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单词 dumbfound
释义

dumbfound

or dum·found

[ duhm-found, duhm-found ]
/ dʌmˈfaʊnd, ˈdʌmˌfaʊnd /
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verb (used with object)

to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
Also dumb·found·er, dum·found·er .

Origin of dumbfound

First recorded in 1645–55; dumb + (con)found

SYNONYMS FOR dumbfound

amaze, confound, astound, stagger.
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OTHER WORDS FROM dumbfound

dumb·found·er·ment, dum·found·er·ment, noun

Words nearby dumbfound

dumb bunny, dumb cane, dumb cluck, dumb Dora, dumb down, dumbfound, dumbhead, dumbledore, dumbo, dumb sheave, dumbshit
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Example sentences from the Web for dumbfound

  • Google coddled its employees in ways that would leave most employers dumbfounded.

    The complaints of the entitled workers of Silicon Valley|Adam Lashinsky|September 8, 2020|Fortune
  • He can show such familiarity with the Incas affairs as to dumbfound the old boy.

    The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure|Gerald Breckenridge
  • Dumbfound, to perplex, to beat soundly till not able to speak.

    The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten

British Dictionary definitions for dumbfound

dumbfound

dumfound

/ (dʌmˈfaʊnd) /

verb

(tr) to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze

Word Origin for dumbfound

C17: from dumb + (con) found
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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