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目瞪口呆

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied
  • stunned

Definition

形容因吃惊或害怕而说不出话来，眼睛发直的样子。

Dumbfounded; stupefied; stunned speechless with astonishment or fear.

Usage

通常用于描述人遇到极其意外或令人震惊的事情时的反应，作谓语、定语或状语。

Typically used to describe a person's reaction when encountering something extremely unexpected or shocking, as a predicate, attribute, or adverbial.

Examples

  • 1 看到那个惊人的魔术表演，观众们都目瞪口呆。(Seeing that amazing magic show, the audience was dumbfounded.)
  • 2 他听到自己被录取的消息时，目瞪口呆，半天说不出话来。(When he heard that he had been accepted, he was speechless with astonishment.)
  • 3 那个孩子的绘画技巧让所有人都目瞪口呆。(The child's painting skills left everyone stunned.)
  • 4 面对突如其来的灾难，他目瞪口呆地站在那里。(Faced with the sudden disaster, he stood there dumbfounded.)
  • 5 她目瞪口呆地看着破碎的玻璃，不敢相信自己的眼睛。(She stared at the broken glass, dumbfounded, unable to believe her eyes.)

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