astonish
verbto surprise somebody very much 使十分惊讶；使大为惊奇；使吃惊 Synonyms surprisesurprise- startle
- amaze
- stun
- astonish
- take somebody aback
- astound
- surprise to give somebody the feeling that you get when something happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or something that you do expect does not happen; to make somebody feel surprised:
The outcome didn’t surprise me at all. 这一结果完全在我的意料之中。
- startle to surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them:
Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you. 抱歉，我不是故意吓你一跳的。 The explosion startled the horse. 爆炸声使马受了惊。
- amaze to surprise somebody very much:
Just the huge size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
- stun (rather informal) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock somebody so much that they cannot think clearly or speak
- astonish to surprise somebody very much:
The news astonished everyone. 这消息使大家十分惊讶。
amaze or astonish? 用 amaze 还是 astonish？ - take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock somebody:
We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction. 她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。
- astound to surprise or shock somebody very much:
His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
- It surprises somebody/startles somebody/amazes somebody/stuns somebody/astonishes somebody/takes somebody aback/astounds somebody
- to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody that…
- to surprise/amaze somebody what/how…
- to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody to know/find/learn/see/hear…
- to be surprised/startled/stunned into (doing) something
- astonish somebody
The news astonished everyone. 这消息使大家十分惊讶。 She astonished us by saying she was leaving. 她说她要离开，令我们大为惊讶。 You astonish me! 你让我大吃一惊！ - it astonishes somebody (that)…
It astonishes me (that) he could be so thoughtless. 我真没有料到他会如此轻率。
Word Originearly 16th cent. (as astonished, in the sense ‘stunned, bewildered, dismayed’): from obsolete astone ‘stun, stupefy’, from Old French estoner, based on Latin ex- ‘out’ + tonare ‘to thunder’.