staggering

英 [ˈstæɡərɪŋ]

美 [ˈstæɡərɪŋ]

adj.  令人难以相信的
v.  摇摇晃晃地走; 蹒跚; 踉跄; 使震惊; 使大吃一惊; 使交错; 使错开
stagger的现在分词

现在分词：staggering　

考研TOEFL电力

Collins.2 / BNC.9958 / COCA.9598

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人难以相信的
  so great, shocking or surprising that it is difficult to believe

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人大吃一惊的;令人震惊的
  Something that isstaggeringis very surprising.
  1. ...a three-year contract reputed to be worth a staggering £5,000-a-week...
     据称高达每周 5,000 英镑的三年期合同
  2. The results have been quite staggering.
     结果非常令人震惊。

英英释义

adj

• so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
  1. such an enormous response was astonishing
  2. an astounding achievement
  3. the amount of money required was staggering
  4. suffered a staggering defeat
  5. the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying
  Synonym:astonishingastoundingstupefying

双语例句

• Sandel swayed, but did not fall, staggering back to the ropes and holding on.
  桑德尔摇摆了一下，没有摔倒，蹒跚地退到绳子旁边就支撑住了。
• A handful of people took staggering risks with America's largest financial institutions.
  一小撮人使美国最大的金融机构承担了巨大的风险。
• The federal deficit in America is expected to hit a staggering$ 1.4 trillion this year.
  美国联邦赤字今年预计将达到令人震惊的1.4万亿。
• Her campaign had suffered a staggering setback.
  她的竞选活动遭到重大的挫折。
• But last week, investors received an even more staggering set of numbers.
  近来，投资者收到了一系列更惊人的数据。
• As the mid-term election looms, a staggering number of Americans remain unemployed or underemployed.
  中期选举将近，可失业和未充分就业的美国人仍数目惊人。
• But not so for Gracie, whose mother Nicole spent a staggering$ 32,000 on her birthday party.
  但对于小格雷西可不是这样，因为妈妈妮可为了给她举办生日宴会竟然花掉了32000美元！
• He was hobbling [ staggering] along.
  他晃晃悠悠地往前走。
• A staggering 83 percent of continental European respondents claim to have been physically or emotionally bullied.
  在欧洲大陆的受访者中，有多达83%的人称自己曾受到过人身或情感上的欺凌。
• What are you doing fooling with such a staggering sum of money?
  你拿着这么一大笔钱瞎折腾什么呢？