staggering
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++stag·ger·ing /ˈstæɡərɪŋ/ adjective SURPRISEDextremely great or surprising 大得惊人的；令人吃惊的 SYN amazing The cost was a staggering $10 million. 费用竟高达 1,000 万美元。 The financial impact on the town was staggering. 对这个镇所造成的财政影响令人惊诧。► see thesaurus at surprising —staggeringly adverb a staggeringly beautiful landscape 美得不可思议的景色
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staggering• In Newcastle, the waiting list is a staggering 10,000, with 800 families on the homeless list.• Apparently, we spend a staggering £2.4 billion a year on food for our pets.• He recently left Wimbledon for Manchester City for a staggering £2.5 million.• A staggering $3 trillion was spent in building the U.S. nuclear arsenal.• In Islington, 127,000 people registered, and there have been 75,000 summonses and a staggering 70,000 liability orders.• Each washing machine cycle, for example, takes a staggering 90 litres, while flushing the toilet uses another nine.• In 1988 the drop-out rate reached a staggering 92 percent.• The success of Marxism in the modern world is quite staggering.• The results of the survey were staggering - over half the children said that they went to school without any breakfast.• Paul had been awkward, but at the promise of a staggering reward, he'd complied.• a staggering rise in crime• Who knows, the evergreen Martina Navratilova may now be poised to add to her staggering total of more than 160 major titles.stag·ger·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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staggering
stag‧ger‧ing /ˈstæɡərɪŋ/
adjective
extremely great or surprising
SYN amazing:
The cost was a staggering $10 million.
The financial impact on the town was staggering.
—staggeringly adverb:
a staggeringly beautiful landscape
▪ surprising making you feel surprised: It’s surprising how quickly you get used to it. | We got some very surprising results.
▪astonishing/astounding very surprising. Astounding sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonishing: The results of the tests were astounding. | Things are changing at an astonishing speed.
▪extraordinary very unusual and surprising: It is extraordinary that such a young boy should be so good at maths.
▪amazing very surprising – used especially about good or impressive things: an amazing achievement | It’s amazing what you can do when you really try.
▪staggering very surprising, especially by being so large: The project cost a staggering $8 million.
▪unbelievable (also incredible ) so surprising that you can hardly believe it: It is unbelievable that she is only the same age as me. | The incredible thing is that he thinks he is ugly.
stag‧ger‧ing /ˈstæɡərɪŋ/
adjectiveextremely great or surprising
SYN amazing:
—staggeringly adverb:
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