appalling 音标拼音: [əp'ɔlɪŋ]
a . 令人震惊的
令人震惊的
appalling adj 1 :
causing consternation ; "
appalling conditions " [
synonym :
{
appalling }, {
dismaying }]
n 1 :
an experience that appalls ; "
is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it ?"
Appalling \
Ap *
pall "
ing \,
a .
Such as to appall ;
as ,
an appalling accident . --
{
Ap *
pall "
ing *
ly },
adv .
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Appall \
Ap *
pall "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Appalled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Appalling }.] [
OF .
appalir to grow pale ,
make pale ;
a (
L .
ad )
p [^
a ]
lir to grow pale ,
to make pale ,
p [^
a ]
le pale .
See Pale ,
a .,
and cf . {
Pall }.]
1 .
To make pale ;
to blanch . [
Obs .]
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The answer that ye made to me ,
my dear , . . .
Hath so appalled my countenance . --
Wyatt .
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2 .
To weaken ;
to enfeeble ;
to reduce ;
as ,
an old appalled wight . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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Wine ,
of its own nature ,
will not congeal and freeze ,
only it will lose the strength ,
and become appalled in extremity of cold . --
Holland .
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3 .
To depress or discourage with fear ;
to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks ,
or loses its firmness ;
to overcome with sudden terror or horror ;
to dismay ;
as ,
the sight appalled the stoutest heart .
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The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum . --
Clarendon .
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Syn :
To dismay ;
terrify ;
daunt ;
frighten ;
affright ;
scare ;
depress .
See {
Dismay }.
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63 Moby Thesaurus words for "
appalling ":
astonishing ,
astounding ,
atrocious ,
awe -
inspiring ,
awesome ,
awful ,
baneful ,
beastly ,
bewildering ,
confounding ,
conspicuous ,
daunting ,
dire ,
direful ,
dismaying ,
dread ,
dreaded ,
dreadful ,
dumbfounding ,
egregious ,
exceptional ,
extraordinary ,
fabulous ,
fantastic ,
fell ,
formidable ,
frightful ,
ghastly ,
ghoulish ,
grim ,
grisly ,
gruesome ,
hideous ,
horrendous ,
horrible ,
horrid ,
horrific ,
horrifying ,
incredible ,
macabre ,
marked ,
marvelous ,
morbid ,
notable ,
noteworthy ,
noticeable ,
of mark ,
outstanding ,
redoubtable ,
remarkable ,
rotten ,
schrecklich ,
shocking ,
signal ,
striking ,
superior ,
terrible ,
terrific ,
tragic ,
tremendous ,
uncommon ,
unspeakable ,
wonderful
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