astonish
英 [əˈstɒnɪʃ]
美 [əˈstɑːnɪʃ]
v. 使十分惊讶; 使大为惊奇; 使吃惊
过去式：astonished 过去分词：astonished 第三人称单数：astonishes 现在分词：astonishing
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同义词辨析
surpriseamazeastonishastoundshock【导航词义：吃惊】
surprisev. 使吃惊，使惊讶
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指对各种意外或突发的事物感到惊异，可用于好事，也可用于坏事。
〔例证〕
She's over 90? You surprise me!
她90多岁了?真想不到！
The old man was quite surprised to find in the envelope a hundred dollar note.
老人十分吃惊地发现信封里装着100美元。
I was much surprised at the news.
听到这个消息，我很诧异。
It surprised them all that she was such a fine swimmer.
她游得这么好，令他们都非常惊讶。
她90多岁了?真想不到！
The old man was quite surprised to find in the envelope a hundred dollar note.
老人十分吃惊地发现信封里装着100美元。
I was much surprised at the news.
听到这个消息，我很诧异。
It surprised them all that she was such a fine swimmer.
她游得这么好，令他们都非常惊讶。
amazev. 使惊奇，使大为吃惊
〔辨析〕
语气较强，强调所发生的事情很不寻常、不可思议。
〔例证〕
He amazed everyone by passing his driving test.
他驾照考试合格使大家很惊奇。
It amazed her that he was still alive.
他居然还活着令她大为惊讶。
他驾照考试合格使大家很惊奇。
It amazed her that he was still alive.
他居然还活着令她大为惊讶。
astonishv. 使惊讶，使吃惊
〔辨析〕
语气较强，含难以置信及令人惊叹之意。
〔例证〕
It will astonish you to hear how much I paid for this bag.
听到我花多少钱买这只包会使你大吃一惊。
The news astonished everyone.
这消息令所有人惊讶不已。
Einstein's suggestion in 1905 astonished most of his colleagues.
爱因斯坦1905年提出的想法使他的大多数同行瞠目结舌。
听到我花多少钱买这只包会使你大吃一惊。
The news astonished everyone.
这消息令所有人惊讶不已。
Einstein's suggestion in 1905 astonished most of his colleagues.
爱因斯坦1905年提出的想法使他的大多数同行瞠目结舌。
astoundv. 使惊愕，使震惊
〔辨析〕
指因不寻常的事情发生而使人震惊，语气强于 amaze 及 astonish。
〔例证〕
His divorce astounded his mother.
他的离婚让他母亲大为震惊。
The judge's decision astounded everyone present.
法官的判决使所有在场的人深感震惊。
It astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday.
为了庆祝我的生日，你竟然千里迢迢乘飞机赶到这里，真是让我受宠若惊。
他的离婚让他母亲大为震惊。
The judge's decision astounded everyone present.
法官的判决使所有在场的人深感震惊。
It astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday.
为了庆祝我的生日，你竟然千里迢迢乘飞机赶到这里，真是让我受宠若惊。
shockv. 使震惊，使惊骇
〔辨析〕
语气强烈，指对所发生的事情表示非常震惊及难以置信。
〔例证〕
The news shocked the whole world.
这条新闻震惊了全世界。
The child's bad language shocked his mother.
这孩子的脏话使母亲震惊不已。
The hatred in his voice shocked the judge.
他话音里流露出的仇恨让法官震惊。
这条新闻震惊了全世界。
The child's bad language shocked his mother.
这孩子的脏话使母亲震惊不已。
The hatred in his voice shocked the judge.
他话音里流露出的仇恨让法官震惊。
牛津词典
verb
- 使十分惊讶；使大为惊奇；使吃惊
to surprise sb very much- The news astonished everyone.
这消息使大家十分惊讶。 - She astonished us by saying she was leaving.
她说她要离开，令我们大为惊奇。 - It astonishes me (that) he could be so thoughtless.
我真没有料到他会如此轻率。
- The news astonished everyone.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 使惊讶;使十分惊奇
If something or someoneastonishesyou, they surprise you very much.- My news will astonish you...
我的消息会让你感到十分惊讶的。 - Her dedication constantly astonishes me.
她的奉献精神总是让我震惊。
- My news will astonish you...
英英释义
verb
双语例句
- Her dedication constantly astonishes me.
她的奉献精神总是让我震惊。 - If we go on to the top of the bus, our conduct will astonish the Browns.
如果我们爬到公共汽车顶上，我们的行为将被认为是荒谬的。 - Lord Jesus, may your coming to save us never cease to astonish us.
主耶稣，祢降临拯救我们，愿我们永不停止对这件事发出惊叹。 - It will astonish you to hear what I paid for this ring.
听到我花多少钱买这枚戒指会使你大吃一惊。 - 'the Duke answered,'once that bird starts to fly and sing, it will astonish the world.
”齐威王说：“这鸟不飞则罢，一飞就冲天；不鸣则罢，一鸣就惊人。 - We have found much to astonish and delight us.
我们发现了许多使我们又惊又喜的东西。 - But it seemed that for ordinary people to suggest improvements to their own community merely served to astonish the police.
但普通民众这一对改进本地社区状况的建议似乎使得警察大为震惊。 - Here lies a sleeping giant, let him sleep, for when he wakes, he will astonish the world.
据说这位科西嘉人曾说过：这里躺着一位沉睡的巨人，让他睡吧，因为当他醒来时，他将会震惊世界。 - However, some actors can astonish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character they are playing.
不管怎样，有些演员能用他们所演的角色在我们身上激发起来的深深情感震撼我们。 - The magician's next trick will astonish you.
魔术师的下一个技巧将使你们大为惊讶。