"Gobsmacked" nghĩa là gì?

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"Gobsmacked" = speechless, utterly astonished -> nghĩa là hết sức kinh ngạc, sửng sốt, không thốt nên lời.

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And cough_fit said: “Gobsmacked at you advertising this product @johnlewis . @thegreenparty @greenpeaceuk will agree - studies of latex balloons show that whilst latex is advertised as biodegradable  (bị vi khuẩn làm thối rữa) the chemicals that are added to balloons to give them colour and able to be blown up etc mean they’re no longer environmentally friendly. 

A worried mum has spoken out after being left "gobsmacked" by a hotel's treatment (đối xử) of her teenage daughter. The 18-year-old was left to walk the streets for somewhere to sleep alone after the hotel's mistake.

A Liverpool landlady has said she is 'gobsmacked' after the city council stopped her being allowed to seat customers in the street outside her pub. Carol Ross runs the legendary city centre boozer (quán nhậu) the Roscoe Head and for the past year has been able to put chairs and tables on the street outside the pub for guests to enjoy outdoor drinking.

Carol, whose family have run the famous pub for over 40 years, said: "I was gobsmacked when we got knocked back. "We just presumed we would be able to carry on with this - our customers have loved being able to sit outside and the area has never felt so safe.

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