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dumbfound vt. 使 ... 惊呆； 使 ... 发愣=dumfound (1) 她粗鲁无礼，把我们吓呆了。 The word dumbfound is a combination of the words dumb and confound. Dumb, in the original sense, means unable to speak. Confound is from the Latin word confundere, which means to mix together as well as to confuse. Thus the blended word dumbfound has the sense of to confuse to the point of speechlessness. If you see a solar eclipse for the first time, it might dumbfound you.

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英 [dʌm'faʊnd] 美 [dʌm'faʊnd] (1) We were completely dumbfounded by her rudeness. The verb dumbfound means to puzzle, mystify, or amaze. If people never expected you to amount to much in high school, but you grew up to be a rocket scientist, you will surely dumbfound your former classmates at your next reunion. 1[VERB 动词](使)惊呆；(使)目瞪口呆 If someone or something dumbfounds you, they surprise you very much.   [V n]This suggestion dumbfounded Joe.这项建议使乔目瞪口呆。

英语单词	dumbfound
英美音标	英 [dʌm'faʊnd] 美 [dʌm'faʊnd]
中文释义	vt. 使 ... 惊呆；使 ... 发愣 =dumfound
英语例句	(1) We were completely dumbfounded by her rudeness.
中文例句	(1) 她粗鲁无礼，把我们吓呆了。
vocabulary简明	The verb dumbfound means to puzzle, mystify, or amaze. If people never expected you to amount to much in high school, but you grew up to be a rocket scientist, you will surely dumbfound your former classmates at your next reunion.
vocabulary扩展	The word dumbfound is a combination of the words dumb and confound. Dumb, in the original sense, means unable to speak. Confound is from the Latin word confundere, which means to mix together as well as to confuse. Thus the blended word dumbfound has the sense of to confuse to the point of speechlessness. If you see a solar eclipse for the first time, it might dumbfound you.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词](使)惊呆；(使)目瞪口呆 If someone or something dumbfounds you, they surprise you very much. [V n] This suggestion dumbfounded Joe. 这项建议使乔目瞪口呆。

Dumbfound Means Word 使 Dumb Confound 英 Dʌm'faʊnd] 美