Dictionary entry
dumfounded
/dʌmˈfaʊnd/
verb
使说不出话来
past tense and past participle of dumfound
- 1.
imp. & p. p. of Dumfound
使说不出话来
In use
The sudden news dumfounded the whole family.
Her answer dumfounded the teacher for a moment.
The magician's trick dumfounded the audience.
be dumfounded by/at sth
常用于被动或系表结构，表示因某事而震惊。
She was dumfounded by the unexpected news.
她被这个意外的消息惊得说不出话来。
be dumfounded to do sth
后接不定式，表示做某事时感到震惊。
He was dumfounded to learn the truth.
他得知真相后惊得说不出话来。
dumfounded look/expression
作定语修饰名词，描述震惊的表情或神态。
He had a dumfounded expression on his face.
他脸上露出惊愕的表情。
Common mistakes
I was dumfounding by the news.I was dumfounded by the news.
dumfounded 是过去分词用作形容词，而现在分词 dumfounding 在此处错误。
He dumfounded at her words.He was dumfounded by her words.
dumfounded 是及物动词的过去分词，应使用被动结构或作形容词，不能作为不及物动词的主动形式。
Connections
Confusing words
- dumbfounded
- 目瞪口呆的 · dumbfounded是形容词，表示惊呆的状态；dumfounded是动词dumfound的过去式，表示使某人说不出话。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.