a·maze

verb

/əˈmeɪz/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they amaze	/əˈmeɪz/ /əˈmeɪz/
he / she / it amazes	/əˈmeɪzɪz/ /əˈmeɪzɪz/
past simple amazed	/əˈmeɪzd/ /əˈmeɪzd/
past participle amazed	/əˈmeɪzd/ /əˈmeɪzd/
-ing form amazing	/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/

to surprise somebody very much使十分惊讶；使大为惊奇；使吃惊
- amaze somebody Just the size of the place amazed her.仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
- amaze somebody what, how, etc… 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 amazes somebody that… 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。
- it amazes somebody to see, find, learn, etc… It amazes me to think what we have achieved this year.想想我们今年取得的成绩，真令我惊讶。
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
Topics Feelingsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- really
- still
verb + amaze
- continue to
- never cease to
- never fail to
- …
Word OriginOld English āmasian, of unknown origin.