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be dumbstruck
用作表语，表示状态。
He was dumbstruck when he heard the news.
他听到消息时惊呆了。
惊呆的；目瞪口呆的
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惊呆的；目瞪口呆的
dumbstruck
He was dumbstruck when he heard the news.
他听到消息时惊呆了。
震惊得说不出话
So shocked as to be unable to speak.
因震惊和惊讶而说不出话的样子
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
When she saw the surprise party, she stood dumbstruck and couldn't say a word.
当她看到惊喜派对时，她惊呆地站在那里，一句话也说不出来。
The audience was dumbstruck by the magician's final trick.
观众被魔术师最后的戏法惊得目瞪口呆。
He remained dumbstruck after hearing the incredible news.
听到这个难以置信的消息后，他依然目瞪口呆。
用作表语，表示状态。
He was dumbstruck when he heard the news.
他听到消息时惊呆了。
by/at引出令人惊呆的事物。
She was dumbstruck by the incredible view.
她被那不可思议的景色惊得目瞪口呆。
强调被动结果的状态。
The audience was left dumbstruck by the magician's trick.
观众被魔术师的把戏弄得目瞪口呆。
Not this
The news dumbstrucked everyone in the room.
Use this
The news left everyone in the room dumbstruck.
dumbstruck 是形容词，不能直接用作动词；应使用 'leave someone dumbstruck' 结构。
Not this
I felt dumbstruck when I failed the easy test.
Use this
I felt dumb when I failed the easy test.
dumbstruck 意为'惊呆的'，并非'愚笨的'；表示'愚笨'应用 dumb。
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