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单词 slack-jawed
释义

slack-jawed

adjective

ˈslak-ˌjȯd How to pronounce slack-jawed (audio)
1
: having the lower jaw dropped especially in an expression of surprise, amazement, etc.
slack-jawed tourists gather on the packed streets of Times Square to witness the spectacle … Dan Snierson et al.
They opened the season by sweeping the Tigers in Detroit, and their long-suffering fans sat slack-jawed, wondering if the Kansas City Royals had finally turned the corner. The New York Times
… left most of the critics slack-jawed with admiration. Marybeth Kerrigan
2
: lacking intelligence or sophistication
… trust me when I say that I am, in fact, a slack-jawed yokel in the Big City who doesn't understand how things work. Tracy Moore
Everyday voters are angry because they perceive a very small number of arrogant, well-connected insiders as profiting from these programs while the rest of us are being played like slack-jawed rubes. The Brandon (Canada) Sun (online)
3
: causing an open-mouthed expression (as of shock or surprise)
I got in a car and drove without pause to Cooperstown to stare in slack-jawed wonder at every mesmerizing display. Steve Rushin

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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