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floored

UK //flɔːd//US //flɔːrd//

词源

源自中古英语 'flor'(地板),最终来自古法语 'flur',与拉丁语 'flos'(花)可能有关联,因古代常用花卉图案装饰地面。

adjective

❶ 形容极度惊讶或震惊的状态,通常因为听到意外消息或看到难以置信的事情。

“I was completely floored when I heard she won the lottery.”

(听说她中了彩票时,我完全惊呆了。)

“The audience was floored by the magician's final trick.”

(观众被魔术师最后的戏法震惊得说不出话。)

❶ 指被击倒在地的状态,常用于拳击或打斗场景中。

“The boxer was floored by a powerful right hook.”

(拳击手被一记有力的右勾拳打倒在地。)

“He got floored in the first round of the fight.”

(他在比赛第一回合就被击倒在地。)

同义词:astonished, stunned, knocked down

verb

❶ 给房间铺设地板,指安装地板材料的动作。

“We floored the living room with oak planks.”

(我们用橡木板给客厅铺了地板。)

“The basement was floored with durable concrete.”

(地下室铺设了耐用的混凝土地面。)

同义词:pave, surface

常见短语

floored by — 因某事感到极度惊讶或震惊,强调突如其来的冲击感。

“Everyone was floored by the team's unexpected victory.”

(所有人都对队伍意外的胜利感到震惊。)