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单词 astonish
释义
astonish
verb[T]
uk
/əˈstɒn.ɪʃ/us
/əˈstɑː.nɪʃ/
tosurprisesomeone very much:
使吃惊；使惊讶
I was astonishedbyhow much she'dgrown.她竟然长那么高了，这让我很惊讶。
What astonished me was that he didn'tseemtomind.让我感到诧异的是他好像毫不在乎。
Synonyms
amaze
astound
stagger(SHOCK)
stun(SHOCK)
More examples
  • Her writingshowsastonishingdepth.
  • Hisfacilityforlanguagesis astonishing.
  • Ellen'sfamiliaritywithpopmusicis astonishing.
  • What other astonishingnuggetsofwisdomdo you have for us?
  • Oldpeopleoften have astonishingpowersofrecall.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Surprising and shocking
  • amaze
  • amazing
  • amazingly
  • astonishing
  • astonishingly
  • blinding
  • dynamite
  • earth-shattering
  • earth-shatteringly
  • earthshakingly
  • expectation
  • overtake
  • shocking
  • springsomethingonsomeone
  • stagger
  • staggering
  • staggeringly
  • startle
  • stun
  • thunderbolt
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(Definition ofastonishfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

astonish| American Dictionary

astonish
verb[T]
us
/əˈstɑn·ɪʃ/
tosurprisesomeone very much:
We were astonished at how much she hadaged.
It was astonishing toseethesizeof thecrowdsfor the Pope.

astonishment

noun[U]us
/əˈstɑn·ɪʃ·mənt/
To the astonishment of hercolleagues, sheturneddown theaward.
(Definition ofastonishfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofastonish

astonish
That is monstrous, but it does notastonishme.
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All these recordings are characterized by astonishing vocal blend, perfect enunciation of the texts, and a feeling of genuine liturgical 'presence'.
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They then transferred in turn to a whaleboat that landed them on a rickety jetty where the four astonished shepherds greeted them.
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The vacuolated cytoplasm contains numerous inclusions, sometimes of astonishing size, considering that there is no hint of a cytostome.
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That a president would knowingly surrender so completely his ability to make foreign policy is astonishing.
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It should not be surprising if s/he makes errors in this domain; on the contrary, it would be astonishing if s/he did not.
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Every time we get a glimpse into the world of prehistoric objects of wood, antler, textiles and so on we are astonished.
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We are astonished again when we are leaving it - but this time astonished at our own reactions.
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We were astonished when first we saw this building.
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I got the distinct feeling here of being an astonished onlooker trying to follow other people's arguments.
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What is astonishing is that these apes, in the face of so much futility, persist in their attempts to manipulate people through intentional communication.
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It is astonishing to think of the progress made since then.
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However, this policy was pursued from a position of astonishing weakness.
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Thus, it is not astonishing that some parts of the book are, for their intrinsic nature, rather difficult and addressed prevailingly to mature readers.
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So it may not be astonishing that the validation of the model took place mostly in the context of theoretical physics.
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