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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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%。
• '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。
• He was hobbling [ staggering] along.
  他晃晃悠悠地往前走。
• 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。
• I saw a drunk staggering up the street.
  我看到一个醉汉在街上蹒跚而行。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。