['flæbəgɑːst]['flæbəˌgɑːst]
  • v. 使大吃一惊
    • verb(动词)
      1. 使大吃一惊,使目瞪口呆

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 使大吃一惊,使目瞪口呆

      He was flabbergasted when we told him how cheap it was.

      我们告诉他这东西有多便宜时,他惊得目瞪口呆。

    小知识

    To flabbergast is to shock, awe, bowl over. For something to flabbergast you, it ought to leave you sputtering in amazement.

    The word flabbergast dates back to 1772, but its origin is unknown. Perhaps its creator had in mind both being aghast and the sputtering sound made by people who are so amazed, they can barely speak. To flabbergast is to shock, so some events that might flabbergast you include winning the lottery, hearing that your best friend and his family moved to Switzerland yesterday without telling you, or getting stuck in a snowstorm in April in Texas.

    实用短语

    1. flabbergast ?

    单词用法

    单词变形
    flabbergasts过去式: flabbergasted过去分词: flabbergasted现在分词: flabbergasting

    同义词

    amaze  /  surprise  /  overwhelm