解 釋 瞪:睜.瞪著眼睛說不出話來。形容因吃驚或害怕而發楞的樣子。
〝目瞪口呆〞是壹個漢語成語。讀音：mù dèng kǒu dāi，釋義：目瞪，睜大眼睛直視；口呆，嘴裏說不出話來。意為因吃驚、害怕、激動而發楞、發傻的樣子。
西漢初年，韓信被封為齊王，丞相蕭何擔心韓信兵權太大，就找樊噲***商計策。樊噲自鳴得意，連誇自己是如何鬥敗項羽，嚇得他目瞪口呆，從而保住主公。面對這淮陰壹餓夫且手無縛雞之力的韓信，只須叫壹兩個人就可以把他壹刀兩斷
例句
鄰居們都目瞪口呆，再不敢動。The neighbours all stood aghast, and dared not move.
我站在那兒目瞪口呆。I stood there dumbfounded.
他的秘書停止了記錄，目瞪口呆地望著我。His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me
教區牧師目瞪口呆地看著他，露出不相信的表情。The Vicar looked at him with open-mouthed incredulity.
他們幾乎目瞪口呆地看著那兩個人朝他們走過來。They watched almost open-mouthed as the two men came towards them
我們震驚、愕然、目瞪口呆，難以置信地搖著頭。We were amazed, shocked, dumbfounded, shaking our heads in disbelief.
看到妳照片中的模特戴著壹個頂上立著壹架玩具飛機的帽子，我真是目瞪口呆。I was really gobsmacked when I saw your picture of a model wearing a hat with a toy airplane on it.
她目瞪口呆地看著這場面，壹時語塞。She was gaping at it, lost for words.
亨德森聽到這個消息壹時目瞪口呆。Henderson was momentarily jolted by the news.
約翰遜目瞪口呆地望著克拉維斯的豪宅。Johnson stared goggle-eyed at Kravis 'sumptuous quarters.
南希目瞪口呆。Nancy's mouth was agape.
滿屋子的人震驚得目瞪口呆。The room became electric with amazement.