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单词 breathtakingly
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Definition of breathtakingly in English:

breathtakingly

adverbˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋliˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋli
  • 1In an astonishing or awe-inspiring way, so as to take one's breath away.

    the beach is endless and breathtakingly beautiful
    the sharks will pass breathtakingly close if you stay completely still
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Breathtakingly resplendent in the California sun, the spires sparkle to a height approaching 100 feet.
    • The breathtakingly witty, even poetic, end alone is worth the price of admission.
    • Indeed, the technical skill of this artist cannot be overstated: each image is breathtakingly painted.
    • The blues were very true and breathtakingly gorgeous, and the shadows were rich and dark.
    • Hitch saw it as a whimsical, yet breathtakingly suspenseful way to resolve everything.
    • The film is impressively original in its execution and breathtakingly remarkable in its delivery.
    • The costumes and set were of breathtakingly high quality.
    • There's a breathtakingly surprising metaphysical twist.
    • This collection of songs is breathtakingly good, rustling up a myriad of comparisons to their contemporaries.
    • Lit from above, the pine-clad space is breathtakingly warm, spacious, and peaceful.
    1. 1.1as submodifier To an extreme or shocking degree; incredibly.
      a breathtakingly rude letter
      a breathtakingly aggressive takeover
      Example sentencesExamples
      • How would you feel, if some tabloid hack wrote a breathtakingly unpleasant, factually inaccurate, and demonstrably defamatory article identifying you by name?
      • People who were supposed to be providing services could be breathtakingly rude to the customers they were meant to be serving.
      • The government said that his crimes were "both sophisticated and carefully calculated," not to mention "breathtakingly immoral."
      • It's not as if they haven't done some breathtakingly ruthless things.
      • I wept at the thought that anyone could be so breathtakingly cruel to the most innocent and defenseless members of our society.
      • Well, that's just a breathtakingly willful mischaracterization of what Chris wrote.
      • Knowing the author, it's breathtakingly hypocritical.
      • Her breathtakingly stupid comment indicates how far behind they are in developing a modern political rhetoric for their values and ideas.
      • The patent system is breathtakingly inefficient.
      • These guys took part in a breathtakingly broad scheme to skim billions of dollars from the coffers of cities and towns across America.

Definition of breathtakingly in US English:

breathtakingly

adverbˈbreTHtākiNGlēˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋli
  • 1In an astonishing or awe-inspiring way, so as to take one's breath away.

    the beach is endless and breathtakingly beautiful
    the sharks will pass breathtakingly close if you stay completely still
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There's a breathtakingly surprising metaphysical twist.
    • The breathtakingly witty, even poetic, end alone is worth the price of admission.
    • The film is impressively original in its execution and breathtakingly remarkable in its delivery.
    • Breathtakingly resplendent in the California sun, the spires sparkle to a height approaching 100 feet.
    • Indeed, the technical skill of this artist cannot be overstated: each image is breathtakingly painted.
    • The blues were very true and breathtakingly gorgeous, and the shadows were rich and dark.
    • Hitch saw it as a whimsical, yet breathtakingly suspenseful way to resolve everything.
    • The costumes and set were of breathtakingly high quality.
    • This collection of songs is breathtakingly good, rustling up a myriad of comparisons to their contemporaries.
    • Lit from above, the pine-clad space is breathtakingly warm, spacious, and peaceful.
    1. 1.1as submodifier To an extreme or shocking degree; incredibly.
      a breathtakingly rude letter
      a breathtakingly aggressive takeover
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Well, that's just a breathtakingly willful mischaracterization of what Chris wrote.
      • These guys took part in a breathtakingly broad scheme to skim billions of dollars from the coffers of cities and towns across America.
      • Her breathtakingly stupid comment indicates how far behind they are in developing a modern political rhetoric for their values and ideas.
      • How would you feel, if some tabloid hack wrote a breathtakingly unpleasant, factually inaccurate, and demonstrably defamatory article identifying you by name?
      • It's not as if they haven't done some breathtakingly ruthless things.
      • People who were supposed to be providing services could be breathtakingly rude to the customers they were meant to be serving.
      • Knowing the author, it's breathtakingly hypocritical.
      • The patent system is breathtakingly inefficient.
      • The government said that his crimes were "both sophisticated and carefully calculated," not to mention "breathtakingly immoral."
      • I wept at the thought that anyone could be so breathtakingly cruel to the most innocent and defenseless members of our society.
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