Word · Frequency #40564
thunderstruck
/ˈθʌndəstrʌk/
adjective
惊呆的；目瞪口呆的；震惊的
thunderstruck
- 1.
Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.
惊愕得说不出话的
惊愕得说不出话的；惊愕的；吓呆的；遭雷击的
In use
When she heard the news, she stood thunderstruck, unable to speak.
The audience was thunderstruck by the magician's final trick.
He looked thunderstruck when I told him the price.
be thunderstruck by/at sth
通常与by或at连用，表示原因。
She was thunderstruck by the sudden news.
她被这突如其来的消息惊呆了。
look thunderstruck
He looked thunderstruck when he saw the result.
他看到结果时显得惊愕不已。
Common mistakes
The news thunderstruck everyone.Everyone was thunderstruck by the news.
Thunderstruck 是形容词，不能直接用作及物动词。应使用 be + thunderstruck + by 的结构。
He thunderstruck when he saw the accident.He was thunderstruck when he saw the accident.
Thunderstruck 是形容词，不能用作过去时动词。需加be动词构成系表结构。
Connections
Confusing words
- dumbstruck
- 惊呆的，目瞪口呆的 · dumbstruck 仅有比喻义‘震惊’；thunderstruck 还可指字面义‘遭雷击’。
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