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.

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

    柯林斯词典

    1. ADJ-GRADED 令人大吃一惊的;令人震惊的
      Something that is staggering is 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。

    双语例句

    1. What are you doing fooling with such a staggering sum of money?
      你拿着这么一大笔钱瞎折腾什么呢?
    2. 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。
    3. The results from this unit are staggering.
      这个团队得出的结果令人吃惊。
    4. He was hobbling [ staggering] along.
      他晃晃悠悠地往前走。
    5. A staggering 83 percent of continental European respondents claim to have been physically or emotionally bullied.
      在欧洲大陆的受访者中,有多达83%的人称自己曾受到过人身或情感上的欺凌。
    6. My master will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself.
      我主现在若不亲手报仇,流无辜人的血,到了耶和华所应许你的话赐福与你,立你作以色列的王,那时我主必不至心里不安,觉得良心有亏。
    7. 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!
    8. The big bucks Chinese spend overseas every year reaches staggering numbers.
      中国人每年在国外甩出去的大票子已经达到了一个惊人的数目。
    9. 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。
    10. You got to let someone discover how staggering you are.
      你要让别人发现你是多么的迷人。
    11. I find their decision simply staggering.
      我觉得他们的决定简直太惊人了。
    12. 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%。
    13. 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。
    14. Nobody can imagine what staggering pain she suffered in those years.
      谁也不能想像她那些年所受的巨大痛苦。
    15. China's staggering recent economic growth has created an equally staggering increase in its pollution and emissions problems.
      近年来中国经济增长惊人,而污染和排放问题也同样以惊人的速度恶化。
    16. 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。
    17. Her campaign had suffered a staggering setback.
      她的竞选活动遭到重大的挫折。
    18. She won the race by a staggering seven seconds.
      她以令人惊叹的7秒赢得了比赛。
    19. 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。
    20. The federal deficit in America is expected to hit a staggering$ 1.4 trillion this year.
      美国联邦赤字今年预计将达到令人震惊的1.4万亿。
    21. 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。
    22. 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。
    23. 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。
    24. '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。
    25. 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。
    26. That's a staggering rate of failure.
      这是一个惊人的失败率。
    27. I saw a drunk staggering up the street.
      我看到一个醉汉在街上蹒跚而行。

    英英释义

    adj

    1. 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