mind-boggling
mind-boggling — adjective
1. used to describe something that is so extreme, shocking, or hard to believe that
used to describe something that is so extreme, shocking, or hard to believe that your mind cannot fully grasp or process it
The cost of rebuilding the city after the earthquake was mind-boggling.
collocation: cost / amount + mind-boggling
Samir found the range of options for his new phone absolutely mind-boggling.
collocation: absolutely mind-boggling (intensifier)
The level of detail in Hoa's traditional embroidery is truly mind-boggling.
It is mind-boggling to think that the universe contains over a trillion galaxies.
The amount of food the restaurant throws away each day is mind-boggling.
- astonishing
more neutral and factual; mind-boggling suggests greater emotional overwhelm
- staggering
similar intensity but focuses more on quantity or scale than emotional surprise
- astounding
very close in meaning; slightly more formal than mind-boggling
- overwhelming
broader — can describe emotions, not just cognitive shock
- unremarkable
describes something ordinary that does not attract attention
- unsurprising
describes something expected that causes no shock
文法句型
be + mind-boggling
mind-boggling + noun
用法筆記
Commonly used in informal contexts to express strong surprise. Often appears with intensifying adverbs (absolutely, truly, quite) or before nouns describing quantities, costs, or scales (amount, cost, level, range). Frequently used in predicative position after be.