stunned
stunned — 形容詞
- stunnedpositive
- stunnedercomparative
- stunnedestsuperlative
1. so surprised or upset that you cannot think, speak, or move normally for a short
愣住
驚得暫時反應不過來
so surprised or upset that you cannot think, speak, or move normally for a short time.
Kabir stood stunned when the doctor said his father would recover.
醫師說他父親會好起來時，Kabir 一下子愣住了。
feel stunned + when-clause
Elise looked stunned after the mayor canceled the festival without warning.
市長毫無預警取消慶典後，Elise 看起來驚呆了。
look stunned: visible reaction
Nora sounded stunned when her landlord doubled the rent overnight.
房東一夜之間把房租加倍時，Nora 聽得整個人愣住。
Smoke rose above the school, and the villagers stood stunned in the street.
學校上方冒出濃煙時，村民們站在街上，全都愣住了。
- stunned silence
- stunned look
- stunned by the news
- stand stunned
- shocked
close in meaning, but often highlights pain or upset more than the frozen pause
- dumbfounded
stresses being too surprised to speak; slightly more formal
- speechless
focuses on losing words rather than the whole emotional blow
文法句型
be stunned by/at
feel stunned + when-clause
look stunned
用法筆記
Frequently used after be, look, sound, or stand. It is stronger than surprised because it suggests a brief frozen pause before the person can react.
常見錯誤
stunned — 動詞
- stunnedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- stunneds3rd person singular
- stunneding-ing form
- stunnededpast simple
1. to leave a person or animal dizzy and confused for a short time after a hit, fal
打懵；擊暈
受撞擊後短暫失神
to leave a person or animal dizzy and confused for a short time after a hit, fall, or similar force.
A falling ladder struck Hassan's shoulder and stunned him for several seconds.
掉下來的梯子打中 Hassan 的肩膀，把他打懵了好幾秒。
physical impact + short dazed state
The goalkeeper was stunned by the ball and needed help to stand.
守門員被球打得發懵，需要人扶他站起來。
be stunned by [impact]
The barking dog was stunned by the officer's stun gun.
那隻狂吠的狗被警員的電擊槍擊暈了。
The heavy branch stunned Christopher, and he could not answer immediately.
沉重的樹枝把 Christopher 打懵了，他一時答不出話。
- stunned by the blow
- stunned by the impact
- stun gun
- stun for seconds
- revive
bring someone back to normal awareness after the blow
文法句型
stun someone with a blow
be stunned by the impact
用法筆記
The object is usually a living being. Use this sense for a physical hit or force; for emotional shock, use sense 3.
常見錯誤
2. to make someone stop or lose clear thought because a sound is suddenly extremely
震住
以巨響使人一時發懵
to make someone stop or lose clear thought because a sound is suddenly extremely loud.
The blast from the speakers stunned Roya and sent her hands to her ears.
喇叭突然爆出的巨響把 Roya 震住了，她立刻摀住耳朵。
loud sound as direct cause
A thunderclap stunned the hikers before the rain reached the ridge.
一道雷聲把登山客震住了，雨還沒打到山脊他們就先愣住。
The siren stunned Apinya, who froze in the station doorway.
警報聲把 Apinya 震住了，她僵在車站門口。
Fireworks stunned nearby horses and made them pull against the ropes.
煙火的巨響震住了附近的馬，害牠們一直往繩子上扯。
- stunned by the blast
- stunned by thunder
- stunned by the siren
- soothe
to calm rather than jolt the listener
文法句型
stun someone with noise
stun someone into silence
用法筆記
The cause here is a sudden loud sound, not bad news or a physical hit. It often suggests a brief sensory shock that makes normal reaction stop.
常見錯誤
3. to hit someone with such strong surprise or disbelief that they cannot speak or
使驚呆
使人驚得一時說不出話
to hit someone with such strong surprise or disbelief that they cannot speak or think clearly for a moment.
The election result stunned Sivan, who had expected an easy victory.
選舉結果讓 Sivan 驚呆了，因為他原本以為會輕鬆獲勝。
shock so strong that response stops
Yasmin was stunned by the note saying the shop had closed forever.
Yasmin 看到那張說店永久歇業的紙條時，整個人都驚呆了。
be stunned by unexpected news
The judge's question stunned the witness into a long pause.
法官的問題讓證人驚呆，停了好一會兒才開口。
stun someone into [result]
A video of the rescue stunned viewers across the country.
那段救援影片驚呆了全國各地的觀眾。
Camila felt stunned when her brother arrived home after six missing days.
失蹤六天的哥哥突然回家時，Camila 一時驚呆了。
- stunned by the news
- stunned into silence
- stunned the audience
- stunned reaction
- prepare
to make the surprise less sudden and overwhelming
文法句型
stun someone
be stunned by/at
stun someone into silence
用法筆記
Common in passive forms and in the pattern stun someone into silence. It is stronger than surprise because the person is briefly unable to react.
常見錯誤
stunned — 名詞
1. the shocked condition left by something so sudden or forceful that a person cann
驚愕
受衝擊後的失神狀態
the shocked condition left by something so sudden or forceful that a person cannot react normally.
The announcement left the office in a stun for several minutes.
那項宣布讓整個辦公室陷入一陣驚愕，好幾分鐘沒人說話。
in a stun: formal noun pattern
Hassan stared at the broken trophy in a stun.
Hassan 盯著破掉的獎盃，整個人陷在驚愕裡。
The crash sent a stun through the quiet street.
那場撞擊讓安靜的街道上掠過一陣驚愕。
send a stun through [place/group]
For a moment, the team sat in a stun before anyone spoke.
有那麼一會兒，整個隊伍都陷在驚愕中，誰也沒開口。
- in a stun
- send a stun through
- moment of stun
- shock
much more common and more general in ordinary use
- daze
focuses more on confused awareness than on sudden emotional force
- stupefaction
formal and stronger, suggesting near-total mental shutdown
- composure
the ability to stay calm and in control
文法句型
in a stun
send a stun through
用法筆記
This noun is uncommon and slightly literary. In everyday English, people usually say shock or use the adjective stunned instead.