astound
翻譯
使震驚, 使驚駭
例句
His magic tricks astound the audience.
他的魔術讓觀眾驚駭不已。
It astounds me that they are still in business.
他們竟然還在營業,這讓我感到震驚。
文法模式
to astound ((sb.)) 使(某人)震驚 The news will astound everyone.
It astounds ((sb.)) that ... ……使(某人)震驚 It astounds me that he can eat so much.
近義詞
Synonyms: amaze, shock, stun, flabbergast; Antonyms: bore, calm
詞源
是 `astone`(擊暈)的變體,源自古法語 `estoner`。結尾的 `-d` 可能是受到了 `sound` 或 `confound` 等詞的影響。
記憶技巧
想像一個聲音(sound)大到讓你震驚(astounds)。