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stupefy

/stoo-puh-fahy, styoo-/US // ˈstu pəˌfaɪ, ˈstyu- //UK // (ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪ) //

惊呆了,惊愕,昏昏沉沉,昏昏沉沉的

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    stu·pe·fied, stu·pe·fy·ing.

    • : to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
    • : to stun, as with a narcotic, a shock, or a strong emotion.
    • : to overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish.

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Examples

  • He manifests himself to mankind only to stupefy their judgment and bewilder the reason he has bestowed on them.

  • To stupefy oneself with other wines, is brutal; but to raise oneself to the seventh heaven with thee, is quite ethereal.

  • In order to have control over the bees during the operation, you must slightly stupefy them with the smoke of a smouldering rag.

  • Julius composed it to thrill and arouse the Romans; its sole use today is to stupefy and sicken schoolboys.

  • It was part of the plan to stupefy the prisoners with drugged liquor.