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单词 thunderstrikes
释义

thunderstrike

verb

thun·​der·​strike ˈthən-dər-ˌstrīk How to pronounce thunderstrike (audio)
thunderstruck ˈthən-dər-ˌstrək How to pronounce thunderstrike (audio) ; thunderstruck also thunderstricken ˈthən-dər-ˌstri-kən How to pronounce thunderstrike (audio) ; thunderstriking ˈthən-dər-ˌstrī-kiŋ How to pronounce thunderstrike (audio) ; thunderstrikes

transitive verb

1
: to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise : astonish
used in the passive
was thunderstruck at the news
2
archaic : to strike by or as if by lightning
… wake, man, ere God thunderstrike Mayence … Robert Browning

Synonyms

  • amaze
  • astonish
  • astound
  • bowl over
  • dumbfound
  • dumfound
  • flabbergast
  • floor
  • rock
  • shock
  • startle
  • stun
  • stupefy
  • surprise
  • surprize
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Example Sentences

everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1

thunderstrikes

verb

present tense third-person singular of thunderstrike
as in amazes
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • amazes
  • surprises
  • shocks
  • stuns
  • rocks
  • startles
  • bowls over
  • astonishes
  • dumfounds
  • flabbergasts
  • takes aback
  • takes by surprise
  • stupefies
  • blows away
  • knocks for a loop
  • dumbfounds
  • astounds
  • shakes up
  • nonplusses
  • nonpluses
  • disconcerts
  • floors
  • surprizes
  • jars
  • perplexes
  • bewilders
  • blindsides
  • dazes
  • discomfits
  • dismays
  • muddles
  • befuddles
  • confuses
  • confounds
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