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单词 astonish
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Sometimes they look as if they are astonished to see you there, sometimes they just look cross.Watch a serious game of cricket and you see two teams competing fiercely, but you also see astonishing collaboration.I find the hypocrisy astonishing.As chairman of his local education committee in Blackburn he had been astonished to find himself chairing the governing bodies of half the schools in the town.He said: 'It is astonishing to be that young and to have that knack of being in the right place at the right time.What that man did was quite literally astonishing.It is astonishing to see these tiny birds engaged in such a fierce aerial battle.The bulbs in the secret garden must have been much astonished.It is astonishing that something so readily available is so potent.That she made that journey at all is to me quite astonishing.He says people are astonished when they see him painting.And then something astonishing and terrible would happen.She was quite astonished by the price.His appearance makes for a quite astonishing bit of theatre.Villagers were astonished to see the flame being put on a coach and driven to the next location.Over the years the area has struggled economically but what is happening there at the moment is quite astonishing.But then they did something astonishing.And it would be astonishing to find how soon the change is felt if we had no kindred changes to compare with it.It is astonishing how much life there is in the British woodland.The 40-year-old has seen an astonishing rise in his fortunes.The sound of the howling was astonishing - not something you could just turn over and ignore.Back in the gym, something rather astonishing came of something bad.She was astonished to find that she had only four hours' contact time in her first term.I find it astonishing that policymakers are only just admitting the need for radical change.I am astonished at how much she remembers.I find it absolutely astonishing there is talk about him leaving.I was absolutely astonished to see the face of a policeman looking in through the open door.She said: 'It was astonishing to me.He says: 'People are very much astonished to see me.

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astonish

British English: astonish /əˈstɒnɪʃ/ VERB
If someone or something astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
My news will astonish you.
  • American English: astonish
  • Arabic: يُدهِشُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pasmar
  • Chinese: 惊讶
  • Croatian: iznenaditi
  • Czech: udivit
  • Danish: forbløffe
  • Dutch: verbazen
  • European Spanish: asombrar sorprender
  • Finnish: hämmästyttää
  • French: étonner
  • German: erstaunen
  • Greek: καταπλήσσω
  • Italian: stupire
  • Japanese: 驚かす
  • Korean: 놀라게 하다
  • Norwegian: forbause
  • Polish: zadziwić
  • European Portuguese: pasmar
  • Romanian: a surprinde
  • Russian: ошеломлять
  • Latin American Spanish: asombrar
  • Swedish: förvåna
  • Thai: ทำให้แปลกใจ
  • Turkish: şaşırtmak
  • Ukrainian: дивувати
  • Vietnamese: làm kinh ngạc

Chinese translation of 'astonish'

astonish

(əˈstɔnɪʃ)

vt

  1. 使惊(驚)讶(訝) (shǐ jīngyà)
(verb) 
Definition
to surprise greatly
Her dedication astonishes me.
Synonyms
amaze
He amazed us with his knowledge of local history.
surprise
We'll solve the case ourselves and surprise everyone.
stun
Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end.
stagger
The whole thing staggers me.
bewilder
The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her.
astound
He used to astound us with feats of physical endurance.
daze
We were dazed by the sheer size of the spectacle.
confound
For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts.
stupefy
The aim is to shock, upset, stupefy, or just plain scare them.
boggle the mind
dumbfound
The question dumbfounded him.
flabbergast (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of astound
Definition
to overwhelm with amazement
He used to astound us with feats of physical endurance.
Synonyms
amaze,
surprise,
overwhelm,
astonish,
stagger,
bewilder,
daze,
confound,
stupefy,
stun,
take your breath away,
boggle the mind,
dumbfound,
flabbergast (informal)
in the sense of bewilder
Definition
to confuse utterly
The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her.
Synonyms
confound,
surprise,
stun,
confuse,
puzzle,
baffle,
mix up,
daze,
perplex,
mystify,
stupefy,
befuddle,
flummox,
bemuse,
dumbfound,
nonplus,
flabbergast (informal)
in the sense of confound
Definition
to astound or bewilder
For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts.
Synonyms
bewilder,
baffle,
amaze,
confuse,
astonish,
startle,
mix up,
astound,
perplex,
surprise,
mystify,
flummox,
boggle the mind,
be all Greek to (informal),
dumbfound,
nonplus,
flabbergast (informal)

Synonyms of 'astonish'

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