英语词汇“astonish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-现代词典

astonishastonish /əˈstɑnɪʃ/ ●●○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYastonish

Origin: 1500-1600 astone to astonish (14-17 centuries) (from Old French estoner, from Latin tonare to thunder) + -ish (as in abolish )

VERB TABLE

astonish

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	astonish
	he, she, it	astonishes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	astonished
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have astonished
	he, she, it	has astonished
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had astonished
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will astonish
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have astonished

to surprise someone very much, especially because of being unusual or unexpected SYN amaze: Einstein’s work still astonishes physicists. It astonished me that she had changed so little in 20 years. [Origin: 1500–1600 astone to astonish (14–17 centuries) (from Old French estoner, from Latin tonare to thunder) + -ish (as in abolish )]