【breathtaking】 - A-level备考词汇

breathtaking

UK:  ['breθ.teɪkɪŋ]

US:  ['breθ.teɪkɪŋ]

adj.

1.使人吃惊的,惊人的

2.惊险的

3.令人透不过气来的

4.惊心动魄的

1 . But it had shown "breathtaking legal obfuscation" by its efforts to weaken international standards "absolutely prohibiting" torture.
但美国政府弱化“绝对禁止”折磨的国际标准的行为，显示出“令人吃惊的法律困惑”。

2 . "It is breathtaking that Iran could be working on this sort of material, " said a European government adviser on nuclear issues.
一名欧洲核事务政府顾问称“伊朗在此方面开展工作的消息十分惊人。”

3 . Because most species tend to grow in colonies, the flowering show is often quite breathtaking.
由于大多数品种都是聚集生长的，因此一旦开花就会非常壮观。

4 . SPIEGEL: The impression we have at the moment is of a breathtaking acceleration of history, similar to the fall of the Berlin Wall, in 1989.
镜报：我们当下的印象是历史正以惊人的速度加速前行，与1989年的柏林墙倒塌非常相似。

5 . "The price is low now, but it's in a good neighbourhood with breathtaking views, so it will definitely appreciate, " he said.
“这所房子价格现在很低，但位置不错，而且有着惊人的风景，因此肯定会升值”，他表示。