astonish
翻译
使惊讶, 使吃惊
例句
Her performance will astonish you.
她的表演会让你大吃一惊。
It astonishes me that he is still in business.
他竟然还在做生意,这让我感到惊讶。
语法模式
((sb.)) 使(某人)非常惊讶。The news will astonish everyone.
((it astonishes sb. that ...)) ……让(某人)非常惊讶。It astonishes me that you don't know.
近义词
同义词: amaze, surprise, astound, startle
词源
源自古法语 'estoner' (击晕),来自拉丁语 'ex-' (出) + 'tonare' (打雷)。字面意思是“被雷击中”。
记忆技巧
想象一下,惊讶得像是被雷 ('tonare') 击中了一样。