英:['flæbəgɑ:st]
美:['flæbəˌgɑst]
英:['flæbəgɑ:st]
美:['flæbəˌgɑst]
flab·ber·gast
flae br gaest
第三人称单数:flabbergasts
现在分词:flabbergasting
过去式:flabbergasted
过去分词:flabbergasted
transitive verb
(informal) to cause to be astonished or astounded; amaze.I was flabbergasted by his confession.
1772年, flabbergasted 在一篇杂志文章中与 bored 一起被提及,作为一个来源不确定的新潮词。可能来自某些方言(1823年 flabbergast 被记录为萨塞克斯方言),也可能是一个随意的构词,暗示了 flabby 或 flapper 和 aghast。"像许多其他表达行动强度的流行词语一样,...不能分解为明确的元素或追溯到明确的起源" [世纪词典]。相关词汇: Flabbergasted; flabbergasting; flabbergastation。
origin unknown
The first known use of flabbergast was in 1772
flabbergastverb
astonish, dumbfound
1 “Her assistant said, ‘She doesn’t know who you are,’” Daisy May recalled, still flabbergasted.
2 Mr. Norris, 50, said in a statement that he was “deeply honored and totally flabbergasted.”
3 Looking into the deaths, the family was flabbergasted to learn of the Cuomo administration’s March 25 directive that nursing homes could not deny admission to someone solely because they had COVID-19.
4 Lost among the bodies, he finally sits with his back to the audience and watches, flabbergasted like us.
5 Graham was flabbergasted: What had happened between 10 a.m., when the president called offering the deal, and noon, when the historic Oval Office tirade had taken place?
6 Al Young, a retired schoolteacher, says he’s flabbergasted that his parents’ treasures are being sold off into private hands.
7 Even Goliath is impressed with these Davids: flabbergasted store employees — the ones not doing the item scanning, at least — look on with respect and maybe a little envy.
8 Five minutes later, they were all safely down, and James was excitedly telling his story to a group of flabbergasted officials.
9 “I know I had my belly button when I got here,” the man said, flabbergasted.
10 He said the party was “flabbergasted” by the response to its petition to PBS, which MoveOn, Credo and other advocacy groups also promoted.
11 People who know me well would be flabbergasted to know that I do actually own a couple of cookery books.
12 Reached at her home in Cambridge, Mass., on Thursday morning, Glück said she was “completely flabbergasted that they would choose a white American lyric poet.”
13 Nippon Columbia, Samuragochi's record company, said it was "flabbergasted and deeply infuriated" by his revelation.
14 Nippon Columbia, Samuragochi's record company, said it was "flabbergasted and deeply infuriated" by his revelation, and had stopped sales of his work.
15 Remembering how the band appeared to ignore groupies altogether in its prime, Gene Simmons of Kiss is still flabbergasted, decades later.
16 She finds Harvey Weinstein “sick” and the allegations against him “flabbergasting” but is optimistic about the “seismic shift in the consciousness” and the opportunities that women are now being offered.
17 On the other hand, the bevy of comments that I have heard of late is flabbergasting.
18 The Junkies’ notion of “also-ran” numbers is flabbergasting, and “Extras” is just as fine as the other sets.
19 She looked too flabbergasted that the rice was gone.
20 This opera should leave you burnt to a frazzle; horrified by man's immorality and greed, flabbergasted by the intricate layers of plot and character, above all bewitched by the music's sublime invention.
1 目瞪口呆
wide-eyed stupefaction stupefy open-mouthed agape gape stun knock sideways stunned thunderstruck gobsmacked poleaxe stunning drop-dead openmouthed aghast bug knock eyes nearly pop out of
3 使困惑
floor stick beat pose puzzle hamper baffle buffalo embarrass elude perplex obfuscate bewilder nonplus put out of countenance throw dust in eyes
5 惊愕
amazed astonished stupefied bigeyed amazedly startle amazement astonishment consternation amaze devastate stagger mesmerize astonish dumbfound stupefy in wonder surprise marvel wonder boggle dumbfounder thunderstrike
7 困惑
foggy distraught bemused punch-drunk difficulty puzzle distraction fog stick floor beat pose hamper baffle buffalo embarrass elude entangle perplex obfuscate faze bewilder nonplus in a mess in a puzzle in a pickle put out of countenance throw dust in eyes
9 大吃一惊
flabbergasted thunderstruck wrong-foot get a fright have a fright have a fit astound appal jump out of skin gobsmacked take aback staggered stagger startle I'll be jiggered jump out of your skin leap out of your skin be taken aback jaw drops open jaw drops wonder-struck astonied thunderstricken stun transfix beat aback amazedly amazement amaze thunderstrike stupefy flummox explode a bombshell back on heels of a heap knock bandy take breath