appalling [əˈpɔ:lɪŋ]

例句:

• They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months.
  他们已经在恶劣不堪的条件下生活两个月了。
  
• The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling.
  想到将要无所事事，他就非常害怕。
  
• Helicopters fly in appalling weather to succour shipwrecked mariners.
  直升机在恶劣的天气条件下起飞前去援救遇难的船员。
  
• I was astonished at the appalling ignorance displayed therein.
  来自SA
• Indeed quite appalling conditions they have been living in.
  来自VOA
• "These are appalling reports," she said.
  来自THETIMES