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

• 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。
• 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。
• The results from this unit are staggering.
  这个团队得出的结果令人吃惊。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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%。
• 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。
• That's a staggering rate of failure.
  这是一个惊人的失败率。
• Her campaign had suffered a staggering setback.
  她的竞选活动遭到重大的挫折。