stun grenade noun a small bomb that shocks people so that they cannot
do anything, without seriously injuring them
‘stun
gun noun a weapon that makes a
person or an animal unconscious or unable to move for a short time, usually by
giving them a small electric shock # ffc () stunk pp of STINK
stunner
/'stAna(r)/
noun {informal) 1 a person (especially a
woman) or a thing that is very attractive or exciting to look at AfiLWA ( jtf&kX ) ; £fefel>W 2 something, such as a piece of
news, that is very surprising or shocking 4AMi|$#'lf ( infr ) stunning /'stAmri/ adj. 1 extremely attractive or
impressive ft 7* Jg A W ; W; £& A & M £p %{W EYitTi beautiful:
You
look absolutely stunning! jftlf ± A ft fi ft T, o a stunning view of the lake A tfc It W $33fc7jc-fe
2 extremely surprising or shocking A A A Tfjf W; 4 Aft ft W: He suffered a
stunning defeat in the election, fE j$s# 7 'I# J& 0 ►: stunningly adv. :
stunningly beautiful ftAUM 0 a stunningly simple
idea
stunt /stAnt/
noun, verb
b noun 1 a dangerous and
difficult action that sb does to entertain people, especially as part of a
film/movie ( A3h e&MW ) He did all his own stunts.
g filteo o a stunt pilot M
2 (sometimes disapproving) something that is done in order to attract people’s attention ;§; & 31, A ti. M W ft J8 ; A : a publicity stunt 3 (informal) a
stupid or dangerous act M ft fr A; IVe had
enough of her childish stunts.
iTo 0 Don’t yon ever puH a
stunt idee that again! ffc
« verb [VN] to prevent sb/sth
from growing or developing as much as they/it should Ifi *§£-£; ii$'J:
The constant winds had stunted the growth of plants
and bushes, J®A-fc7Ao o His illness had
not stunted his
creativity.
stunt ed /'stAntid/ ad/ that has
not been able to grow or develop as much as it should A; If 7 5L W; A-£77. W; *tEfi#2USW: stunted trees o the
stunted lives of children
deprived of education A W
stunt-man /'stAntmaen/,
stunt-woman
/'stAntwuman/
noun {pi. -men /-men/, -women /-wimin/) a person whose
job is to do dangerous things in place of an actor in a film/movie, etc.; a
person who does dangerous things in order to entertain people (
stu-pefy /‘stjuipifai; NAmE 'stu:-/ verb (stu-pe-fies, stu-pe-
fy-ing, stu-pe-fied, stupe-fied) [VN] [often passive] to surprise or shock sb; to make sb unable to think
clearly (
S£ft7; )
: He
was
stupefied by the amount they
had spent.
jff-ftl ffef ] #
fllfBft 7 7 <> o She was stupefied
with cold. M ► stu-pe-fac-tion /.stjuipi'faekjn; NAmE
,stu:-/ noun [U]
stu-pe-fy-ing
/'stjuipifaur); NAmE 'stu:-/ adj. 1 making you unable to think clearly A M A it if]; 4* A # A 7 if W : stupefying boredom M ft f# it A A fS 2 very surprising or shocking jg A W; 4*AHftW ► stupefy- ing-ly odv.: The party was
stupefyingly dull.
stu pen dous /stjui’pendos; NAmE stu:-/ adj. extremely large or impressive, especially greater or
better than you expect ft A W; 4* A ft BX. W; 77feW Hia staggering: stupendous
achievements ftAWflllfe o stupendous costs ftAW?£$i ►
stu-pen-dous-ly adv.
Stu pid £H» /'stju:pid;
NAmE 'stu:-/ adj., noun m adj. (stupider, stupidest) l!ldHJ
More
stupid and most stupid are also common. * more stupid
ffl most stupid til ^ o 1 showing a lack of thought or good judgement X % iM W; ft
to do. jiftgft#W 7 fT<ft.llo o I was stupid enough
to believe him. ■, fi&ftfi If Wife o It
was
stupid of you to get
involved. ffc # J® A 7 , ft A M fi 0 2
(disapproving) (of a person A) slow to learn or understand things;
not clever or intelligent AW; fl?W; If7
,
7#f W: He’ll
manage—he isn’t stupid, of VJ, W
A Ao 0 Forgetting my notes
made me look stupid. $£ 1&. 7 ^ it £ ft 7 H /R 0 3 [only before noun]
.(informal) used to emphasize that
you are annoyed with sb/sth ( 7C ) If AW: I can’t get the
stupid thing open! & fit M M J L IS X A tfe tT 7 JF! 0 Get your stupid feet
off the chair!
