stupefy
UK/'stju:pifai/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To make someone unable to think clearly; to dull the senses.
使麻木，使迟钝，使失去思考能力。
v.
To astonish or shock someone greatly.
使惊呆，使大为震惊。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedstupe (senseless) + -fy (to make) = 'to make senseless.' Two routes to a blank mind: numbing the senses (drugs, exhaustion) or shocking someone speechless. The adjective stupefied is the frozen, jaw-dropped look.
Root stupe still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.completely stupefy彻底震惊
- 2.stupefy the audience令观众惊呆
- 3.stupefied by shock因震惊而呆住
- 4.stupefied silence目瞪口呆的沉默
Example Sentences
- 1.
The sheer scale of the loss stupefied the whole town.
- 2.
The heat and noise stupefied him until he could barely think.
- 3.
We were stupefied by the magician's final trick.