mind-boggling

IPA/ˈmaɪnd bɒɡlɪŋ/
IPA/ˈmaɪnd bɑːɡlɪŋ/

mind-boggling — 形容詞

1. used to describe something that is so extreme, shocking, or hard to believe that

1.形容詞B2
釋義

驚人；難想像

極度驚奇而難以理解

used to describe something that is so extreme, shocking, or hard to believe that your mind cannot fully grasp or process it

例句

The cost of rebuilding the city after the earthquake was mind-boggling.

地震後重建該城市的費用實在驚人。

collocation: cost / amount + mind-boggling

Samir found the range of options for his new phone absolutely mind-boggling.

Samir 覺得新手機的選擇多得令人難以想像。

collocation: absolutely mind-boggling (intensifier)

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌The exam was mind-boggling' (when meaning simply 'difficult').
✅The exam was extremely difficult.
💡mind-boggling implies a shocking or overwhelming degree, not just a routine challenge.
❌I am mind-boggling about the problem.
✅The problem is mind-boggling.
💡mind-boggling describes the thing that causes the shock, not the person feeling it.