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

• 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。
• That's a staggering rate of failure.
  这是一个惊人的失败率。
• 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！
• 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。
• Her campaign had suffered a staggering setback.
  她的竞选活动遭到重大的挫折。
• 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。
• The results from this unit are staggering.
  这个团队得出的结果令人吃惊。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。