astonish
verb [ T ] uk/əˈstɒn.ɪʃ/ us/əˈstɑː.nɪʃ/
使吃惊；使惊讶
to surprise someone very much
I was astonished by how much she'd grown. 她竟然长那么高了，这让我很惊讶。
What astonished me was that he didn't seem to mind. 让我感到诧异的是他好像毫不在乎。
Synonyms: amazeastoundstagger (SHOCK)stun (SHOCK)
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- Her writing shows astonishing depth.
- His facility for languages is astonishing.
- Ellen's familiarity with pop music is astonishing.
- What other astonishing nuggets of wisdom do you have for us?
- Old people often have astonishing powers of recall.