单词 | flabbergasted |
释义 | flab·ber·gas·ted /ˈflæbəɡɑːstɪd $ -bərɡæs-/ adjective informal SURPRISEDextremely surprised or shocked 大吃一惊的,目瞪口呆的 When I heard how much money we’d made, I was flabbergasted. 听到我们赚了那么多钱,我大吃一惊。► see thesaurus at surprisedExamples from the Corpusflabbergasted• The delivery men just left the furniture in my front yard. I was flabbergasted.• I tell you I was flabbergasted and right terrified out of my wits.• Doctors said they were flabbergasted at the decision to close the hospital.• Studio executives were flabbergasted at the film's extraordinary success.• He was flabbergasted how it turned out.Origin flabbergasted (1700-1800) Perhaps from flabby + aghast (= shocked)flab·ber·gas·ted adjectiveChineseSyllable shocked or surprised extremely Corpus |
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