was a shock to hear Mr Zoellick describe as "appalling" the bank's behaviour over a bungled project to develop the coast of Albania.
因此当听到佐利克先生将该行通过一个拙劣的项目去开发阿尔巴尼亚海岸的行为描述成“骇人听闻”时,真是令人震惊。
Though tortured for a month in appalling conditions, the young man has no plans to flee his homeland.
尽管在可怕的环境下受尽折磨一个月,年轻人却没有想过要离开祖国。
But their efforts have proved that reform is possible, even in a city that has tended to blame poverty and racism for its appalling schools.
但他们的付出证明教育改革是有可行性的,即使是在一个往往将教育失败问题归咎于贫困问题和种族歧视的城市里。
The army's attempt to rid Bangladesh of its appalling leaders, or to shock them into better behaviour, has failed.
军队试图摆脱孟加拉国糟糕领导的尝试,或者希望引导其向良好行为发展的努力,已经失败了。
His sense of humor is intellectual and subtle, and is complicated by an appalling temper.
他的幽默感比较深刻,也比较细致,但又羼杂着一种大得可怕的脾气。
It's appalling to discover that the berets for one of our elite military units were to be manufactured abroad.
一个令人惊愕的发现是:我们精英级军事单位之一的贝雷帽却要在国外制作。
He took himself so seriously; it was something appalling.
他的态度那么严肃,有些使人望而生畏。
Because of course he would never call someone in the building by her first name; it was appalling to have suggested it at all.
因为他绝不可能对大楼里的人直呼其名,这样的提议对他来说简直不可思议。
"The City in the Sea" is one of Edgar Allan Poe's short poems, and is well reputed for its dreamy tone and appalling atmosphere.
《海中之城》是埃德加·艾伦·坡的短篇诗作之一,全诗以其梦幻的意境以及恐怖阴森的氛围而著称。
With his tardiness, careless and appalling good temper, we had nothing to do with him.
磨磨蹭蹭,马马虎虎,脾气又好得惊人我们都对他毫无办法。
The UNDP says the money was handed in by an Egyptian consultant in 1995, and forgotten: an oversight, yes, but hardly an appalling scandal.
联合国开发计划署说钱是1995年一位埃及顾问交来的,但却忘了:这是一次疏忽,没错儿,却也绝对是令人震惊的丑闻。
His manners were appalling before he got married, but his wife soon got HIM house-trained.
他以前很没规矩,婚后不久妻子就把他管教好了。
That would be appalling, and that would be the point at which I would hand in my membership.
这是非常可怕的,正是基于这一点,我辞去了我的教会职务。
The dark spaces between the walls rumble with strange and appalling noises.
两墙之间黑洞洞的地方有些轰隆隆和奇怪、吓人的响声。
What struck me most was the script. It was appalling , and I also thought the acting was virulent.
我感触最深的是剧本。它使人感到震惊,我也觉得表演技巧是十分出色的。
That it fell to Jaina to kill Jacen was all the more appalling, but Jaina did her duty as a Jedi Knight.
更令人震惊的是杰娜受命去杀死杰森,好在她最终完成了作为绝地武士的使命。
It was too appalling to be contemplated.
太不象话啦,简直不可思议。
To be blunt, your work is appalling.
坦率地说,你的活干得糟透了。
What an appalling philosophy that sounds!
这看法听上去多么骇人啊!
The bus service is appalling now.
现在公共汽车服务很差。
One thing that stands out is Norway's determination not to let Mr Breivik's appalling deeds affect its unusual way of life.
挪威决心不让布雷维克举世震惊的行为影响本国与众不同的生活方式,这一点十分突出。
Many Chileans still wonder how such a highly disciplined force could have resorted to such appalling violence.
许多智利人对这样一支纪律严明的军队如何犯下如此骇人听闻的暴行仍然心存疑虑。
Over-exploitation of marine and coastal pollution: as a result of over-fishing, marine resources is in the appalling rate of reduction.
海洋的过度开发和沿海地带的污染由于过度捕,海洋的淦业资源正在以令人可怕的速度减少。
It was an appalling misunderstanding, but it did generate a masterpiece.
这个骇人的误会导致了一件杰作的诞生。
In a recent study of India's public services, the activist and author Samuel Paul concluded that "the quality of governance is appalling. "
在最近一项对印度公共服务的研究中,社会活动家兼作家保罗得出的结论是:“政府的执政能力非常低下”。
During the all-but-interminable course of this appalling event, I asked the same question of myself.
在这一似乎永无休止的可怕事件发展的过程中,我也这样问自己。
A crowd of confounded bystanders stared at the appalling wreckage.
一群困惑的旁观者瞪视着可怕的残骸
Police said crime scene appalling, saying it was an "isolated incident. "
警方表示,作案现场惨不忍睹,并称这是一起“孤立事件”。
The reality of a nurse's job is still appalling pay, mounting workloads and dismal living conditions.
护士的现实仍然是:工资收入低微,工资负荷增加,生活境况凄苦。
There is only one plausible route out of this appalling situation.
要摆脱这种骇人局面,只有一条可行之道。
People exclaim why they are living in such an appalling condition, and they tell me that they have never seen such a disciplined army.
人们惊叹他们为什么要生活在这样可怕的生存条件下,他们告诉我,他们从来没有见过如此有纪律的军队。
Theater built in accordance with the hillside, like the appalling, condensed the breath of big beauty heaven and earth.
剧场依山坡而建,大得惊人,似凝结了天地大美之气。
He is in awe of his fellows' fighting skills and mostly good-tempered acceptance of, indeed sometimes relish for, appalling danger.
他的同伴们的作战技术、通常宽容地接受骇人听闻的危险、有时候甚至把这当作乐趣,这些都令他感到满心敬畏。
The German had an appalling race after admitting he had made the wrong choice in opting for Bridgestone's hard-compound tyre.
在承认自己做出了错误的选择挑选了普利司通的硬质轮胎之后,德国人有了一场惊骇的比赛。
Today, in the gym, as I bent over to pick up my weights an old man farted right in my face. The stench was appalling.
今天在健身房,我弯腰去拿包时,一个老头对着我的脸放了个屁,臭气熏天。
We like to see horror piece like watching all news stories, stimulate the appalling can also cause arguments, vent their emotions.
大家像看恐怖片一样看着诸般新闻故事,刺激骇人还能引发议论,发泄情绪。
A former American ambassador to Morocco is quoted as bemoaning "the appalling greed of those close to King Muhammad VI" .
引用一位前美国驻摩洛哥大使所形容的:“这显示了那些国王穆罕默德六世身边的人的极度贪婪”。
Even reputable channels suffered from appalling inaccuracies as they battled to be "first" .
即便是很有名的频道,由于都争当“第一”,因此也是报道惊人的不准确。
Elsewhere deliberate attacks on civilians have proven to be an appalling, if relatively effective, method of warfare.
在其它地方,有意地袭击平民也被证实是一种令人震惊(即使比较有效)的作战方法。
A spokeswoman for Gorman later said Myer had been 'appalling' in its handling of the decision.
戈曼的一名女发言人晚些时候说,梅尔处理此项决定的方式”骇人听闻“。