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stunning

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++stun·ning /ˈstʌnɪŋ/ ●○○ adjective  1 BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGextremely attractive or beautiful 极具吸引力的,极漂亮的 You look absolutely stunning in that dress. 你穿那件连衣裙非常迷人。 a stunning view 极为美丽的景色see thesaurus at beautiful2 SURPRISEDvery surprising or shocking 令人惊奇的;令人震惊的 SYN staggering stunning news 令人震惊的新闻stunningly adverb a stunningly beautiful woman 一位美丽动人的女子
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stunningI can hardly wait - I hear some of John's outfits are quite stunning.We took three Hairflair readers along to the Schwarzkopf London Academy to try these new professional products - the results were stunning!Knox's metal statues are stunning.Men always stared when she looked good, and today she was stunning.However, at a 640 by 480 resolution the 32,000 colours offered by the card are simply stunning.the restaurant's stunning decorIn the first minute of the second half Celtic fashioned a stunning goal.Mother came out of her room, looking stunning in her silk dressing gown.Three which weren't securely fastened include the stunning limited edition Ovation 1992 electro-acoustic with its great sound and gorgeous top.Bracken Twist is a stunning new Tufted range of 12 colours, manufactured in 50% wool, 50% polypropylene.Ella's stunning photographya stunning victoryOnce you got to the top, you have a stunning view and a choice.Rafaella wore a stunning white satin wedding gown.
stun·ning adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus attractive beautiful extremely or


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stunning
stunning /ˈstʌnɪŋ/ adjective
1. extremely attractive or beautiful:
    You look absolutely stunning in that dress.
    a stunning view
2. very surprising or shocking
   SYN  staggering:
    stunning news
—stunningly adverb:
    a stunningly beautiful woman


stun·ningBrE /ˈstʌnɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstʌnɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective (rather informal) extremely attractive or impressive 极有魅力的;绝妙的;给人以深刻印象的 SYN beautiful You look absolutely stunning! 你看上去漂亮极了!🔊🔊a stunning view of the lake无比优美的湖光水色extremely surprising or shocking 令人惊奇万分的;令人震惊的He suffered a stunning defeat in the election. 他在选举中惨败。🔊🔊 stun·ning·ly BrE /ˈstʌnɪŋli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstʌnɪŋli/ 🔊 adverbstunningly beautiful极为美丽a stunningly simple idea一个简单得出奇的主意