"knock for a loop" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 使人大喫一驚
• 使人大為震驚

Definition

讓某人大喫一驚或極為震驚，通常是難以馬上恢復的。常用來形容對意外消息或事件的強烈情感反應。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非常口語化的美式英語表達。多用來描述令人震驚的（多為負面）事件，也可能指正面的驚喜。不要用於正式場合或書寫語境。

Examples

The news really knocked me for a loop.

這個消息真的**讓我大喫一驚**。

Losing his job knocked him for a loop.

失去工作**讓他大為震驚**。

Her sudden arrival knocked us for a loop.

她的突然到來**讓我們大喫一驚**。

Honestly, that answer knocked me for a loop—I didn't see it coming.

說真的，那個回答**讓我很震驚**——我完全沒想到。

When she quit out of nowhere, it really knocked the whole team for a loop.

她突然辭職，真的**讓整個團隊大為震驚**。

It'll knock you for a loop when you see how much the prices have changed.

當你看到價格變化有多大時，你會**大喫一驚**。