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Meaning of 怵目惊心

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怵 chù 目 mù 惊 jīng 心 xīn (Trad.: 怵目驚心)
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight; also written 触目惊心
Example Sentences
1
肉类消费的需求仍在上涨
,
但是没有地方比中国更让人怵目惊心
。
Meat consumption is on the rise and nowhere is this more striking than in China.
2
一名格鲁吉亚官员将巴基耶夫的卸任以及俄罗斯的插手称为
“
怵目惊心的事态
”
。
One Georgian official termed Bakiyev's removal -- and Russia's hand in it -- an "eye-opener.
3
以下节目的画面
,
怵目惊心
,
也许观众看了不舒服
,
我们也有同感
,
不过我们必须揭露动物受虐的真相
。
The images in the following program are very sensitive and may be as disturbing to viewers as they were to us. However, we have to show the truth of animal cruelty.
4
冒险进入太子港便看到怵目惊心的场面
,
无数受伤的海地人分列在人行道上
,
绝望的等待医疗救助
。
As soon as we ventured into Port-au-Prince, we were met with horrific scenes of injured Haitians lining the pavement, desperate for medical attention.
5
我们看到许多令我们怵目惊心的统计数字
:
有多少人饥饿
,
多少人不识字
,
多少人没有乾净的水及卫生设施可用
。
We see so many statistics that horrify us: how many are hungry, how many are illiterate, how many are denied access to clean water and sanitation.