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

• I find their decision simply staggering.
  我觉得他们的决定简直太惊人了。
• 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%。
• 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。
• 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！
• Sandel swayed, but did not fall, staggering back to the ropes and holding on.
  桑德尔摇摆了一下，没有摔倒，蹒跚地退到绳子旁边就支撑住了。
• The economic costs of a breakup would be staggering for creditor and debtor nations.
  无论是对债权国还是债务国而言，欧元解体的经济成本都将高得惊人。
• As the mid-term election looms, a staggering number of Americans remain unemployed or underemployed.
  中期选举将近，可失业和未充分就业的美国人仍数目惊人。
• I saw a drunk staggering up the street.
  我看到一个醉汉在街上蹒跚而行。
• She won the race by a staggering seven seconds.
  她以令人惊叹的7秒赢得了比赛。
• But last week, investors received an even more staggering set of numbers.
  近来，投资者收到了一系列更惊人的数据。