中英词典:staggering
形容词
1. 震撼人心的;令人吃惊的
英:causing great astonishment or amazement
例句:
- The amount of money she spent on clothes was staggering. (她在衣服上花费的钱数令人震惊。)
- The scale of destruction caused by the earthquake was staggering. (地震造成的破坏规模令人震惊。)
2. 蹒跚的;摇摇晃晃的
英:swaying or reeling as if about to fall
例句:
- He walked with a staggering gait after having a few drinks. (他喝了几杯酒后走路摇摇晃晃。)
- The drunken man had a staggering stumble. (那个醉酒的人摇摇晃晃地跌倒了。)
名词
1. 蹒跚;摇摇晃晃
英:an unsteady movement or gait
例句:
- He walked with a stagger to the door. (他摇摇晃晃地走向门口。)
- The toddler took a few staggering steps before falling. (幼儿摇摇晃晃地走了几步后摔倒了。)
2. 间隔(时间或空间上的)
英:an interval of time or space between things
例句:
- There was a staggering distance between the two towns. (这两个城镇之间有着相当大的距离。)
- The staggering amount of work left her feeling overwhelmed. (大量的工作使她感到不知所措。)
词语辨析
staggering与astounding的区别在于staggering更多强调造成震撼的程度,而astounding强调对事实的惊讶。
词汇扩充
staggeringly (副词):以令人震惊的方式
近义词
astonishing, surprising, stunning, overwhelming
反义词
expected, ordinary, predictable, unremarkable
柯林斯词典
staggering (adj.): If you describe something as staggering, you mean that it is very surprising and shocking.
牛津词典
staggering (adj.): Astonishing or deeply impressive; shocking.
用法
1. 作形容词时,常用于描述令人震惊、令人吃惊的事物或情况。
2. 作名词时,可用于指蹒跚、摇摇晃晃的动作或者指时间或空间上的间隔。
例句
1. The amount of money she spent on clothes was staggering. (她在衣服上花费的钱数令人震惊。)
2. The scale of destruction caused by the earthquake was staggering. (地震造成的破坏规模令人震惊。)
3. He walked with a staggering gait after having a few drinks. (他喝了几杯酒后走路摇摇晃晃。)
4. The drunken man had a staggering stumble. (那个醉酒的人摇摇晃晃地跌倒了。)
5. He walked with a stagger to the door. (他摇摇晃晃地走向门口。)
6. The toddler took a few staggering steps before falling. (幼儿摇摇晃晃地走了几步后摔倒了。)
7. There was a staggering distance between the two towns. (这两个城镇之间有着相当大的距离。)
8. The staggering amount of work left her feeling overwhelmed. (大量的工作使她感到不知所措。)
9. The news of his resignation was staggering. (他辞职的消息让人震惊。)
10. The team made a staggering comeback in the second half. (球队在下半场实现了令人震惊的逆袭。)
11. The singer's performance was simply staggering. (那位歌手的表演简直令人惊叹。)
12. The company reported a staggering loss for the quarter. (该公司宣布本季度亏损惊人。)
13. The hiker was amazed by the staggering beauty of the mountain landscape. (这位徒步旅行者对山脉的绝美景色感到惊叹。)
14. The staggering height of the skyscraper was a sight to behold. (摩天大楼令人震撼的高度令人叹为观止。)
15. The staggering speed at which technology is advancing is mind-boggling. (科技进步的惊人速度让人难以置信。)
16. The politician's staggering lie caused a public outrage. (那位政客惊人的谎言引起了公众的愤慨。)
17. The company's staggering success can be attributed to its innovative approach. (这家公司惊人的成功可以归因于其创新的方法。)
18. The staggering number of casualties shocked the nation. (伤亡人数惊人地震撼了整个国家。)
19. The athlete's staggering performance broke the world record. (这位运动员令人震惊的表现打破了世界纪录。)
20. The film's staggering special effects left the audience in awe. (电影令人震撼的特效让观众惊叹不已。)