astonishvt. 1. fill with wonder,strike with admiration使充满惊奇.引起…的赞赏。 △1H.VI.5.5.1 : “Your wondrous raredescription. noble Earl. / Of beauteous Margaret hathastonished me. ”高贵的伯爵,你对于美丽的玛格利特的奇妙之极的描绘引起了我的赞赏。 2. dismay,terrify使惊愕,使惊吓。 △2H.VI.5.11.145:“That with the very shaking of their chains / Theymay astonish these fell-lurking curs;”他们只要摇晃一下它们身上的链子,就足以把这些躲藏着要害人的恶狗吓坏。 3.stun.stupefy.dumbfound.confound使震惊,使目瞪口呆,使惊呆,使不知所措。 △H.V.5.1.40 (39): “Enough.captain,you have astonished him.”够了,上尉,你已经把他搞得不知所措了。 astonish[əsˈtɔniʃ]v.使惊讶 ◇ be astonished at 使人感到惊愕 to my astonish使我吃惊的是 ‖ astonished adj.惊讶的 astonishing adj.使人惊讶的,惊人的 astonishment n.惊讶,惊奇 ◇ in (with) astonishment惊讶地,惊奇地 to one’s astonishment使某人吃惊的是 |