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stunning adj.足以使人晕倒的,极好的 The adjective stunning also means causing astonishment, shock, or disbelief. If your basketball team suffers a stunning defeat, it comes at the hands of a rival team you were positive you would beat. Stunning is rooted in the Old French verb estoner, meaning to stun or shock, and it was used in the 1800s as a synonym for excellent. It's still used this way, particularly when something is really impressive, like the school mime troupe's stunning performance. ★★☆☆☆ 2012.2

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['stʌni] Someone who is strikingly beautiful can be described as stunning. There's something magical about weddings that makes every bride look stunning. Instead, the company has done precisely what it had long promised it would not challenge the constitutionality of Vermont’s rules in the federal court, as part of a desperate effort to keep its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant running. It’s a stunning move. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极有魅力的；给人以深刻印象的；绝妙的 A stunning person or thing is extremely beautiful or impressive.   [usu ADJ n]She was 55 and still a stunning woman...她已经 55 岁了，但依然美艳动人。A stunning display of fireworks lit up the sky.美轮美奂的焰火表演照亮了夜空。stunninglyThe video is filmed in stunningly beautiful countryside.这段录像拍摄于景色无比优美的乡村。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人惊奇万分的；令人震惊的；极不寻常的 A stunning event is extremely unusual or unexpected.   [usu ADJ n]The minister resigned last night after a stunning defeat in Sunday's vote...在周日的选举中意外惨败后，部长于昨晚辞职。The secret that the priest had confided to him was a stunning piece of news.神父吐露给他的秘密真是条惊天大新闻。stunninglySometimes people were quite stunningly rude to him.有时人们对他非常粗暴。

英语单词	stunning
英美音标	['stʌni]
中文释义	adj.足以使人晕倒的,极好的
vocab简明	Someone who is strikingly beautiful can be described as stunning. There's something magical about weddings that makes every bride look stunning.
vocab扩展	The adjective stunning also means causing astonishment, shock, or disbelief. If your basketball team suffers a stunning defeat, it comes at the hands of a rival team you were positive you would beat. Stunning is rooted in the Old French verb estoner, meaning to stun or shock, and it was used in the 1800s as a synonym for excellent. It's still used this way, particularly when something is really impressive, like the school mime troupe's stunning performance.
真题原句	Instead, the company has done precisely what it had long promised it would not challenge the constitutionality of Vermont’s rules in the federal court, as part of a desperate effort to keep its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant running. It’s a stunning move.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极有魅力的；给人以深刻印象的；绝妙的 A stunning person or thing is extremely beautiful or impressive. [usu ADJ n] She was 55 and still a stunning woman... 她已经 55 岁了，但依然美艳动人。 A stunning display of fireworks lit up the sky. 美轮美奂的焰火表演照亮了夜空。 stunningly The video is filmed in stunningly beautiful countryside. 这段录像拍摄于景色无比优美的乡村。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人惊奇万分的；令人震惊的；极不寻常的 A stunning event is extremely unusual or unexpected. [usu ADJ n] The minister resigned last night after a stunning defeat in Sunday's vote... 在周日的选举中意外惨败后，部长于昨晚辞职。 The secret that the priest had confided to him was a stunning piece of news. 神父吐露给他的秘密真是条惊天大新闻。 stunningly Sometimes people were quite stunningly rude to him. 有时人们对他非常粗暴。
来源	2012.2

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