stunned

/stʌnd/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈʌnd] /stʌnd/ (ame, ipa) · [stˈʌnd] /ˈstən How to pronounce stun (audio)/ (ame, mw)

stunned — 形容詞

  • stunnedpositive
  • stunnedercomparative
  • stunnedestsuperlative

1. so surprised or upset that you cannot think, speak, or move normally for a short

1.形容詞B2
釋義

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.

例句

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

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • calm

    able to stay steady and respond normally

  • unfazed

    not emotionally shaken by what happened

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

I was stunned from the news.
I was stunned by the news.
💡After stunned, English usually uses by or at for the cause.
The test result was stunned.
The class was stunned by the test result.
💡stunned describes the affected person, not the event itself.

stunned — 動詞

stunned — 名詞