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单词 staggering
释义
staggering
(stægərɪŋ )
adjective
Something that is staggering is very surprising.
...a three-year contract reputed to be worth a staggering £25,000-a-week.
The results have been quite staggering.
staggeringly graded adverb [ADVERB adjective]
The South Pole expedition proved to be staggeringly successful.
Collocations:
staggering cost
To the wealthy, highly educated business leaders and celebrities who can afford the staggering cost of treatment, the upside goes far beyond mere physical health.
Times, Sunday Times
And they do so at a staggering cost to the taxpayer.
Times, Sunday Times
The staggering cost of major works has been blamed for pulling money away from much-needed maintenance.
Times, Sunday Times
Because it turns out their entire fleet of 2,000 new locomotives, which have been built at a staggering cost of 12billion, are too wide to pass through regional stations.
The Sun
Danny begins to realize that the independence he enjoyed comes with a staggering cost.
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staggering figure
The staggering figure represents a ticking timebomb for lenders, following a tough two-year spell for the real-estate market.
Times, Sunday Times
His grim forecast of tough times ahead came as the nation''s deficit passed the staggering figure of 800billion.
The Sun
This amounts to a staggering figure near 350 billion.
Times, Sunday Times
These are staggering figures for a small country.
Times,Sunday Times
The staggering figures were revealed during talks on the future of party funding.
The Sun
staggering speed
In this short span, he produced, at staggering speed, an ambitious and exceptional corpus.
The Times Literary Supplement
Indeed, up until relatively recently, a talent for relaxation threatened to derail what experts had, since the staggering speed evident in his schooldays, predicted would be a stellar career.
Times, Sunday Times
Computers are developing at a staggering speed.
Times, Sunday Times
staggering statistic
That brings the total number of players injured out of this tour to 11 - a staggering statistic considering the tour only lasts six weeks.
The Sun
Since the start of 2015 he has been the leader or joint leader of a major round 11 times, a staggering statistic in such a competitive era.
Times, Sunday Times
We start with a staggering statistic.
Times, Sunday Times
This staggering statistic enables us to bring forward ideas concerning how currents affect the distribution of species at different depths in the water column.
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staggering sum
Either way, it a staggering sum for a company that has fallen on hard times.
Times, Sunday Times
There's no denying it's the richest fight in history, expected to generate the staggering sum of more than 300million.
The Sun
That's a staggering sum - more than this country has ever borrowed in such a short period.
Times,Sunday Times
But the former singer's fierce tiger-printed shirt will set you back a staggering sum.
The Sun
To put this staggering sum into context, the company made 27 per cent of its total income from additional fees that were not included in the headline ticket price.
The Sun
staggering total of
Survival after one season would be expected to provide an even more staggering total of 290m.
The Sun
But she produced a staggering total of 40 unforced errors on her way to victory in just over two hours.
The Sun
Between them, they have hit a staggering total of 383 winners this fortnight.
Times, Sunday Times
In the cases of these three shoe-aholics, that adds up to a staggering total of 160,000.
The Sun
Görges may have hit an amazing 79 winners, but let herself down with a staggering total of 90 unforced errors.
Times, Sunday Times
truly staggering
But it's a truly staggering place to sit and eat, however you look at it.
Times, Sunday Times
And here's the truly staggering thing: it's only 9,000!
Times, Sunday Times
For fans of statistics, we now have a truly staggering one, the website cost?
Times, Sunday Times
The hypocrisy has been truly staggering.
The Sun
Add to this the number who have already achieved such a degree and you have a truly staggering amount.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 令人震惊的
Japanese: 驚くべき
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