amaze
- vt.使惊奇;使惊愕
过去式： amazed 现在分词： amazing 过去分词： amazed 第三人称单数： amazes
a- 加强 + maze 迷宫,迷惘
amazeverb
使惊奇；使惊愕；使惊诧
to surprise sb very much
Just the size of the place amazed her.
仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money.
有些人为了钱什么都干得出来，这一直使我惊愕不已。
What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us.
使我惊诧的是，她竟然能把这件事瞒了我们这么久。
It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time.
在这个时候他还能如此冷静，真让她感到惊讶。
These words all mean to make sb feel surprised.以上各词均含使惊奇、使诧异之义。
to give sb the feeling that you get when sth happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or sth that you do expect does not happen; to make sb feel surprised 指使惊奇、使诧异、使感到意外：
The outcome didn't surprise me at all.
这一结果完全在我的意料之中。
to surprise sb suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them 指惊吓、使吓一跳、使大吃一惊：
Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
对不起，我不是存心要吓唬你。
The explosion startled the horse.
爆炸声使马受了惊。
to surprise sb very much 指使惊奇、使惊愕、使惊诧：
Just the huge size of the place amazed her.
仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
( rather informal ) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock sb so much that they cannot think clearly or speak（常用于报章）指使震惊、使惊愕、使目瞪口呆
to surprise sb very much 指使十分惊讶、使大为惊奇：
The news astonished everyone.
这消息使大家十分惊讶。
These two words have the same meaning and in most cases you can use either. Astonish is in general slightly less frequent than amaze , but if you are talking about sth that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, it is more usual to use astonish . |
[usually passive] (especially of sth negative) to surprise or shock sb （尤指不好的事）使大吃一惊、使震惊：
We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction.
她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。
to surprise or shock sb very much 指使震惊、使大惊：
His arrogance astounded her.
他的傲慢使她震惊。
verb
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- be a mystery or bewildering to
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- Synonym: perplex vex stick get puzzle mystify baffle beat pose bewilder flummox stupefy nonplus gravel dumbfound
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- affect with wonder
- Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
- Synonym: astonish astound
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It 's amazing how soon you adapt .
你这么快就适应了，真是令人惊奇。
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It was amazing to see how she made progress in English .
看到她在英语方面取得的进步真是令人惊奇。
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I find it amazing that they 're still together .
他们还在一起，这使我大吃一惊。
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It 's amazing what some people will do for gain .
有的人为一己之利而干出的事令人惊讶。
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We were amazed to find that no one was hurt .
我们很惊异地发现竟没有人受伤。
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Just the huge size of the place amazed her .
仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
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It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall .
令人吃惊的是他们就没有一个人看出大难临头的预兆。
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I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature .
她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。
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It 's amazing how quickly people adapt .
人适应环境的速度之快真是惊人。
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It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time .
在这个时候他还能如此冷静，真让她感到惊讶。
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Just the size of the place amazed her .
仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
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It 's amazing how much computers have come down in price over the past few years .
过去这几年，电脑的价格大大降低，简直令人惊讶。
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She was amazed how little he had changed .
她惊诧的是他竟然没怎么变。
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What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us .
使我惊诧的是，她竟然能把这件事瞒了我们这么久。
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It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money .
有些人为了钱什么都干得出来，这一直使我惊愕不已。
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She has amazing powers of recall .
她有惊人的记忆力。
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That 's amazing , isn 't it ?
真是令人惊叹，是不是？
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She had undergone an amazing metamorphosis from awkward schoolgirl to beautiful woman .
她经历了从笨女生到大美人这一令人惊讶的变化。
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Her hat was an amazing affair with feathers and a huge brim .
她的帽子嵌着羽毛，帽檐很宽，真是件奇物。
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I was banging so loudly I 'm amazed they didn 't hear me .
我把门敲得砰砰响。真奇怪，他们居然没有听见。
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He amazes me with his quickness and eagerness to learn .
他敏思好学，令我惊讶。
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We were amazed by his generosity .
他的慷慨令我们喜出望外。
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It 's amazing how people collect so much stuff over the years
人们竟然日积月累地收集了这么多东西，真令人惊叹。
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It amazed him how easily one could slip into a routine
他惊异地发现人很容易在不知不觉中因循守旧起来。
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It was one of the most amazing films I 've ever seen .
这是我看过的最精彩的电影之一。
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The most amazing thing about nature is its infinite variety .
大自然最让人惊叹的是它的无限多样性。
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You keep on amazing me , year after year , the same old ways .
你不断地给我同样的惊喜，年年如此。
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Most of the cast was amazed by the play 's success
大多数演员都为该剧大获成功而感到惊奇。
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This small country has an amazing variety of landforms .
这个小国家拥有令人惊叹的丰富的地貌类型。
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I was amazed at his speed of working .
他办事之麻利让我深感叹服。
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。
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。
语气较强，强调所发生的事情很不寻常、不可思议。
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。
语气较强，含难以置信及令人惊叹之意。
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。
指因不寻常的事情发生而使人震惊，语气强于 amaze 及 astonish。
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。
语气强烈，指对所发生的事情表示非常震惊及难以置信。
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。
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