as·ton·ish

verb

/əˈstɒnɪʃ/

/əˈstɑːnɪʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they astonish	/əˈstɒnɪʃ/ /əˈstɑːnɪʃ/
he / she / it astonishes	/əˈstɒnɪʃɪz/ /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪz/
past simple astonished	/əˈstɒnɪʃt/ /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
past participle astonished	/əˈstɒnɪʃt/ /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
-ing form astonishing	/əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/ /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/

to surprise somebody very much使十分惊讶；使大为惊奇；使吃惊 synonym amaze
Synonyms surprise
surprisestartle ▪ amaze ▪ stun ▪ astonish ▪ take somebody aback ▪ astoundThese words all mean to make somebody feel surprised.
surprise to give somebody the feeling that you get when something happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or something that you do expect does not happen; to make somebody feel surprised:
The outcome didn’t surprise me at all.这一结果完全在我的意料之中。
startle to surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them:
Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.抱歉，我不是故意吓你一跳的。
The explosion startled the horse.爆炸声使马受了惊。
amaze to surprise somebody very much:
Just the huge size of the place amazed her.仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
stun (rather informal) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock somebody so much that they cannot think clearly or speakastonish to surprise somebody very much:
The news astonished everyone.这消息使大家十分惊讶。
amaze or astonish?These two words have the same meaning and in most cases you can use either. If you are talking about something that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish: He was astonished by his own stupidity.
take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock somebody:
We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction.她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。
astound to surprise or shock somebody very much:
His arrogance astounded her.他的傲慢使她震惊。
Patterns
- It surprises somebody/startles somebody/amazes somebody/stuns somebody/astonishes somebody/takes somebody aback/astounds somebody
- to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody that…
- to surprise/amaze somebody what/how…
- to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody to know/find/learn/see/hear…
- to be surprised/startled/stunned into (doing) something
- astonish somebody 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，令我们大为惊讶。
- You astonish me!你让我大吃一惊！
- it astonishes somebody (that)… It astonishes me (that) he could be so thoughtless.我真没有料到他会如此轻率。
Topics Feelingsb2
Word Originearly 16th cent. (as astonished, in the sense ‘stunned, bewildered, dismayed’): from obsolete astone ‘stun, stupefy’, from Old French estoner, based on Latin ex- ‘out’ + tonare ‘to thunder’.