astonish
/əˈstɒnɪʃ/
v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
使惊讶;使震惊
释义与例句
v.
使惊讶;使震惊
to surprise someone very much
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The news astonished everyone in the room.
这个消息让房间里的每个人都震惊了。
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It astonished me that she could speak five languages.
她会说五种语言,这令我惊讶。
展开其余 1 条例句
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His sudden resignation astonished the whole company.
他突然辞职令全公司震惊。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
as(加强)+ tonish(与 thunder 雷同源)→ 像被雷击中一样,就是“使震惊”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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astonishment 惊讶;惊愕astonish 的名词形式。
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astonished 感到惊讶的astonish 的过去分词,形容人感到吃惊。
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astonishing 令人惊讶的astonish 的现在分词,形容事物惊人。
同义词
反义词
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expect 预料;期待预料到就不会惊讶,与 astonish 相对。I expected him to arrive late. 我预料他会迟到。
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anticipate 预期;预料anticipate 指事先预料,与 astonish 反义。We anticipated the problem and prepared for it. 我们预料到了这个问题并做了准备。
常见搭配
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astonish sb 使某人惊讶The magic trick astonished the children. 魔术表演让孩子们惊叹不已。
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be astonished at/by 对……感到惊讶She was astonished by his answer. 她对他的回答感到惊讶。
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be astonished to do sth 惊讶地做某事He was astonished to see his old friend. 看到老朋友,他很惊讶。