astound

英[ə'staʊnd] 美[ə'staʊnd]
  • v. 使惊骇;使大吃一惊
astoundingly astounded astounded astounding astounds
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星级词汇:
Verb:
  1. affect with wonder;

    "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"

1. If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
如果把我们能做到的都做了,最终连我们自己都会被吓到。

来自金山词霸 每日一句

2. Their dark humor never failed to astound him.
他们的黑色幽默总能让他咋舌。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance.
过去,他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。

来自辞典例句

4. A repertoire of tricks will astound the esteemed public.
全部节目将使尊敬的观众惊心动魄.

来自辞典例句

5. His practical grasp of affairs and his energy still astound me.
他对事物的实际掌握和他充沛的精力实在使我惊异.

来自辞典例句

    1. Her elopement astounded her parents.
      她的私奔使她的父母大为震惊。
    2. The figures revealed by the report are astounding.
      这份报告透露的数字使人震惊。
    3. The figures in that report astounded everyone.
      那份报告中的数字让每个人大吃一惊。
    4. We were astounded to read your letter.
      我们看了你的信大吃一惊。

astound的详细讲解:

surprise,amaze,astonish,astound,startle,stun
  • 这些动词均含“使惊愕,使惊讶,使惊奇”之意。
  • surprise普通用词,多指因未预料或意外的事而引起的惊奇之感。
  • amaze语气较强,指因认为不可能或极少可能发生情况的出现而感到惊讶或迷惑不解。
  • astonish语气较强,指出乎预料,意外发生,但又无法解释而感到惊奇。
  • astound语气强,指由于事情令人难以置信或实在罕见而使人感到震惊。
  • startle指因突然的惊吓或意料不到的刺激等而使人惊跳或震惊。
  • stun语气最强,指极度惊讶而目瞪口呆,不知所措。