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speechlessly

/speech-lis/US // ˈspitʃ lɪs //UK // (ˈspiːtʃlɪs) //

无言以对,语无伦次,默默无语,无语

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : temporarily deprived of speech by strong emotion, physical weakness, exhaustion, etc.: speechless with alarm.
    • : characterized by absence or loss of speech: speechless joy.
    • : lacking the faculty of speech; dumb.
    • : not expressed in speech or words: speechless compliments.
    • : refraining from speech.

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Examples

  • It was dangerous traffic and it left me speechless several times.

  • A couple was near the elevators, the woman struck speechless.

  • Like so many others I was left speechless by Clark’s passing when I read it on Facebook.

  • Ballinger was at first speechless when asked about the 75 Precinct reception.

  • Aside from a generous helping of boos, the audience was speechless.

  • “I am speechless and astounded, this sentence is inexplicable,” he said.

  • The couple appeared so awed by the rock that it left them feeling somewhat speechless.

  • There was no applause, no murmuring, no debate; the crowd was simply, utterly, absolutely speechless.

  • And as for the two girls, they were utterly speechless under the pressure of feeling.

  • That bunch of cottonwoods with the new-made grave close by the dead horses seemed to rise up between us, and I became speechless.

  • Her quiet eyes, held by his during the spell that had bound them speechless, did not flinch at the breaking of it.

  • She was still stunned and speechless with emotion when later she leaned over her friend to kiss her and softly say good-by.

  • The deacon sat on the floor, speechless now, staring down at all that remained to him of his timber leg.