Word · Frequency #34022
stupefy
使惊呆；使麻木
to make someone unable to think clearly or feel anything
常指因震惊或药物导致
- 1.
To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action.
因令人痛苦的事而震惊或目瞪口呆。
使昏迷；使眩晕；因令人痛苦的事而震惊或目瞪口呆。；使麻醉；使失去知觉；使惊呆；[法] 使昏迷
In use
The magician's trick stupefied the audience.
The noise from the construction site stupefies me every morning.
She was stupefied by the sudden change of plans.
somebody + stupefy + something
基本及物用法，宾语为人或动物。
The strong medication stupefied the patient.
强效药物使病人麻醉。
somebody + be stupefied + by/with + noun
被动结构，by表原因，with亦可。
He was stupefied by the shocking news.
他被那个令人震惊的消息惊呆了。
somebody + stupefy + something + into + verb-ing
表示使某人陷入某种状态。
The magician's act stupefied the audience into silence.
魔术师的表演让观众惊得鸦雀无声。
Verb forms
base stupefy · third person stupefies · -ing stupefying · past stupefied · past participle stupefied
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
He stupefies by the news.He is stupefied by the news.
stupefy 是及物动词，表示‘使……’，被动语态需要用 be stupefied。错误句中主动形式错误地表达了被动含义。
The magic made me stupefy.The magic stupefied me.
stupefy 本身就是及物动词，不需要用 make + 宾语 + 原形。直接使用动词的过去式即可。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- stupefies
- third person singular
- stupefied
- past, past participle
- stupefying
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
transitive verb; past and past participle: stupefied; present participle: stupefying; third person singular: stupefies
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