►
stu pid ly adv. : I stupidly agreed to lend him the money, ffc fi &, fi |r] if^M7, 0 Todd stared stupidly at
the screen. ftl^OTfllo «noun [sing.] (informal) if you call sb stupid,
you are telling them, usually in a joking way, that you think they are not
being very intelligent j|?7, AJi ( # F77 TfljiX: > : Yes, stupid, it’s you
I’m talking to! /j, jg 7,
stu-pid-ity
/stju:’pidati;
NAmE stu:-/ noun {pi. -ies) T[U, C, usually pi ]
behaviour that shows a lack of thought or good judgement Mfifr A; $3 : I couldn’t believe my
own stupidity. 7 W fi ¥ ^ I B IP 7FW» 0 the errors and
stupidities of youth 7^N‘ffiWlt^ftI'fi^WfiV 2 [U] the state or
quality of being slow to learn and not clever or intelligent M fi; % stu por /’stju:pa(r); NAmE 'stu:-/ noun [sing., U] a state in
which you are unable to think, hear, etc. clearly, especially because you have
drunk too much alcohol, taken drugs or had a shock ( Iff ft}
JjftW ) #^7tf, ttt- He drank himself
into a stupor, ftfe0 a drunken stupor gfcjfJAS? sturdy /'st3:di; NAmE 'st3:rdi/ adj. (stur dier, stur
di-est)
1
(of an object $) $,) strong and not easily damaged ^ W; M
ES W Eygfl robust ; a sturdy pair of boots -
^^n^Wlft7
0 a
sturdy table 2 (of people
and
animals, or their bodies A. ihVuMjkfo) physically strong and
healthy ft'Jfct W; #>l± W: a man of sturdy build j£j£ji>l±WI!Ao sturdy legs ® It fj W ®l o a sturdy breed of
cattle —
# # ^ 3M >ttWA 3 not easily influenced or changed by other people MAW ; M /E
W; ffl IS W ECU] firm, determined : The village has
always maintained a sturdy independence. &4477#ft^ ► sturdily /-ili/ adv.: The boat was
sturdily made. j#£q^0i 0 a sturdily built
young
man j£j&tt>[±W¥$£^7 0 a sturdily independent
community ^^LW%tK stur-di-ness noun [U]
sturgeon /'st3:d3an;
NAmE ’st3:rd30n/ noun [C, U] {pi. stur-geon or stur-geons) a large sea and freshwater fish that lives in northern regions. Sturgeon are used for food and the eggs (called caviar) are also eaten. If stut-ter /'stAte(r)/ verb, noun
m verb 1 to have difficulty
speaking because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first sound of
some words several times p ^ ^ E E ft il HT1 stammer: [V speech] ‘W-w-what?’ he
stuttered, “ft*---
ft* -- ff A ? o
[VN] I
managed to
stutter a reply. i^EG, JSZ7 — 7„ [also V]
2
[V] (of a vehicle or an engine 3c il 7 M sJc fk zf fJl) to move or start with difficulty,
making short sharp noises or movements ^ M A ft ( afc ft 5® &%J,
) : The car stuttered
along in first gear. R/f-ff.7' *
a noun [sing.] a speech problem
in which a person finds it difficult to say the first sound of a word and
repeats it several times Pfifc; E: He had a terrible stutter, ftk
P P£o
St
‘Valentine^s Day noun the day (14 February)
when people send a card to the person that they love, often without signing
their name on it % ££ 7 , Hf A 7
(2 >i 14 y, 'mmznmmxx i.
St
Vitus’s dance /snt .vaitasiz 'darns; NAmE seint .vaitasiz ‘daens/
noun
{old-fashioned) = Sydenham’s
CHOREA
sty /stai/
noun *1 {pi. sties) = pigsty 2 (also stye) {pi. sties or styes) an infection of the eyelid (=
the skin above or