这些动物被关在骇人听闻的条件下。

The animals were being kept in ___appalling conditions.

这个行业的环境记录令人震惊。

This industry has an ___appalling environmental record.

两位候选人对这些问题都表现出令人震惊的缺乏了解。

Both candidates showed an ___appalling lack of familiarity with the issues.