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dazzle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++daz·zle /ˈdæzəl/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  1 SEE#BRIGHTif a very bright light dazzles you, it stops you from seeing properly for a short time 〔强光〕使目眩,使眼花 a deer dazzled by the headlights 被车头灯光照得目眩的鹿2 IMPRESSto make someone feel strong admiration 使〔某人〕倾倒 As children, we were dazzled by my uncle’s good looks and charm. 小时候,我叔叔的英俊外表和魅力令我们倾倒。dazzle noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
dazzleShe slowly opened her eyes, only to be dazzled by a strong shaft of sunlight.If you are dazzled by oncoming traffic, slow down and look for a place to stop.Staring out the train window, we were dazzled by the scenery.Fire kept flashing in the cave, dazzling her, and it was getting harder and harder to think clearly.He does not tell her what degree he got but instead dazzles her with wit.I did not switch on the light in case it should dazzle her.The skyscrapers of Manhattan dazzled him as emblems of Western industrial progress.As a speaker he would dazzle listeners with his brilliant wordplay and witty remarks.The essence of her charm, independent of time, revealed itself for a second in that gesture and dazzled me.I moved aside so that the light no longer dazzled me.The Princess's off-the-shoulder dress dazzled the waiting crowds.Then, as now, a town council was so dazzled they rubber-stamped all this terribly rich man asked of them.
Origin dazzle (1400-1500) daze
daz·zle verbChineseSyllable
from a it stops bright if very light Corpus you, you dazzles


dazzle
dazzle /ˈdæzəl/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: daze
1. if a very bright light dazzles you, it stops you from seeing properly for a short time:
    a deer dazzled by the headlights
2. to make someone feel strong admiration:
    As children, we were dazzled by my uncle’s good looks and charm.
—dazzle noun [uncountable]


daz·zleBrE /ˈdæzl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdæzl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they dazzle BrE /ˈdæzl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdæzl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it dazzles BrE /ˈdæzlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdæzlz/ 🔊past simple dazzled BrE /ˈdæzld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdæzld/ 🔊past participle dazzled BrE /ˈdæzld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdæzld/ 🔊 -ing form dazzling BrE /ˈdæzlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdæzlɪŋ/ 🔊 [often passive] [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sb) if a strong light dazzles you, it is so bright that you cannot see for a short time (强光等)使目眩,使眼花 SYN blind He was momentarily dazzled by the strong sunlight. 强烈的阳光使他一时睁不开眼。🔊🔊 [transitive] ~ sb to impress sb a lot with your beauty, skill, etc. (美貌、技能等)使倾倒,使赞叹不已,使眼花缭乱He was dazzled by the warmth of her smile. 她那温柔的微笑使他神魂颠倒。🔊🔊 daz·zling BrE /ˈdæzlɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdæzlɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective SYN brilliant a dazzling display of oriental dance令人陶醉的东方舞蹈表演 daz·zlingly BrE /ˈdæzlɪŋli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdæzlɪŋli/ 🔊 adverbShe was dazzlingly beautiful. 她美得让人倾倒。🔊🔊
daz·zleBrE /ˈdæzl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdæzl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, singular] the quality that bright light has that stops you from seeing clearly 耀眼眩目;令人眼花缭乱a thing or quality that impresses you but may prevent you from understanding or thinking clearly 令人眼花缭乱的东西(或特性)