Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #11636
stun
使震惊；使目瞪口呆
To shock or surprise greatly.
- 1.
To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
使失去能力；尤指通过导致定向障碍或失去意识。
- 2.
To shock or surprise.
使震惊或惊讶。
- 3.
To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball
击打母球使其无上旋或下旋(可带侧旋),与目标球接触后以自然角度继续运动。
- 4.
To enter a stunned state.
进入昏迷状态。
使昏迷；使失去知觉；发愣；呆住；（台球）打定杆；使主球滑行；使失去能力；尤指通过导致定向障碍或失去意识。；使震惊或惊讶。
In use
The sudden news stunned everyone in the room.
Her amazing performance stunned the judges and won her first place.
It stuns me that people still believe such rumors.
stun sb (with sth)
主动语态，表示某事使人震惊。
The news stunned everyone.
这个消息震惊了所有人。
be stunned (by/at sth)
被动语态，强调受影响者。
She was stunned by the sudden attack.
她被突如其来的攻击打昏了。
stun sb into (doing) sth
表示使某人陷入某种状态。
The blow stunned him into silence.
Connections
Collocations
- be stunned by
- 被…震惊
- She was stunned by the sudden resignation.她被突然的辞职消息震惊了。
- stun into silence
- 使…震惊得说不出话
- The audience was stunned into silence by her performance.观众被她的表演震惊得鸦雀无声。
- stun the audience
- 让观众大为震惊
- The magician stunned the audience with his final trick.魔术师用最后一个戏法让观众大为震惊。
- absolutely stunned
- 完全惊呆了
- I was absolutely stunned by the verdict.我被这个裁决彻底惊呆了。
- stun the world
- 震惊全世界
- The discovery stunned the world.这一发现震惊了全世界。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：被电击枪（stun gun）击中，人瞬间 stunned——昏迷或震惊得发愣。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、日常对话、台球/斯诺克 stun 通常为中性词，在新闻、日常口语和一般书面语中都比较自然；表“使震惊”或“打昏”尤为常见。在台球等专业语境中则指控制主球滑行，属于较专门的用法。
Grammar Note
及物动词，常用于被动语态
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 stun 同韵：重读元音都是 /ʌ/，末尾都是 /n/。注意 stun 中的 un 不读作 /juːn/，也不要被 stone /stoʊn/ 这类拼写相近但发音不同的词误导。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.