| 词汇 | flabbergast |
| 释义 | flabbergast verb[ Toften passive ] informaluk /ˈflæb.ə.ɡɑːst/ us /ˈflæb.ɚ.ɡæst/ to shock someone, usually by telling that person something they were not expecting: 使大吃一惊，使目瞪口呆 He was flabbergasted when we told him how cheap it was.我们告诉他这东西有多便宜时，他惊得目瞪口呆。 Compare boggle Surprising and shocking against all expectationsphrase amaze amazing amazingly astonish dumbfounding dumbfoundingly dynamite earth-shaking earth-shattering pull pull something out of the bag/hatidiom raise (a few) eyebrowsidiom reality check sensationalist turn-up for the book(s)idiom unbelievable walk walk in on someone world-shattering Related wordflabbergasted Examples of flabbergastflabbergast It is quite flabbergasting the amount of racism there is within the media still. Phil took me on a tour of the region, leaving me flabbergasted at the vast range of topics one could pursue. I was flabbergasted to hear the sum of £2 billion a year mentioned as the cost of administration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am rather flabbergasted by that last contribution to our proceedings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The hypocrisy of their stance on the measure flabbergasts me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result, the whole community was flabbergasted and incensed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The suggestion that the proposal will cost £4 million leaves me flabbergasted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But, from time to time, they find themselves flabbergasted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No wonder they are flabbergasted at the rise which they are now asked to face. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are still absolutely flabbergasted that it was unsuccessful and do not understand why. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should think that they are staggered, flabbergasted and dismayed at this raft of new clauses, which are complicated and highly technical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was flabbergasted by that statement as one of the derailments involved 400 passengers and the train was travelling at 90 miles an hour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was completely flabbergasted at the leniency of that sentence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am rather flabbergasted by my noble friend's answer, because it seems to me that the committee could be any size. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was flabbergasted to find that there was no real formula—other than a very strange one—for measuring overcrowding on trains and on the underground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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