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

• He was hobbling [ staggering] along.
  他晃晃悠悠地往前走。
• 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。
• 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。
• That's a staggering rate of failure.
  这是一个惊人的失败率。
• '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。
• The results from this unit are staggering.
  这个团队得出的结果令人吃惊。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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 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。