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Astounding Describes Won 英 ə'Staʊndɪŋ] 美 ə'Staʊndɪŋ Adj.令人惊骇的 动词astound的现在分词形式

英语单词 astounding
英美音标 英 [ə'staʊndɪŋ] 美 [ə'staʊndɪŋ]
中文释义 adj.令人惊骇的
动词astound的现在分词形式.
英语例句 (1) His speech was so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath.
(2) His skill level was simply astounding.
中文例句 (1) 他的讲话非常令人震惊,听众们都屏息而听。
(2) 他的技术水平令人拍案叫绝。
vocabulary简明 Astounding is an adjective that describes something bewildering, like the astounding sight of a dog walking on two legs.
vocabulary扩展 When something is astounding, you might find yourself unable to speak — after all, astounding comes from the Middle English word astouned, meaning "to stun." If you see something that's astounding, you might just stare and stare, speechless. Astounding also describes something so surprisingly impressive that it overwhelms, like the astounding news that you just won the lottery.
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]令人惊骇的;令人震惊的 If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
  • The results are quite astounding.

    结果令人无比震惊。

astoundingly
  • ...astoundingly blue eyes...

    蓝得惊人的一双眼睛

  • Astoundingly, an American had won the Tour de France.

    令人惊讶的是,一个美国人获得了环法自行车赛的冠军。

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