gobsmacked
gobsmacked — 形容詞
- gobsmackedpositive
- more gobsmackedcomparative
- most gobsmackedsuperlative
1. adjective | British informal — left utterly speechless by an unexpected event, a
目瞪口呆
震驚到說不出話
adjective | British informal — left utterly speechless by an unexpected event, as though all words have momentarily left you.
Rania was completely gobsmacked when her boss offered her a promotion and a pay rise on the same day.
Rania 聽到老闆在同一天為她加薪又升職時，完全目瞪口呆。
collocation: completely gobsmacked
Kenji stood gobsmacked outside the stadium, unable to believe his team had won the championship in the final seconds.
Kenji 站在體育場外目瞪口呆，不敢相信自己的球隊在最後一秒贏得了冠軍。
Talia was gobsmacked when a stranger handed her front-row tickets to her favourite band's final show.
Talia 看到陌生人遞給她最愛樂團最終場的前排門票時，當場目瞪口呆。
The librarian was gobsmacked to discover that a donated box of old books contained a rare first-edition novel worth thousands.
圖書館員發現捐贈的一箱舊書裡竟然藏了一本價值數千英鎊的稀有初版小說，震驚得說不出話來。
- flabbergasted
also informal; similar intensity but less regionally marked
- dumbfounded
more formal and literary; focuses on speechlessness
- astounded
slightly less extreme; can be used in formal contexts
- unsurprised
completely neutral; the opposite end of the scale
- unfazed
informal; describes being not bothered rather than not shocked
文法句型
be + gobsmacked
be + gobsmacked + to-infinitive
be + gobsmacked + by/at + noun
用法筆記
Much stronger than 'surprised' — it suggests a brief moment of being literally struck speechless. Used mainly in British and Australian English; an American speaker would be more likely to say 'floored' or 'dumbfounded'.