staggering
US: /ˈstæɡɝˌɪŋ/
UK: /stˈæɡəɹɪŋ/
UK: /stˈæɡəɹɪŋ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
staggering /'stægəriɳ/
- tính từ
- làm lảo đảo, làm loạng choạng; làm choáng người
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
so large, shocking or surprising that it is difficult to believe
Synonym: ASTOUNDING
They paid a staggering £1 million for the house.
staggeringly adverb: staggeringly beautiful / expensive
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 totter, reel, lurch, teeter, sway, walk unsteadily or shakily, pitch, rock, wobble:
When he staggered in, they thought he was drunk till they saw the knife in his back. I was already staggering under the burden of a heavy mortgage and three children and two elderly parents to care for.
2 surprise, amaze, astound, astonish, overwhelm, overcome, dumbfound or dumfound, shock, stupefy, stun, nonplus, floor, confound, bewilder, startle, jolt, shake (up), take one's breath away, make one's head swim, take (someone) aback, throw (someone) off balance, tax, burden, Colloq flabbergast, flummox, bowl over, Slang blow (someone's) mind:
The cost of cleaning up the oil spill will be staggering. He was staggered by her announcement.
3 alternate, space (out), vary, rearrange, zigzag, US change off:
Working hours will be staggered during the holiday period. We could strengthen the structure by staggering the positions of the columns.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be
ADV.
absolutely, quite
The public response was absolutely staggering.
| fairly, pretty
Concise English dictionary
'stægərɪŋ
adj.
+so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
staggers|staggered|staggering'stægə(r)
noun
+an unsteady uneven gait
verb
+walk as if unable to control one's movements
+walk with great difficulty
+to arrange in a systematic order
+astound or overwhelm, as with shock
