dazzle

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daz·zle /ˈdæzəl/ verb [transitiveT]

1 SEE#BRIGHTif a very bright light dazzles you, it stops you from seeing properly for a short time 〔强光〕使目眩，使眼花

a deer dazzled by the headlights

被车头灯光照得目眩的鹿

2 IMPRESSto make someone feel strong admiration 使〔某人〕倾倒

As children, we were dazzled by my uncle’s good looks and charm.

小时候，我叔叔的英俊外表和魅力令我们倾倒。

—dazzle noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

dazzle• She slowly opened her eyes, only to be dazzled by a strong shaft of sunlight.• If you are dazzled by oncoming traffic, slow down and look for a place to stop.• Staring out the train window, we were dazzled by the scenery.• Fire kept flashing in the cave, dazzling her, and it was getting harder and harder to think clearly.• He does not tell her what degree he got but instead dazzles her with wit.• I did not switch on the light in case it should dazzle her.• The skyscrapers of Manhattan dazzled him as emblems of Western industrial progress.• As a speaker he would dazzle listeners with his brilliant wordplay and witty remarks.• The essence of her charm, independent of time, revealed itself for a second in that gesture and dazzled me.• I moved aside so that the light no longer dazzled me.• The Princess's off-the-shoulder dress dazzled the waiting crowds.• Then, as now, a town council was so dazzled they rubber-stamped all this terribly rich man asked of them.

Origin dazzle

(1400-1500) daze

daz·zle verb

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