| 单词 | astonish |
| 释义 | astonishWord family adjectiveastoniedastonishedastonishingadverbastonishinglyverbastonishnounastonishment as·ton·ish /əˈstɒnɪʃ $ əˈstɑː-/ ●○○ verb [transitiveT] SURPRISEDto surprise someone very much 使吃惊，使惊讶 SYN amaze Her reply astonished me. 她的回答让我大吃一惊。 It astonished him that she had changed so little. 他很惊讶，她几乎没怎么变。 What astonishes me most is his complete lack of fear. 最令我吃惊的是，他什么都不怕。 Examples from the Corpus astonish• Stan has now rediscovered the fish bed and is currently preparing new specimens to astonish and delight the world.• Einstein's work still astonishes physicists.• Though depleted by robbery in Thrace on the way home, Vulso's loot astonished the Romans for its size and quality. (1500-1600) astone “to astonish” ((14-17 centuries)) (from Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin extonare, from Latin tonare “to thunder”) + -ish (as in abolish) |
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