英语词汇“appalling”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ap•pall•ing adj.

shocking;
horrifying:an appalling accident.

awful;
terrible:The food was appalling.

ap•pall•ing•ly, adv.

ap•pall•ing adj.

causing dismay or horror:an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners.

appall + -ing² 1810–20

ap•pall′ing•ly, adv.

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appalling /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ adj

causing extreme dismay, horror, or revulsion
very bad

apˈpallingly adv

ap•pall or ap•pal v. [~ + object], -palled, -pall•ing.

to fill or overcome with horror, shock, or fear;
dismay greatly:The terrible fire appalled the neighbors.

ap•pal v.t., -palled, -pal•ling.

appall.

ap•pall v.t.

to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear;
dismay:He was appalled by the damage from the fire. I am appalled at your mistakes.Also, appal.

Middle French ap(p)allir to grow or make pale, equivalent. to a- a-⁵ + pal(l)ir in same sense; see pale¹
Middle English 1275–1325

frighten.

appal, US appall /əˈpɔːl/ vb ( -pals, -palling, -palled, US -palls, -palling, -palled)

(transitive) to fill with horror; shock or dismay

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French appalir to turn pale

单词	appalling
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ap•pall•ing /əˈpɔlɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. shocking; horrifying:an appalling accident. awful; terrible:The food was appalling. ap•pall•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ap•pall•ing (ə pô′ling),USA pronunciation adj. causing dismay or horror:an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners. appall + -ing² 1810–20 ap•pall′ing•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: appalling /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ adj causing extreme dismay, horror, or revulsion very bad apˈpallingly adv WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ap•pall or ap•pal /əˈpɔl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -palled, -pall•ing. to fill or overcome with horror, shock, or fear; dismay greatly:The terrible fire appalled the neighbors. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ap•pal (ə pôl′),USA pronunciation v.t., -palled, -pal•ling. appall. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ap•pall (ə pôl′),USA pronunciation v.t. to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay:He was appalled by the damage from the fire. I am appalled at your mistakes.Also, appal. Middle French ap(p)allir to grow or make pale, equivalent. to a- a-⁵ + pal(l)ir in same sense; see pale¹ Middle English 1275–1325 horrify, daunt. See frighten. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: appal, US appall /əˈpɔːl/ vb ( -pals, -palling, -palled, US -palls, -palling, -palled) (transitive) to fill with horror; shock or dismay Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French appalir to turn pale
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