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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++as·tound /əˈstaʊnd/ verb [transitive]  SURPRISEDto make someone very surprised or shocked 使震惊，使大惊 SYN astonish The judge’s decision astounded everyone. 法官的判决使大家感到震惊。n It astounded me that she succeeded.→ See Verb table
    Examples from the Corpus
    astound• Turner's business sense continues to astound me.    Origin astound (1300-1400) Probably from the past participle of astone; → ASTONISH
    as·tound verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
    to shocked someone Corpus very surprised make or


    astound
    as‧tound /əˈstaʊnd/ verb [transitive]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Origin: Probably from the past participle of astone; ⇨ astonish
    to make someone very surprised or shocked
       SYN  astonish:
        The judge’s decision astounded everyone.
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ surprise to make someone feel surprised, especially because they did not expect something: Her reaction surprised me – I didn’t realize how strongly she felt. | What surprised me was how cheap everything was compared to at home.
       ▪ amaze to greatly surprise someone, for example because something is very good, unusual, or hard to believe: He amazed everyone with his skill. | It amazes me that no one has thought of the idea before.
       ▪ astonish to greatly surprise someone: Myra astonished her doctors by recovering so quickly.
       ▪ astound to greatly surprise or shock someone. Astound sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonish: What astounded him was their inefficiency.
       ▪ take somebody by surprise to happen at an unexpected time, so that people are surprised or unprepared: Security men were taken by surprise as the man ran onto the stage. | His resignation took us by surprise.
       ▪ startle to make someone feel surprised or slightly frightened by doing something they did not expect: The wind made the door shut with a crash, which startled her. | Sudden movements may startle the horse.


    as·toundBrE /əˈstaʊnd/ 🔊NAmE /əˈstaʊnd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they astound BrE /əˈstaʊnd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈstaʊnd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it astounds BrE /əˈstaʊndz/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈstaʊndz/ 🔊past simple astounded BrE /əˈstaʊndɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈstaʊndɪd/ 🔊past participle astounded BrE /əˈstaʊndɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈstaʊndɪd/ 🔊 -ing form astounding BrE /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to surprise or shock sb very much 使震惊；使大惊 SYN astonish ◆His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。🔊🔊◆She was astounded by his arrogance. 他的傲慢使她震惊。🔊🔊<titled tranID="24" status="1">surprise</titled>startle ◇ amaze ◇ stun ◇ astonish ◇ take sb aback ◇ astound

    These words all mean to make sb feel surprised. 以上各词均含使惊奇、使诧异之义。

    • surprise to give sb the feeling that you get when sth happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or sth that you do expect does not happen; to make sb feel surprised 指使惊奇、使诧异、使感到意外：◆The outcome didn't surprise me at all. 这一结果完全在我的意料之中。
    • startle to surprise sb suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them 指惊吓、使吓一跳、使大吃一惊：◆Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. 对不起，我不是存心要吓唬你。◆The explosion startled the horse. 爆炸声使马受了惊。
    • amaze to surprise sb very much 指使惊奇、使惊愕、使惊诧：◆Just the huge size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
    • stun (rather informal) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock sb so much that they cannot think clearly or speak （常用于报章）指使震惊、使惊愕、使目瞪口呆
    • astonish to surprise sb very much 指使十分惊讶、使大为惊奇：◆The news astonished everyone. 这消息使大家十分惊讶。

    amaze or astonish? 用 amaze 还是 astonish？

    These two words have the same meaning and in most cases you can use either. If you are talking about sth that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish. 上述两词意思相同，多数情况下可通用。如果指某事既使人惊愕又使人羞愧则用 astonish：◆He was astonished by his own stupidity. 他对自己的愚蠢感到十分震惊。

    • take sb aback [usually passive] (especially of sth negative) to surprise or shock sb （尤指不好的事）使大吃一惊、使震惊：◆We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction. 她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。
    • astound to surprise or shock sb very much 指使震惊、使大惊：◆His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。

    Patterns

    • It surprises sb/startles sb/amazes sb/stuns sb/astonishes sb/takes sb aback/astounds sb
    • to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound sb that…
    • to surprise/amaze sb what/how…
    • to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound sb to know/find/learn/see/hear…
    • to be surprised/startled/stunned into (doing) sth