使吃驚 — meaning in English

English meaning

• stupefy verb To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.
• surprise noun Something unexpected, or the feeling caused by it.

Senses

使吃驚 is used for these senses in English:

• stupefy (transitive, especially, law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.
• surprise (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

stupefy — full definition

1. verb To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.
2. verb To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action.
3. verb To deprive a material of the ability to undergo change or movement, especially deformation.

surprise — full definition

1. noun Something unexpected, or the feeling caused by it.
2. verb To cause someone to feel astonished by something unexpected.

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