poleaxe
UK ['pəʊl.æks] US ['poʊl-] verb transitive
■to hit someone so hard that they fall down 把…打昏；把…击倒在地•Blake was poleaxed by a missile thrown from the crowd.布莱克被人群中投掷过来的东西打昏在地。 ■informal
■to give someone such a great shock that they do not know what to do 使目瞪口呆•He was completely poleaxed when his wife left him.当妻子离开他时，他震惊得不知所措。 |