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Astonished I Stunned 英 ə'Stɒnɪʃt] 美 ə'Stɑːnɪʃt Adj.惊讶的 动词astonish的过去式和过去分词

英语单词 astonished
英美音标 英 [ə'stɒnɪʃt] 美 [ə'stɑːnɪʃt]
中文释义 adj.惊讶的
动词astonish的过去式和过去分词.
英语例句 (1) I was astonished at the news.
(2) His wife was astonished at the astronomical sum of money he had spent.
中文例句 (1) 这消息着实让我吃了一惊。
(2) 他的妻子被他花的天文数字的钱款惊呆了。
vocabulary简明 If you are astonished, you're feeling the emotional punch of a huge surprise. If you've lived in the city your whole life, the first night you spend in the desert staring at billions of stars will leave you astonished.
vocabulary扩展 Astonished is the adjective form of the verb astonish, which comes from old Anglo-Norman for a blow to the head. We use it now for much more positive feelings, when we are stunned by awe and admiration, and not stunned from being hit in the head with a bat! Synonyms are amazed and astounded.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]感到惊讶的;十分惊奇的 If you are astonished by something, you are very surprised about it.
  [oft ADJ by/at n]
  • I was astonished by his stupidity...

    他的愚笨让我大跌眼镜。

  • They were astonished to find the driver was a six-year-old boy.

    令他们吃惊的是,开车的居然是个6岁的小男孩。

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