【appalling】 - AEAS备考词汇

appalling

UK:  [ə'pɔːlɪŋ]

US:  [ə'pɔlɪŋ]

adj.

1.吃惊地,惊人的;可怕的,望而生畏,骇人听闻的

2.骇人的,可惊的

3.〔口语〕(愚笨等)过分的

1 . 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。

2 . 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。

3 . 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。

4 . 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。

5 . 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。