astonish

verb

1. 使十分惊讶；使大为惊奇；使吃惊
   to surprise sb very much
   1. The news astonished everyone.
      这消息使大家十分惊讶。
   2. She astonished us by saying she was leaving.
      她说她要离开，令我们大为惊奇。
   3. It astonishes me (that) he could be so thoughtless.
      我真没有料到他会如此轻率。

1. VERB 使惊讶;使十分惊奇
   If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
   1. My news will astonish you...
      我的消息会让你感到十分惊讶的。
   2. Her dedication constantly astonishes me.
      她的奉献精神总是让我震惊。

1. My news will astonish you
   我的消息会让你感到十分惊讶的。
2. Her dedication constantly astonishes me.
   她的奉献精神总是让我震惊。
3. A matter of repeated occurrence like this will not astonish people.
   这样司空见惯的事，不会使人吃惊。
4. All of these changes will lead to a stronger, more confident China a China that can astonish and enrich the world, a China that your generation will help create.
   所有的这些变化将导致中国更加强大，更有自信，一个将使世界瞩目，也使世界更加丰富的中国。这样的中国就是你们这一代人帮助创立的。
5. Li Lei has been a good friend of mine for several years now, and still his artworks have never ceased to astonish me.
   有幸结识李磊多年，这些年来他的作品总是能带我给极大的冲击和惊喜。
6. But I believe your opinion of him would in general astonish& and perhaps you would not express it quite so strongly anywhere else.
   不过我敢说，你对他的看法大致可以说是骇人听闻的，或许你在别的地方就不会说得这样过火吧。
7. The Firm of Happiness, Limited was one to astonish the stars
   幸福有限责任公司震惊星辰
8. But it seemed that for ordinary people to suggest improvements to their own community merely served to astonish the police.
   但普通民众这一对改进本地社区状况的建议似乎使得警察大为震惊。
9. These words astonish me as much as they amaze you, he said. I ask myself whether these gentleman are delusional or have been given wrong information. But I cannot find a clear answer for such nonsense.
   这些话不仅使你，也同样使我十分惊讶，他说，我不知道他们是在欺骗大众或者是得到的消息有误。
10. I just got astonish with what I read in some of the statement about this phenomenon.
    我刚刚骇跟我看过的一些声明中有关这一现象。
11. Here lies a sleeping giant, let him sleep, for when he wakes, he will astonish the world.
    据说这位科西嘉人曾说过：这里躺着一位沉睡的巨人，让他睡吧，因为当他醒来时，他将会震惊世界。
12. It astonish me that no one have think of this before
    以前谁也没想到这一点，使我感到惊讶
13. The magician's next trick will astonish you.
    魔术师的下一个技巧将使你们大为惊讶。
14. Grandet sat twiddling his thumbs, lost in calculation the results of which were to astonish Saumur one day.
    葛朗台坐在一边把大拇指绕动了四小时，想着明天会教索漠全城吃惊的计算，出神了。
15. He used to astonish me with the clarity of his recollections.
    他回忆往事的清晰程度常使我感到惊讶。
16. The gigantic creation you're about to see might even astonish the most serious cartoon enthusiasts.
    而接下来你要看到的这个巨型机器人恐怕是连铁杆卡通迷也要为之大吃一惊。
17. His studies are very desultory and eccentric, but he has amassed a lot of out-of-the-way knowledge which would astonish his professors.
    他所研究的东西非常杂乱，不成系统，并且也很离破；但是他却积累了不少稀破古怪的知识，足以使他的教授都感到惊讶。
18. It will astonish you to hear what I paid for this ring.
    听到我花多少钱买这枚戒指会使你大吃一惊。
19. However, some actors can astonish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character they are playing.
    不管怎样，有些演员能用他们所演的角色在我们身上激发起来的深深情感震撼我们。
20. That'll astonish Timothy's weak nerves.
    以悌摩西那样衰弱的神经，这件事准会吓坏他。
21. If we go on to the top of the bus, our conduct will astonish the Browns.
    如果我们爬到公共汽车顶上，我们的行为将被认为是荒谬的。
22. This is an example that makes me special astonish.
    这是一个让我非常震惊的例子。
23. 'the Duke answered,'once that bird starts to fly and sing, it will astonish the world.
    ”齐威王说：“这鸟不飞则罢，一飞就冲天；不鸣则罢，一鸣就惊人。
24. Lord Jesus, may your coming to save us never cease to astonish us.
    主耶稣，祢降临拯救我们，愿我们永不停止对这件事发出惊叹。
25. He purposed to both charm and astonish me by his appearance.
    他是想以他的外貌让我着迷，使我吃惊。
26. I am unlikely to give Rocco Forte a run for his money but the beauty of triathlon is that you can astonish yourself with what you can achieve when you put your mind to it.
    我还没有达到向洛克•福特叫板的水平，但是，铁人三项的美好之处在于，你可以让自己大吃一惊：你决定做了，就能完成。
27. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonish to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
    半小时后，当他从屋里出来时，他惊奇地发现小黑羊几乎全身都变成了白色。
28. You have been aware of this coming period for quite some time, but it will still surprise you if not astonish you that so much can be achieved in such a short time.
    很长时间以来，你们已经觉察到即将来临的时期，但是它仍然会使你吃惊，如果不是如此地震惊你的话，它会在十分短的时间里实现。
29. You never fail to astonish me!
    你总是令我惊讶！
30. We have found much to astonish and delight us.
    我们发现了许多使我们又惊又喜的东西。

  surprise amaze astonish astound shock【导航词义：吃惊】

  surprise v. 使吃惊，使惊讶

〔辨析〕普通用词，指对各种意外或突发的事物感到惊异，可用于好事，也可用于坏事。

  amaze v. 使惊奇，使大为吃惊

〔辨析〕语气较强，强调所发生的事情很不寻常、不可思议。

  astonish v. 使惊讶，使吃惊

〔辨析〕语气较强，含难以置信及令人惊叹之意。

  astound v. 使惊愕，使震惊

〔辨析〕指因不寻常的事情发生而使人震惊，语气强于 amaze 及 astonish。

  shock v. 使震惊，使惊骇

〔辨析〕语气强烈，指对所发生的事情表示非常震惊及难以置信。

verb

1. affect with wonder
   1. Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!

   Synonym:    amazeastound