sửng
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Stunned, stupefied, dumbfounded: A state of being so shocked or surprised that one is temporarily unable to react or speak; mentally paralyzed by a sudden event or news.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy sửng người khi nhận được tin. (He was stunned upon receiving the news.)
- Cô ấy đứng sửng lại, không nói nên lời. (She stood dumbfounded, speechless.)
- Khuôn mặt anh ta thể hiện vẻ sửng sốt. (His face showed a look of stupefaction.)
Advanced Usage
- "sửng người": This is the most common collocation, meaning "to be stunned/shocked (to the core)," often implying a physical freeze in reaction.
- Tiếng nổ làm mọi người sửng người. (The explosion made everyone freeze in shock.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sửng sốt (adj): An intensified form, meaning utterly astonished or flabbergasted.
- Tin tức khiến công chúng sửng sốt. (The news left the public flabbergasted.)
Synonyms
- Stunned: Temporarily deprived of the power to act or feel.
- Dumbfounded: Greatly astonished, struck dumb with surprise.
- Flabbergasted: Extremely surprised.
Related Idioms
- Đứng sững (người) như trời trồng: To stand stock still as if rooted to the ground (from extreme shock).
- Nghe tin dữ, bà ấy đứng sững người như trời trồng. (Upon hearing the bad news, she stood frozen as if rooted to the spot.)
adj
- stunned, stupefied, dumbfounded