flabbergasted是什么意思？

flabbergasted

英[ˈflæbəgɑ:stɪd] 美[ˈflæbərgæstɪd]

• adj. 目瞪口呆，惊愕；
• v. 使吃惊，使目瞪口呆( flabbergast的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句

• I was flabbergasted at the violence of the thunder. 猛烈的雷声使我大吃一惊.
• Fourth Master Liu was even more flabbergasted. 刘四爷更没想到事情会弄到了这步天地.
• Saying that Joan was taken aback is to put it mildly. She was completely flabbergasted. 说琼吃了一惊,这是很保守的说法. 她其实是完全惊呆了.
• Everybody was flabbergasted when I announced I was going to emigrate to Australia. 我宣布要移民去澳大利亚时，所有人都惊呆了。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  大为惊讶的;目瞪口呆的
  If you say that you are flabbergasted, you are emphasizing that you are extremely surprised.
  例句
  Everybody was flabbergasted when I announced I was going to emigrate to Australia. 我宣布要移民去澳大利亚时，所有人都惊呆了。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise;
  "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident""the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless""was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"