appalling
adjective
uk/əˈpɔː.lɪŋ/us/əˈpɑː.lɪŋ/C1
verybad:
极坏的，糟透的appallingweather糟透了的天气
Thedrivehomewas appalling.回家时的一路行程不顺到了极点。
C2
shockingand verybad:
骇人听闻的，令人震惊的；极为恶劣的appallinginjuries惨不忍睹的伤处
Prisoners werekeptin the most appallingconditions.犯人们被关押在条件极其恶劣的地方。
bad weather, conditions, situations, etc.
- badIf the weather is bad, we'll have to find something else to do.
- poorShe's 87 and in poor health.
- direThe predictions for the economy are dire.
- grimShe was quickly brought back to the grim reality of her life.
- awfulThe smell from the bins was awful.
- Hewitnessedsome appallingactsofbarbarismduring thewar.
- Conditions in theprisonare said to be appalling.
- Yourtablemannersare appalling - don't youknowhow to use aknifeandfork?
- After her appallingbehaviour, we had nooptionbut todismissher.
- Thestandardofcleanlinessin some of theserestaurantsisfranklyappalling.
Serious and unpleasant
- abominable
- abominably
- abysmal
- abysmally
- apocalyptic
- fraught
- frightful
- from hellidiom
- fun
- ghastliness
- nightmarish
- nightmarishly
- noisome
- not be all fun and gamesidiom
- objectionable
- vile
- woeful
- woefully
- wretchedly
- yucky