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    stun

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++stun /stʌn/ verb (stunned, stunning) [transitive not in progressive]  1  SHOCKto surprise or upset someone so much that they do not react immediately 使很是震惊，使震惊 → stagger Redfern stunned the crowd with a last-minute goal. 雷德芬在最后一分钟进球，使观众很是震惊。2  UNCONSCIOUSto make someone unconscious for a short time 使〔某人〕短暂失去知觉，使晕过去 The impact of the ball had stunned her. 那一球把她打昏了。 → stunned, stunning→ See Verb table
    Examples from the Corpus
    stun• They like to use an elephant gun to stun a flea.• Sasha was too stunned by what had happened to say a word.• It had been one of those suggestions that stuns everyone with its rightness.• His words stunned her, and she stared at him in disbelief.• Suminski in love: the idea stuns her.• Occasionally, it is the amount that stuns me.• The neural pathways in nature continue to stun scientists with how non-optimized they are.• Chester stormed back to stun Swansea with two goals in five minutes.• They had only intended to stun the guard, to give them time to escape.• Gamekeepers use special darts to stun the rhinos.• Howard was stunned when Garrett rejected the offer.    Origin stun (1300-1400) Old French estoner; → ASTONISH
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    stun
    stun /stʌn/ verb (past tense and past participle stunned, present participle stunning) [transitive not in progressive]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Old French
     Origin: estoner; ⇨ astonish
    1. to surprise or upset someone so much that they do not react immediately ⇨ stagger:
        Redfern stunned the crowd with a last-minute goal.
    2. to make someone unconscious for a short time:
        The impact of the ball had stunned her.
    ⇨ stunned, stunning


    stunBrE /stʌn/ 🔊NAmE /stʌn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they stun BrE /stʌn/ 🔊 NAmE /stʌn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it stuns BrE /stʌnz/ 🔊 NAmE /stʌnz/ 🔊past simple stunned BrE /stʌnd/ 🔊 NAmE /stʌnd/ 🔊past participle stunned BrE /stʌnd/ 🔊 NAmE /stʌnd/ 🔊 -ing form stunning BrE /ˈstʌnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈstʌnɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth to make a person or an animal unconscious for a short time, especially by hitting them on the head 使昏迷；（尤指）打昏 SYN knock sb↔out ◆The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。🔊🔊◆The animals are stunned before slaughter. 屠宰前要先把动物击昏。🔊🔊~ sb to surprise or shock sb so much that they cannot think clearly or speak 使震惊（或惊愕、目瞪口呆） SYN astound <titled tranID="24" status="1">surprise</titled>startle ◇ amaze ◇ stun ◇ astonish ◇ take sb aback ◇ astound

    These words all mean to make sb feel surprised. 以上各词均含使惊奇、使诧异之义。

    • surprise to give sb the feeling that you get when sth happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or sth that you do expect does not happen; to make sb feel surprised 指使惊奇、使诧异、使感到意外：◆The outcome didn't surprise me at all. 这一结果完全在我的意料之中。
    • startle to surprise sb suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them 指惊吓、使吓一跳、使大吃一惊：◆Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. 对不起，我不是存心要吓唬你。◆The explosion startled the horse. 爆炸声使马受了惊。
    • amaze to surprise sb very much 指使惊奇、使惊愕、使惊诧：◆Just the huge size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
    • stun (rather informal) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock sb so much that they cannot think clearly or speak （常用于报章）指使震惊、使惊愕、使目瞪口呆
    • astonish to surprise sb very much 指使十分惊讶、使大为惊奇：◆The news astonished everyone. 这消息使大家十分惊讶。

    amaze or astonish? 用 amaze 还是 astonish？

    These two words have the same meaning and in most cases you can use either. If you are talking about sth that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish. 上述两词意思相同，多数情况下可通用。如果指某事既使人惊愕又使人羞愧则用 astonish：◆He was astonished by his own stupidity. 他对自己的愚蠢感到十分震惊。

    • take sb aback [usually passive] (especially of sth negative) to surprise or shock sb （尤指不好的事）使大吃一惊、使震惊：◆We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction. 她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。
    • astound to surprise or shock sb very much 指使震惊、使大惊：◆His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。

    Patterns

    • It surprises sb/startles sb/amazes sb/stuns sb/astonishes sb/takes sb aback/astounds sb
    • to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound sb that…
    • to surprise/amaze sb what/how…
    • to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound sb to know/find/learn/see/hear…
    • to be surprised/startled/stunned into (doing) sth
    ~ sb to impress sb very much 给（某人）以深刻印象；使深深感动 SYN amaze ◆They were stunned by the view from the summit. 在峰顶看到的景色使他们惊叹不已。🔊🔊    ▸ stunned BrE /stʌnd/ 🔊NAmE /stʌnd/ 🔊 adjective◆She was too stunned to speak. 她惊愕得说不出话来。🔊🔊◆There was a stunned silence when I told them the news. 我把消息讲了后，他们惊愕得哑然一片。🔊🔊