astonish
- vt.使吃惊;震惊;使十分惊讶;使大为惊奇
过去式： astonished 现在分词： astonishing 过去分词： astonished 第三人称单数： astonishes
as- 朝,向,加强 + ton 打雷 + -ish 造成
astonishThese 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。
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This is an example that makes me special astonish .
这是一个让我非常震惊的例子。
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The Firm of Happiness , Limited was one to astonish the stars
幸福有限责任公司震惊星辰
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I was astonished by the size and complexity of the problem .
这个问题的复杂性和涉及面之广使我感到惊讶。
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I find it absolutely astonishing that you didn 't like it .
你不喜欢它，我感到难以置信。
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He was astonished to learn he 'd won the competition .
他听说他比赛赢了，感到很惊讶。
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She astonished us by saying she was leaving .
她说她要离开，令我们大为惊奇。
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She seemed astonished I had never been to Paris .
我从未去过巴黎，这似乎使她大为惊奇。
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My parents looked astonished at my news .
我的父母听到我的消息后显得十分惊讶。
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I find it astonishing that he should be so rude to you .
他竟然对你这样无礼，真叫我吃惊。
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The helicopter landed before our astonished eyes .
直升机就降落在我们眼前，令人十分惊讶。
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She ran 100m in an astonishing 10.9 seconds .
她以惊人的10.9秒速度跑完了100米。
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Jaguars can move with an astonishing velocity .
美洲豹跑起来速度惊人。
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It astonishes me he could be so thoughtless .
我真没有料到他会如此轻率。
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His ability to absorb information was astonishing , but his concentration span was short
他吸收信息的能力令人吃惊，但是他的注意力持续时间很短。
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It 's astonishing , he 's learned Latin in three hours !
他花了3个小时就学会了拉丁文，真让人吃惊！
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His ability to absorb bits of disconnected information was astonishing .
他吸收利用互不相关的零碎信息的能耐惊人。
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I find life more charming and more astonishing than I 'd ever dreamed .
我发现生活比我想象的更迷人、更不可思议。
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Her panache at dealing with the world 's media is quite astonishing .
她应付世界媒体的派头非常令人吃惊。
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He became famous as an inventor of astonishing visual and aural effects .
他因发明了神奇的视听效果而出名。
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They were astonished to find the driver was a six-year-old boy .
令他们吃惊的是，开车的居然是个6岁的小男孩。
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He was astonished at the high gold content in the 340 million-year-old rock .
他对这块有3.4亿年历史的岩石的高含金量大为惊异。
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It was so unlike him to say something like that , with such intensity , that I was astonished
他一反常态用如此强烈的语气说出那番话，着实让我吃惊。
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I was absolutely astonished by the reaction to our engagement . Everyone started congratulating us .
大家对我们订婚的反应让我非常惊讶。所有人都开始祝贺我们。
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His achievement is astonishing and this book is the jewel in his crown .
他的成就令人震惊，而这部书则是他的杰作。
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It seems astonishing that Bond got away with so much jiggery-pokery for as long as he did .
虽然邦德遭遇的诡计层出不穷，但最后却总能脱离险境，令人惊叹。
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Chris acted astonished as he examined the note
克里斯检查记录时故作震惊状。
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Interviews with politicians were juxtaposed with news items of quite astonishing triviality .
对政治家的访谈与内容相当耸动的八卦新闻放在同一个版面。
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I was frankly astonished at the degree to which different singers can affect the interpretation of a song .
说实话，不同歌手对一首歌曲有如此不同的诠释让我感到惊讶。
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' I 'll be astonished if I win on Sunday , ' laughed Lyle .
“我要是星期天能赢那就真是奇了怪了，”莱尔笑道。
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' I 'm astonished , Benjamin , ' she mocked .
“这太让我吃惊了，本杰明，”她嘲弄道。
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。