英语词汇“stun”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINstun

Origin:

1300-1400 Old French estoner; ➔ ASTONISH

VERB TABLE

stun

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	stun
	he, she, it	stuns
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	stunned
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have stunned
	he, she, it	has stunned
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had stunned
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will stun
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have stunned

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Gamekeepers use special darts to stun the rhinos.
His words stunned her, and she stared at him in disbelief.
Howard was stunned when Garrett rejected the offer.
Sasha was too stunned by what had happened to say a word.
They had only intended to stun the guard, to give them time to escape.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Chester stormed back to stun Swansea with two goals in five minutes.
It had been one of those suggestions that stuns everyone with its rightness.
Occasionally, it is the amount that stuns me.
Suminski in love: the idea stuns her.
The neural pathways in nature continue to stun scientists with how non-optimized they are.
They like to use an elephant gun to stun a flea.

Longman Language Activatorto make someone feel shocked► shock

to make someone feel very surprised and upset: · What really shocked me was that no-one seemed to care about all the beggars.it shocks somebody to see/realize/hear etc: · It shocked us to see how ill she looked.shock somebody into doing something: · I just felt I had to shock her into taking some action.shock somebody into something: · My father was shocked into silence.

► come as a shock (to somebody)

if something unpleasant comes as a shock , it makes you feel surprised and upset because you were not expecting it at all: · I know this will come as a shock to you Ray, but try to understand how I feel.· The revelations of child abuse at the home have come as a profound shock to parents and social workers.

► stun

if something stuns you, especially a piece of news, it makes you feel so surprised and upset that you cannot speak or do anything immediately afterwards: · Sasha was too stunned by what had happened to say a word.· His words stunned her, and she stared at him in disbelief.

► knock/throw somebody for a loop

American informal if something unexpected knocks someone for a loop , it shocks or upsets them: · Joanna's resignation really threw me for a loop.· His next question totally knocked me for a loop. He said, "So what makes you think you're good enough to get into law school?"

► shake somebody up

if an unpleasant experience shakes someone up , they are shocked and upset by it: · Did that lightning shake you up, honey?· Katherine was one of the fairest people you could ever hope to meet, so her criticism really shook me up.

► rock

if a piece of news rocks a large group of people or an organization, it shocks them - used especially in news reports: · The scandal has rocked the banking world.· The law firm was rocked by accusations of bribery and dishonesty.

to make someone unconscious by hitting them► knock somebody out/knock somebody unconscious

· There was a fight, and Mark was knocked unconscious.knock somebody out · I hit him on the jaw and knocked him out.knock out somebody · Louis knocked out his opponent in the first round.knock somebody out cold · The impact was so sudden and so fierce, it knocked me out cold.

► beat somebody unconscious/beat somebody senseless

to hit someone repeatedly until they become unconscious: · Murphy was attacked by two men and beaten unconscious.· She was beaten senseless and left for dead.

► stun

to make someone unconscious for a short time so that they do not know where they are, what is happening etc: · They had only intended to stun the guard, to give them time to escape.· Gamekeepers use special darts to stun the rhinos.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a stunned/shocked silence

· There was a stunned silence at the other end of the phone.