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。
• 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。
• My master will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself.
  我主现在若不亲手报仇，流无辜人的血，到了耶和华所应许你的话赐福与你，立你作以色列的王，那时我主必不至心里不安，觉得良心有亏。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• He was hobbling [ staggering] along.
  他晃晃悠悠地往前走。
• '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 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。
• I saw a drunk staggering up the street.
  我看到一个醉汉在街上蹒跚而行。