单词 | astonish |
释义 | astonishv. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > render physically insensible [verb (transitive)] astone1340 dead1382 stony1382 dazea1400 astonish1530 benumb1530 mortifya1533 numb1561 dozen1576 pave1635 deaden1684 torpedoa1772 torpefy1808 the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. > practise anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. [verb (transitive)] > anaesthetize stony1382 astonish1530 astone1543 stounda1617 etherize1847 letheonize1847 anaesthetize1848 apathize1848 chloroform1848 chloralize1878 chloroformize1880 to put under1889 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > dull (the senses) [verb (transitive)] > stun asweveOE stonyc1330 astone1340 astony1340 stouna1400 stounda1400 stuna1400 stoynec1450 dozen1487 astonish1530 benumb1530 daunt1581 dammisha1598 still1778 silence1785 to knock, lay (out), etc., cold1829 to lay out1891 out1896 wooden1904 to knock rotten1919 the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > make emotionally unfeeling [verb (transitive)] > deaden or dull the emotions stupefy?a1425 dullc1440 benumbc1485 slumber?1533 extinguish1540 extinct1542 numb1561 damp1570 hebetate1574 daunt1581 frostbite1593 hebete1597 blunt1600 unedgea1625 engross1626 astonish1635 consopite1647 bate1649 opiate1650 blura1653 hebescate1657 torpefy1808 dozena1810 dullify1838 hebetize1845 chloroform1849 narcotize1852 sodden1863 vastate1892 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 439/1 I astonysshe with a stroke upon the heed, Jestourdis. 1550 Duke of Somerset in M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall Pearle Pref. sig. Avj Medycynes that doeth astonyshe and mortyfye the place. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xlii. xv. 1124 The one smote the king upon the head, the other astonished his shoulder. 1616 Withals' Dict. 597 A kind of fish that hath power to astonish the hands of them that take it, Torpedo. 1635 W. Pemble Wks. 52 The Stoikes..did rather astonish than conquer them [i.e. desires and passions]. ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > make sour [verb (transitive)] > set the teeth on edge edgea1300 astonish1656 1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 321 Teeth astonished. The cause is a sowre tast. The cure: Purslane chewed. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > confuse, bewilder [verb (transitive)] bewhapec1320 mara1350 blunder?a1400 mada1425 to turn a person's brainc1440 astonish1530 maskc1540 dare1547 bemud1599 bedazea1605 dizzy1604 bemist1609 muddify1647 lose1649 bafflea1657 bewildera1680 bother?1718 bemuse1734 muddlea1748 flurrya1757 muzz1786 muzzle1796 flusker1841 haze1858 bemuddle1862 jitter1932 giggle- 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 438/2 I astonysshe, I dull one, I take from him the quicknesse of his wytte. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. ii. xii. 40 The king..as if he had been distracted, was almost astonished at the sight. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] > dismay dismay1297 amayc1330 mayc1380 esmay1393 asmayc1420 formayc1470 esbay1480 astonish1535 appal1548 consternate1651 repall1687 aghast1876 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. ii. 12 Be astonished (o ye heauens), be afrayde, and abashed at soch a thinge. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. iii. 56 When the most mightie Gods, by tokens send Such dreadfull Heraulds, to astonish vs. View more context for this quotation 4. To give a shock of wonder by the presentation of something unlooked for or unaccountable; to amaze, surprise greatly. Also absol. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > cause wonder, astonish [verb (transitive)] marvela1425 esmarvel1477 amaze?1533 wondera1561 bewondera1586 to hold at gaze1594 admire1598 wonder-maze1603 astonish1611 thunderstrike1613 surprise1655 to astonish the natives1801 emmarvel1834 zap1967 mind-blow1970 gobsmack1987 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > be a matter of wonder [verb (intransitive)] > excite wonder dazzle1649 to take a person's breath (away)1700 impress1736 to make a stare1808 astonish1904 to blow (a person's) mind1967 1611 Bible (King James) Matt. vii. 28 The people were astonished at his doctrine. View more context for this quotation 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Persian Wars i. 7 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Cabades..seeing it, was astonisht, and all the Persians with him. 1776–88 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1813) VIII. xliv. 83 The Romans..astonished the Greeks by their sincere and simple performance of the most burthensome engagements. 1844 T. B. Macaulay Earl of Chatham in Ess. (1852) 729 Weymouth had a natural eloquence, which sometimes astonished those who knew how little he owed to study. 1904 L. T. Meade Love Triumphant iii. i There might come to you a knowledge which would astonish and terrify. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1530 |
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