这真是骇人听闻,难以言表。
讲解Appalling,意思就是“令人震惊的,极为恶劣的”,shocking, extremely bad. 比如说:有些人的居住环境极为恶劣,就可以说 live in appalling conditions. 骇人听闻的犯罪,appalling crimes,骇人听闻的行为 appalling behaviors,令人发指的现实 appalling reality,震惊到难以言表,It's too appalling for words.
发音appalling 这个单词要注意读音,第一个字母 a,发的元音是 /ə/,弱读,第二个元音字母 a,发的是 /ɔː/,单词就是 appalling/ə'pɔːlɪŋ/,appalling for words.
重点拓展下面这些单词都有“使人震惊、惊愕”的含义,我们来学习一下吧:
shock震惊,惊愕;使震惊,使气愤,使厌恶
I got a terrible shock the other day.
前两天,可把我吓坏了。
We were all shocked at the news of his death.
听到他的死讯,我们都感到震惊。
horrify惊吓,使厌恶,恐吓
The whole country was horrified by the killings.
全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
It horrified her to think that he had killed someone.
一想到他杀过人,她就感到毛骨悚然。
appal使大为震惊,使惊骇
The idea of sharing a room appalled her.
合住一个房间的想法使她惊骇。
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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