astonished 音标拼音: [əst'ɑnɪʃt]
adj . 惊异
惊异
astonished adj 1 :
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock ; "
an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation "; "
I stood enthralled ,
astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral "; "
astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing "; "
stood in stunned silence "; "
stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses " [
synonym : {
amazed },
{
astonied }, {
astonished }, {
astounded }, {
stunned }]
Astonish \
As *
ton "
ish \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Astonished };
p .
pr .
&
vb .
n . {
Astonishing }.] [
OE .
astonien ,
astunian ,
astonen ,
OF .
estoner ,
F . ['
e ]
tonner ,
fr .
L .
ex out tonare to thunder ,
but perhaps influenced by E .
stun .
See {
Thunder },
{
Astound }, {
Astony }.]
1 .
To stun ;
to render senseless ,
as by a blow . [
Obs .]
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Enough ,
captain ;
you have astonished him . [
Fluellen had struck Pistol ]. --
Shak .
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The very cramp -
fish [
i .
e .,
torpedo ] . . .
being herself not benumbed ,
is able to astonish others .
--
Holland .
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2 .
To strike with sudden fear ,
terror ,
or wonder ;
to amaze ;
to surprise greatly ,
as with something unaccountable ;
to confound with some sudden emotion or passion .
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Musidorus . . .
had his wits astonished with sorrow .
--
Sidney .
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I ,
Daniel . . .
was astonished at the vision . --
Dan .
viii .
27 .
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Syn :
To amaze ;
astound ;
overwhelm ;
surprise .
Usage : {
Astonished }, {
Surprised }.
We are surprised at what is unexpected .
We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension .
We are taken by surprise .
We are struck with astonishment . --
C .
J .
Smith .
See {
Amaze }.
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