Astonish
[ə'stɒnɪʃ] or [ə'stɑnɪʃ]
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow.
(v. t.) To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion.
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同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. Amaze, surprise, astound, confound, shock, stagger, stupefy, stun, dumfounder, strike dumb, strike with wonder, petrify with wonder.
芭比整理
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Startle, surprise, confound, amaze, astound, fill_with_wonder, stupefy, alarm,terrify, electrify, scare, dumbfounder
ANT:Rally, encourage, assure, embolden
編輯:拉维恩
解釋/意思:
v.t. to impress with sudden surprise or wonder: to amaze: (Shak.) to stun—older form Aston′y whence the p.adj. Aston′ied dazed bewildered greatly astonished.—Aston′ Astun′ Astoned′ Astunned′ are obsolete.—p.adj. Aston′ished amazed: (obs.) stunned.—adj. Aston′ishing very wonderful amazing.—adv. Aston′ishingly.—n. Aston′ishment amazement: wonder: a cause for astonishment.
錄入:奥维尔
例句/造句/用法:
- This could give him no fresh power that he did not already exercise, but it would be more splendid--it would astonish his mother. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- You astonish me, Sir; he wos a clerk in a gov'ment office, sir. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- He had no wife to call in and astonish, so he rang the bell for his servant. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Oh, I can tell you many things which would astonish you, but I cannot do so yet. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- You nurslings of Protestantism astonish me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Believe me, sweet, I could weep to a degree that would astonish and confound such an elastic mind as yours. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- You astonish me, Mr. Holmes. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The heart was thrilled, the mind astonished, by the power of the preacher: neither were softened. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- I am astonished. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Mr. Bounderby looked more astonished than hospitable, at sight of this uninvited party in his dining-room. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- He at once threw himself on the astonished combatants, with his accustomed energy, and loudly called upon the bystanders to interpose. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Penelope was astonished to find that Miss Clack had not called yet. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Yes, my dear; why should you be astonished? 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- She was too astonished, too much taken by surprise, even to be afraid. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Captain Marryatt writes: I do not know a spot on the globe which so much astonishes and delights upon first arrival as Madeira. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- MY AUNT ASTONISHES ME I wrote to Agnes as soon as Dora and I were engaged. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- You have always a good reason for your opinions, but this astonishes me. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- When one thinks of it, how astonishing a variety of nature! 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- The most extraordinary thing about the man was, that he was contorting his face into the most fearful and astonishing grimaces that ever were beheld. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- An astonishing number of men always _are _getting disappointed there. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- When we were left alone in the stone-flagged kitchen, it was astonishing how rapidly that sprained ankle recovered. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Of this edition, up to the present period (1858), the astonishing number of TWELVE MILLIONS OF SHEETS have been issued, the weight of which amounts to upwards of 335 tons! 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- Waldman inflicted torture when he praised, with kindness and warmth, the astonishing progress I had made in the sciences. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- Under these circumstances it is not astonishing that many of the regiments broke at the first fire. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
編輯:斯坦利