stun

verb

/stʌn/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they stun	/stʌn/ /stʌn/
he / she / it stuns	/stʌnz/ /stʌnz/
past simple stunned	/stʌnd/ /stʌnd/
past participle stunned	/stʌnd/ /stʌnd/
-ing form stunning	/ˈstʌnɪŋ/ /ˈstʌnɪŋ/

stun somebody/something to make a person or an animal unconscious for a short time, especially by hitting them on the head使昏迷；（尤指）打昏 synonym knock out
- The fall stunned me for a moment.那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
- The animals are stunned before slaughter.屠宰前要先把动物击昏。
stun somebody to surprise or shock somebody so much that they cannot think clearly or speak使震惊（或惊愕、目瞪口呆） synonym astound
- Her words stunned me—I had no idea she felt that way.她的话令我目瞪口呆，我没想到她会那么想。
- The guests were stunned into silence.客人们惊愕万分，一片哑然。
- The company stunned investors with its third profits warning in five months.该公司五个月中三次发出盈利预警，使投资者感到震惊。
Synonyms surprise
surprisestartle ▪ amaze ▪ stun ▪ astonish ▪ take somebody aback ▪ astoundThese words all mean to make somebody feel surprised.
surprise to give somebody the feeling that you get when something happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or something that you do expect does not happen; to make somebody feel surprised:
The outcome didn’t surprise me at all.这一结果完全在我的意料之中。
startle to surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them:
Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.抱歉，我不是故意吓你一跳的。
The explosion startled the horse.爆炸声使马受了惊。
amaze to surprise somebody very much:
Just the huge size of the place amazed her.仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
stun (rather informal) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock somebody so much that they cannot think clearly or speakastonish to surprise somebody very much:
The news astonished everyone.这消息使大家十分惊讶。
amaze or astonish?These two words have the same meaning and in most cases you can use either. If you are talking about something that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish: He was astonished by his own stupidity.
take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock somebody:
We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction.她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。
astound to surprise or shock somebody very much:
His arrogance astounded her.他的傲慢使她震惊。
Patterns
- It surprises somebody/startles somebody/amazes somebody/stuns somebody/astonishes somebody/takes somebody aback/astounds somebody
- to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody that…
- to surprise/amaze somebody what/how…
- to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody to know/find/learn/see/hear…
- to be surprised/startled/stunned into (doing) something
Topics Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- briefly
- momentarily
preposition
- into
phrases
- stun somebody into silence
stun somebody to impress somebody very much给（某人）以深刻印象；使深深感动 synonym amaze
- They were stunned by the view from the summit.在峰顶看到的景色使他们惊叹不已。

Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estoner ‘astonish’.