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单词 dazzle
释义
dazzledaz‧zle /ˈdæzəl/ ●○○ verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINdazzle
Origin:
1400-1500 daze
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
dazzle
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theydazzle
he, she, itdazzles
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theydazzled
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave dazzled
he, she, ithas dazzled
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad dazzled
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill dazzle
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have dazzled
Continuous Form
PresentIam dazzling
he, she, itis dazzling
you, we, theyare dazzling
PastI, he, she, itwas dazzling
you, we, theywere dazzling
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been dazzling
he, she, ithas been dazzling
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been dazzling
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be dazzling
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been dazzling
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • As a speaker he would dazzle listeners with his brilliant wordplay and witty remarks.
  • I moved aside so that the light no longer dazzled me.
  • If you are dazzled by oncoming traffic, slow down and look for a place to stop.
  • She slowly opened her eyes, only to be dazzled by a strong shaft of sunlight.
  • Staring out the train window, we were dazzled by the scenery.
  • The Princess's off-the-shoulder dress dazzled the waiting crowds.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Fire kept flashing in the cave, dazzling her, and it was getting harder and harder to think clearly.
  • He does not tell her what degree he got but instead dazzles her with wit.
  • I did not switch on the light in case it should dazzle her.
  • The essence of her charm, independent of time, revealed itself for a second in that gesture and dazzled me.
  • The skyscrapers of Manhattan dazzled him as emblems of Western industrial progress.
  • Then, as now, a town council was so dazzled they rubber-stamped all this terribly rich man asked of them.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto impress someone very much
to impress someone very much by being or doing something very exciting and unusual - used especially in news reports: · The Princess's off-the-shoulder dress dazzled the waiting crowds.· As a speaker he would dazzle listeners with his brilliant wordplay and witty remarks.
informal to impress someone very much by doing something in a way that is surprisingly good: · If this performer doesn't knock the audience out, I don't know what would.really knock somebody out: · Why don't you start the gig with that song you wrote yourself? That'll really knock them out.
when something makes you unable to see
if a light blinds you, it is so bright that you cannot look into it and it makes you unable to see for a few moments afterwards: · Onlookers were blinded by the flash of the explosion.· She adjusted the mirror to avoid being blinded by the glare.· The floodlight had blinded him and he couldn't see to reload his gun.
if a very bright light dazzles you, it is so strong that you cannot see anything else, especially when this may have dangerous results: · If you are dazzled by oncoming traffic, slow down and look for a place to stop.· She slowly opened her eyes, only to be dazzled by a strong shaft of sunlight.· I moved aside so that the light no longer dazzled me.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=a very good one)· The museum has a magnificent display of silver.
(=extremely bright)· The white buildings reflected a blinding light.
(=a big smile which shows someone’s white teeth)· When he came back she gave him her most dazzling smile.
· We stepped out of the plane into the bright sunshine of Corfu.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Do they seem to be dazzled by strong light, or flounder in less well-lit places?· A dazzling beam of light fell through the windows that looked out to the stables.· Against the darkened portion of the asteroid there was a sudden, dazzling explosion of light.
· The sun dazzled the company as they continued on their way.· The sun is dazzling here, like the sea, but there is something sad too.· Though bone dry, they shone in an evening sun that dazzled us, as we linked up the infrequent holds.· A flock of dunlin flew across the marsh in a silver swirl, catching the sun, dazzling the eye.· The sun glared down, dazzling them.· The western sun would scorch and dazzle and we would pull down the blinds in the compartment.
1if a very bright light dazzles you, it stops you from seeing properly for a short time:  a deer dazzled by the headlights2to make someone feel strong admiration:  As children, we were dazzled by my uncle’s good looks and charm.dazzle noun [uncountable]
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