stupefaction
noun [ U ] formal uk/ˌstjuː.pɪˈfæk.ʃən/ us/ˌstuː.pəˈfæk.ʃən/
(因困倦、无聊或吸毒而导致的)迷糊,神志不清
the condition of being unable to think clearly, usually because someone is extremely tired or bored, or has taken drugs
Because of the drugs, he was in a state of stupefaction by the time we found him. 由于吸食了毒品,我们找到他时他已经神志不清了。
He was intoxicated to the point of stupefaction. 他醉得几乎昏迷了。
See: stupefy
- More examples
- Football bores me to stupefaction.
- People flock to clubs in search of stupefaction by a combination of decibels, drink and drugs.
- "He saw us?" Eric repeated, in complete stupefaction.
- I read with stupefaction of men who rise every morning and write until 2, then come downstairs to begin drinking.