astonish
/əˈstɒnɪʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈstɑːnɪʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈstä-nish/ (ame, mw)
astonish — 動詞
- astonishpresent simple I / you / we / they
- astonisheshe / she / it
- astonishedpast simple
- astonishing-ing form
1. to cause someone to feel a strong sense of wonder by doing or being something th
使大為驚訝
讓人因意料之外而非常驚訝
to cause someone to feel a strong sense of wonder by doing or being something they did not expect at all.
Mateo's six-year-old daughter astonished the music teacher by playing the whole piece from memory.
Mateo 六歲的女兒憑記憶完整彈完整首曲子，讓音樂老師大為驚訝。
astonish + somebody + by + -ing for the action that surprises
The size of the old cathedral in Seville astonished the tourists waiting in the square.
塞維亞那座老教堂的規模，讓在廣場上等候的遊客驚訝不已。
subject is an impressive thing; object is the people surprised
Amihan was astonished to learn that her grandmother had once climbed Mount Apo alone.
Amihan 得知奶奶曾經獨自登上阿波火山時，感到非常驚訝。
It astonishes me that nobody in the office noticed the broken window for three days.
辦公室裡竟然沒有人三天內注意到那扇破掉的窗戶，這讓我大為驚訝。
Liang astonished his coach with a personal best in the final swimming race.
Liang 在游泳決賽中游出個人最佳成績，讓教練大感驚訝。
- bore
opposite reaction: nothing interesting or unexpected
文法句型
astonish + somebody
astonish + somebody + with + something
be astonished + that-clause
be astonished + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Stronger than 'surprise' — implies the listener can hardly believe what they saw or heard. Frequently appears in the passive 'be astonished' followed by a that-clause or to-infinitive describing the cause.