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Staggering 英 Stæɡərɪŋ] 美 Stæɡərɪŋ Adj.摇晃的;惊人的 动词stagger的现在分词 Amounts Involved

英语单词 staggering
英美音标 英 ['stæɡərɪŋ] 美 ['stæɡərɪŋ]
中文释义 adj.摇晃的;惊人的
动词stagger的现在分词.
英语例句 (1) The amounts involved are staggering, Rogers said.
(2) The Asian countries are getting westernized at a staggering rate.
中文例句 (1) 所涉及的金额是惊人的,罗杰斯说。
(2) 亚洲国家正以惊人的速度变得西方化。
vocabulary简明 A staggering amount is an astonishing, astounding, stupefying amount. Anything staggering blows your mind.
vocabulary扩展 If you know that stagger means to stumble around uncertainly, then you're close to the meaning of staggering: this is a word for things that are so hard to believe you might fall down when you hear them. If the President gets shot, that's staggering news. If there's a major earthquake, that's staggering. Alien life contacting the Earth would be extremely staggering. Anything that knocks your socks off or makes your mind reel is staggering.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人大吃一惊的;令人震惊的 Something that is staggering is very surprising.
  • ...a three-year contract reputed to be worth a staggering £5,000-a-week...

    据称高达每周 5,000 英镑的三年期合同

  • The results have been quite staggering.

    结果非常令人震惊。

staggeringly
  • The South Pole expedition proved to be staggeringly successful.

    这次南极探险结果非常成功。

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