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dumbfounded

🇺🇸 /dˈʌmfaʊndɪd/
adj 编号: D02612 BNC #40345 COCA #31726
形容因震惊、意外或难以置信而一时说不出话,整个人像被定住一样。
💡 记忆钩子
想象一个人突然听到惊人的消息,嘴巴像被冻住,既震惊又说不出话;这种“震惊到失语”的状态就是 dumbfounded。
📝 学习建议
  • 不要把它只理解成“愚蠢的”;在这个词里,重点是受到冲击后惊呆、无言以对的状态。
📖 中文释义
adj
  • core 震惊得说不出话
    📖 指受到出乎意料的事情强烈冲击,惊呆到一时无法说话或正常反应;画面就是嘴巴被冻住的人。
    💡 常用 “be dumbfounded by + 事情” 表示“被某事惊得说不出话”,也可用 “be dumbfounded when...” 引出令人震惊的情况。它描述的是人的反应,通常用于较强烈、难以置信的场面,不宜用来表示普通的疑惑或短暂的惊讶。修饰人时要注意与表示“令人震惊”的说法区分:这里强调的是人已经处于呆住的状态。
    I was dumbfounded by the sudden change in his decision.
    他的决定突然改变,让我震惊得说不出话来。
    She was dumbfounded when she discovered who had sent the letter.
    她发现信是谁寄来的时,惊讶得一时说不出话。
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📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 1 组
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; ;
同义词集: dumbfounded dumfounded flabbergasted stupefied thunderstruck dumbstruck dumbstricken
a circle of policemen stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident
the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless
was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion
近似: surprised
🔄 变式
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