speechless
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++speech·less /ˈspiːtʃləs/ adjective SAYunable to speak because you feel very angry, upset etc 〔因愤怒、难过等〕说不出话的，哑口无言的speechless with His comments left me speechless with rage. 他的那番话气得我说不出话来。► see thesaurus at surprised —speechlessly adverb —speechlessness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
speechless• When I told him I was pregnant, he was totally speechless.• All this she heard, even understood, but still she was speechless.• In face of that, I must admit I am speechless.• She knew her news had left her audience speechless.• Her children's behaviour is sometimes so bad that it leaves her speechless.• His words dented her pride and left her speechless.• When he finally let her go she was still speechless - and trembling violently.• Well, I'm speechless Anna. I really don't know what to say.• Jimmy was always quiet, even speechless, before ops, but on his return he was a different person.• Almost speechless, her mother managed to gasp out, 'And how long has this been going on?'• Anna was speechless. She had never seen such luxury before.• Thus she left them, and Metaneira fell speechless to the earth and all there trembled with fear.• The chairman was speechless when he heard that he had been dismissed.• Brian's remark let his boss speechless with anger.• I didn't answer. I was speechless with rage.• Laura stared at him, absolutely speechless with rage.• The little girl seemed speechless with terror.left ... speechless• In the presence of great beauty I am often left speechless.• She knew her news had left her audience speechless.• The shock of his daughter's death has left him virtually speechless.• The simple beauty of the golds, reds and blues left them both speechless.• The tennis was that good, it left me speechless.speech·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
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speech‧less /ˈspiːtʃləs/
adjective
speechless with
His comments left me speechless with rage.
—speechlessly adverb
—speechlessness noun [uncountable]
▪ surprised having the feeling you get when something happens that you did not expect: I was surprised to see her again so soon. | I’m really surprised that he remembered my birthday. | Nobody was surprised when they split up. | a surprised expression
▪amazed [not before noun] extremely surprised, especially by something good or by something that seems hard to believe: I’m amazed that he survived. | You’ll be amazed when you see the difference.
▪astonished extremely surprised: He was astonished by how much she had changed. | an astonished look
▪astounded extremely surprised or shocked. Astounded sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonished: She was astounded by how much it cost.
▪staggered/flabbergasted/dumbfounded [not before noun] extremely surprised or shocked: ‘What?’ I said, utterly staggered by his answer. | She just sat there looking flabbergasted.
▪stunned so surprised that you do not know what to do or say: I was too stunned to protest. | Everyone seemed stunned by his outburst. | They listened in stunned silence.
▪speechless so surprised that you cannot speak: I was speechless when I heard that I’d won.
▪taken aback [not before noun] surprised by what someone says or does, so that you are not sure how to react: I was a little taken aback by her question. | Sharpe was somewhat taken aback by the girl 's directness.
▪nonplussed /nɒnˈplʌst $ nɑːn-/ formal surprised and a little confused: She was nonplussed by such an odd question.
▪gobsmacked [not before noun] British English informal extremely surprised – a very informal use: I was absolutely gobsmacked when they told me I had passed.
speech‧less /ˈspiːtʃləs/
adjective Word Family: adjective: unspeakable, speechless, outspoken, spoken ≠ unspoken; noun: speaker, speech; verb: speak; adverb: unspeakably
unable to speak because you feel very angry, upset etcspeechless with
—speechlessly adverb
—speechlessness noun [uncountable]
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