staggering

英 [ˈstæɡərɪŋ]

美 [ˈstæɡərɪŋ]

adj.  令人难以相信的
v.  摇摇晃晃地走; 蹒跚; 踉跄; 使震惊; 使大吃一惊; 使交错; 使错开
stagger的现在分词

现在分词：staggering　

考研TOEFL电力

Collins.2 / BNC.9958 / COCA.9598

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人难以相信的
  so great, shocking or surprising that it is difficult to believe

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人大吃一惊的;令人震惊的
  Something that isstaggeringis very surprising.
  1. ...a three-year contract reputed to be worth a staggering £5,000-a-week...
     据称高达每周 5,000 英镑的三年期合同
  2. The results have been quite staggering.
     结果非常令人震惊。

英英释义

adj

• so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
  1. such an enormous response was astonishing
  2. an astounding achievement
  3. the amount of money required was staggering
  4. suffered a staggering defeat
  5. the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying
  Synonym:astonishingastoundingstupefying

双语例句

• A handful of people took staggering risks with America's largest financial institutions.
  一小撮人使美国最大的金融机构承担了巨大的风险。
• A staggering number of civilians and prisoners of war were killed, he said.
  数量惊人的平民和战俘被杀，他说。
• The results from this unit are staggering.
  这个团队得出的结果令人吃惊。
• 'We have noticed staggering trends,'Frank wrote in an e-mail from Beijing.
  “我们注意到一个惊人的趋势，”弗兰克从北京发来电子邮件说。
• But not so for Gracie, whose mother Nicole spent a staggering$ 32,000 on her birthday party.
  但对于小格雷西可不是这样，因为妈妈妮可为了给她举办生日宴会竟然花掉了32000美元！
• A last-minute cancellation on a rush order for military hardware cost us a staggering$ 1200.
  有一张军用器械的紧张定单在最后一分钟取消了，使我们损失了1200美元。
• He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.
  他走路摇摇晃晃，不得不靠在吧台上。
• This figure rises to a staggering 60% of men in their sixties.
  而到60岁这个年龄段，这个数字上升到令人惊愕的60%。
• I saw a drunk staggering up the street.
  我看到一个醉汉在街上蹒跚而行。
• The world's oldest running car has sold at auction for a staggering$ 4.62 million.
  世界最老并可以正常运行的汽车在一个拍卖会上以462万美元的惊人价格售出。