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astonished 音標拼音: [əst'ɑnɪʃt] adj. 驚異 驚異 astonished adj 1: filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; " an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; " I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; " astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; " stood in stunned silence"; " stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses" [ synonym: { amazed}, { astonied}, { astonished}, { astounded}, { stunned}] Astonish \ As* ton" ish\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Astonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Astonishing}.] [ OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. [' e] tonner, fr. L. ex out tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See { Thunder}, { Astound}, { Astony}.] 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [ Fluellen had struck Pistol]. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] The very cramp- fish [ i. e., torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. -- Holland. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. [ 1913 Webster] Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow. -- Sidney. [ 1913 Webster] I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. -- Dan. viii. 27. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise. Usage: { Astonished}, { Surprised}. We are surprised at what is unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We are struck with astonishment. -- C. J. Smith. See { Amaze}. [ 1913 Webster]
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