单词 | stunned |
释义 | stunned (once / 763 pages) adj When you're stunned, you're thrown for a loop: either by shocking news or a blow to the head. You can be stunned a few different ways, but they all involve a state of confusion. If your mom won the lottery, you'd be stunned. Others might be stunned if their favorite TV show was canceled. Some people are stunned by good news that is kind of amazing, like a NASA flight to Mars. On the other hand, getting whacked in the head can leave you stunned. Getting the wind knocked out of you will do the same. WORD FAMILYstun: stunned, stunner, stunning, stuns+/stunner: stunners/stunning: stunningest, stunningly USAGE EXAMPLESI am in a shower when I find a lump in my left breast, and I am stunned. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) “Shocked, stunned and wildly disappointed,” said Patrick Nolan of Arlington. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The Devils stunned the Capitals with a 2-1 shootout victory on Thursday in Washington. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj knocked unconscious by a heavy blow Syn KO'd, kayoed, knocked out, out unconscious not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead 2adj in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow Syn dazed, stupefied, stupid confused mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently 3adj filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock stood in stunned silence stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses Syn amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded surprised taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment |
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