stun
/stʌn/verb
(stunned, stunning)with obj.
1- knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state把…打晕; 使昏迷; 使眩晕:
the man was strangled after being stunned by a blow to the head.
那人头部受重击晕倒后被扼死。
1.1
- (一般作be stunned)astonish or shock (someone) so that they are temporarily unable to react使震惊; 使发愣, 使目瞪口呆; 使惊叹:
the community was stunned by the tragedy.
整个社区居民被悲剧所震惊。
1.2
- (of a sound) deafen temporarily(声音)把…震得暂时耳聋:
anyone inside the room that was bombed would be temporarily blinded and stunned.
在被炸房间里的任何人都会暂时失明和失聪。
词源
Middle English: shortening of Old French estoner 'astonish'.