Astonishment
[ə'stɒnɪʃmənt] or [ə'stɑnɪʃmənt]
解释:
(noun.) the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; 'he looked at me in astonishment'.
录入:索菲娅--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.
(n.) Dismay; consternation.
(n.) The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement.
(n.) The object causing such an emotion.
整理:玛丽
同义词及近义词：
n. Amazement, wonder, surprise, awe, ADMIRATION.
编辑:卡罗尔
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Wonder, surprise, marvel, amazement, admiration, awe, bewilderment,stupefaction, fascination
ANT:Expectance, expectation, anticipation, foreseeing, absence_of_wonder, awe, etc
埃菲编辑
例句:
- The girl refused; and for the first time, and to the astonishment of the majestic mistress of the school. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- I am all astonishment. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- They supplied me as fast as they could, showing a thousand marks of wonder and astonishment at my bulk and appetite. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
- Astonishment, apprehension, and even horror, oppressed her. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- They both lost their heads with astonishment on being set loose at that time of night, and jumped upon me like a couple of puppies! 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- To Leinster's joy and our astonishment, Lord Worcester said he must really decline my very polite offer, grateful as he felt for it. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- He turned the crank, and to the astonishment of those present it said. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- A great astonishment burst upon him, as if the air had broken. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- To the astonishment of my clerk, I at once decided on granting an interview to the gentleman below. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Mr. Browlow was no less surprised, although his astonishment was not expressed in the same eccentric manner. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- Then with a grand effort she rallied from the shock, and a supreme astonishment and indignation chased every other expression from her features. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- Gabriel started up, and stood rooted to the spot with astonishment and terror; for his eyes rested on a form that made his blood run cold. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- I am sorry I do NOT, said Elinor, in great astonishment, if it could be of any use to YOU to know my opinion of her. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
- She glanced up at his face, with mingled astonishment and dread. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
- Certainly, if you wish it, Mr. Holmes, said the girl in astonishment. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
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