Translation/Meaning of "stun sb into awaiting the result in idle despair" — Japanese-English & English-Japanese Translation Dictionary

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stun sb into awaiting the result in idle despair: （人が）呆然となり、そのままただ無為に結果を待つようになるディケンズ著中野好夫訳『二都物語』(A Tale of Two Cities ) p. 166