[ə'staʊnd][ə'staʊnd]
  • v. 使惊骇;使大吃一惊
  • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    【结构分析】astound=as(=ex,出来)+tound(雷击)→被雷击得魂魄出窍→使震惊=【词源解释】tound←拉丁语tonare(雷击)=【同源词】thunder(雷鸣);astonish(使惊讶)
    谐音记忆法
    可用谐音法,谐音:as 倒的。就像要昏倒的,受到了强烈的震撼—-使震惊。
      verb(动词)
      1. 使震惊;使惊骇

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 使震惊;使惊骇

      The news astounded me.

      听到这个消息,我非常震惊。

    小知识

    Astound means to amaze. Savants, or those with extreme brain abnormalities, can astound people by their ability to play Beethoven sonatas on the piano after having heard them only once.

    Astound has its roots in the verb astonish, originally meaning to stun, and the idea of surprise remains wrapped up in the word. Things like over-the-top fireworks, believable magicians, and the miracle of life tend to astound. But if you lick all your favorite cookies to keep anyone else from taking them––your rudeness could astound as well.

    实用短语

    1. astound-surprise

      令人极为惊讶的,令人惊讶

    2. astound land

      震惊之地

    3. astound d

      使吃惊,使惊骇,使震惊

    4. astound sb

      使某人大吃一惊

    5. you astound me

      你震惊我

    6. exactly astound

      受惊

    同义词辨析

    surprise, amaze, astonish, astound, startle, stun

    这些动词均含”使惊愕,使惊讶,使惊奇”之意。

    • surprise: 普通用词,多指因未预料或意外的事而引起的惊奇之感。
    • amaze: 语气较强,指因认为不可能或极少可能发生情况的出现而感到惊讶或迷惑不解。
    • astonish: 语气较强,指出乎预料,意外发生,但又无法解释而感到惊奇。
    • astound: 语气强,指由于事情令人难以置信或实在罕见而使人感到震惊。
    • startle: 指因突然的惊吓或意料不到的刺激等而使人惊跳或震惊。
    • stun: 语气最强,指极度惊讶而目瞪口呆,不知所措。

    同义词

    vt.使…吃一惊

    amaze  /  astonish  /  surprise

    其他释义

    surprise  /  amaze  /  overwhelm  /  snow  /  astonish

    同根词

    词根:astound

    adj.

    astounding令人震惊的;令人惊骇的