astonish
vt.使惊讶
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副词:astonishingly 动词过去式:astonished 过去分词:astonished 现在分词:astonishing 第三人称单数:astonishes
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astonish
/ə'stɒnɪʃ; ə`stɑnɪʃ/
v [Tn] surprise (sb) greatly 使(某人)惊讶, 吃惊, 震惊
*The news astonished everyone. 这消息使大家感到惊讶.
* It astonishes me that no one has thought of this before. 以前谁也没想到这一点, 使我感到惊讶.
* He was astonished to hear he had got the job. 他听到获得了那份工作而感到惊讶.
astonish
v [T][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: astone
'to astonish' (14-17 centuries) (from
Old French estoner, from
Vulgar Latin extonare, from
Latin tonare
'to thunder') + -ish (as in abolish)]
to surprise someone very much
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amaze Her reply astonished me. It astonished him that she had changed so little. What astonishes me most is his complete lack of fear.