stupefy

大学

vt. 使麻醉, 使失去知觉, 使惊呆 [法] 使昏迷, 使失知觉, 使保若木鸡

发音

US /ˈst(j)upəˌfaɪ/
AU /ˈst(j)upəˌfaɪ/

词形变化

stupefied stupefies 三单 stupefies stupefying stupefying 现在分词 stupefied 过去式 stupefied 过去分词

别名

stupify

教材释义与例句

动词

使惊呆;使昏迷

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.

    使惊奇

    使惊讶

    及物 法律

    a stupefying drug; a stupefacient

    He stupefied her by means of chloroform, a general anaesthetic.

  2. 2.

    To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action.

    比喻 及物 引申义

    The police's negligence and callousness continued to stupefy her.

  3. 3.

    To deprive a material of the ability to undergo change or movement, especially deformation.

    废旧 及物

词汇关系

词源

From Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“to be stunned, speechless”) (see English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“to do, make”).

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