appalling

US [əˈpɔlɪŋ]
UK [əˈpɔːlɪŋ]
  • adj.令人震惊的；使人惊骇的；极为恶劣的；糟糕的
  • Web可怕的；骇人听闻的；骇人的

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Appalling
adj.
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。
2.
(informal)
糟糕的；很不像话的very bad
The bus service is appalling now.
现在公共汽车服务很差。

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1.
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。
rú guǒ měi guó de fǎ lǜ zhì dù què rèn qí shōu fèi , zhěng gè shè huì dǎng jiāng shēn shòu zhè zhǒng hài rén tīng wén de qíng kuàng xià gān gà 。
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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。
jǐn guǎn yīn wèi xiàn zài de jīng jì xíng shì , dōu rèn wéi xiàn zài bú shì shí hou , tā zài jīn nián yī yuè dé dào le tā xiǎng yào de 。
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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。
rú jīn , yìn dù zài zāo gāo de tǒng zhì xià réng néng fán róng fā zhǎn , kān chēng qí jì 。
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4.
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。
tā jiāng shì kě pà de , rú guǒ zhè yǒu bèi cuàn gǎi huò wán quán niē zào , wǒ huì yǒu xián yuǎn zǒu xián yuǎn qù shuō ě xin huà , wǒ shì zhǐ yǒu hǎo de yì tú 。
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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。
yīn cǐ dāng tīng dào zuǒ lì kè xiān sheng jiāng gāi háng tōng guò yī gè zhuō liè de xiàng mù qù kāi fā ā ěr bā ní yà hǎi àn de xíng wéi miáo shù chéng " hài rén tīng wén " shí , zhēn shì lìng rén zhèn jīng 。
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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。
dàn tā men de fù chū zhèng míng jiào yù gǎi gé shì yǒu kě xíng xìng de , jí shǐ shì zài yī gè wǎng wǎng jiāng jiào yù shī bài wèn tí guī jiù yú pín kùn wèn tí hé zhǒng zú qí shì de chéng shì lǐ 。
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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。
jūn duì shì tú bǎi tuō mèng jiā lā guó zāo gāo lǐng dǎo de cháng shì , huò zhě xī wàng yǐn dǎo qí xiàng liáng hǎo xíng wéi fā zhǎn de nǔ lì , yǐ jīng shī bài le 。
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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。
tā de yōu mò gǎn bǐ jiào shēn kè , yě bǐ jiào xì zhì , dàn yòu chàn zá zhe yī zhǒng dà de kě pà de pí qi 。
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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。
yī gè lìng rén jīng è de fā xiàn shì : wǒ men jīng yīng jí jūn shì dān wèi zhī yī de bèi léi mào què yào zài guó wài zhì zuò 。
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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。
tā de tài du nà me yán sù , yǒu xiē shǐ rén wàng ér shēng wèi 。
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