| 英语单词 | stunning |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['stʌnɪŋ] 美 ['stʌnɪŋ] |
| 中文释义 | adj.令人震惊的;<口>极好的;极漂亮的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The President's final decision came with stunning suddenness. (2) She was a stunning girl. I couldn't take my eyes off her. (3) Eva wore a stunning gown to the ball. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 总统之最后决定的突然性令人吃惊。 (2) 她是一个极漂亮的姑娘,我无法把目光从她身上移开。 (3) 伊娃穿了件很漂亮的晚礼服参加舞会。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Someone who is strikingly beautiful can be described as stunning. There's something magical about weddings that makes every bride look stunning. |
| vocabulary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. |
| 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]
stunningly
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]
stunningly
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