astonishing 音标拼音: [əst'ɑnɪʃɪŋ]
a . 令人惊讶,惊人的
令人惊讶,惊人的
astonishing adj 1 :
surprising greatly ; "
she does an amazing amount of work ";
"
the dog was capable of astonishing tricks " [
synonym :
{
amazing }, {
astonishing }]
2 :
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm ; "
such an enormous response was astonishing "; "
an astounding achievement "; "
the amount of money required was staggering ";
"
suffered a staggering defeat "; "
the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying " [
synonym : {
astonishing }, {
astounding },
{
staggering }, {
stupefying }]
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 .]
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Enough ,
captain ;
you have astonished him . [
Fluellen had struck Pistol ]. --
Shak .
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The very cramp -
fish [
i .
e .,
torpedo ] . . .
being herself not benumbed ,
is able to astonish others .
--
Holland .
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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 .
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Musidorus . . .
had his wits astonished with sorrow .
--
Sidney .
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I ,
Daniel . . .
was astonished at the vision . --
Dan .
viii .
27 .
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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 }.
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Astonishing \
As *
ton "
ish *
ing \,
a .
Very wonderful ;
of a nature to excite astonishment ;
as ,
an astonishing event .
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Syn :
Amazing ;
surprising ;
wonderful ;
marvelous .
[
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As *
ton "
ish *
ing *
ly },
adv . --
{
As *
ton "
ish *
ing *
ness },
n .
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42 Moby Thesaurus words for "
astonishing ":
amazing ,
appalling ,
astounding ,
breathtaking ,
confounding ,
conspicuous ,
egregious ,
electrifying ,
exceptional ,
extraordinary ,
eye -
opening ,
fabulous ,
fantastic ,
formidable ,
incredible ,
jarring ,
jolting ,
marked ,
marvelous ,
mind -
boggling ,
miraculous ,
notable ,
noteworthy ,
noticeable ,
of mark ,
outstanding ,
overwhelming ,
prodigious ,
remarkable ,
shocking ,
signal ,
spectacular ,
staggering ,
startling ,
striking ,
stunning ,
stupendous ,
superior ,
surprising ,
uncommon ,
wonderful ,
wondrous
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