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astonish

/əˈstɒnɪʃ/ /əˈstɑnɪʃ/

Meanings
verb

惊讶，震惊.

To surprise greatly.

Examples :

"The unexpected snowstorm astonished everyone in the neighborhood. "
那场突如其来的暴风雪让街坊四邻都感到非常震惊。
sensation emotion mind

Related Words

Illustration neighborhood

neighborhood noun

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

睦邻，近邻关系，睦邻友好。

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

我们之间仅存的邻里关系让我们不得不虚情假意地打招呼。

Illustration snowstorm

snowstorm noun

/ˈsnəʊstɔːm/

暴风雪，雪暴。

"The snowstorm made it impossible to drive to work, so I stayed home. "

这场暴风雪太大了，根本没法开车去上班，所以我待在家里了。

Illustration greatly

greatly adverb

/ˈɡɹeɪtli/

极大地，非常， बहुत

"Expenses greatly exceeded revenues this year."

今年支出大大超过了收入。

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

到，向，往

"Please push the door to."

请把门推上。

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

影响力，门路

"His parents got him an in with the company."

他父母帮他找了关系进了那家公司。

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

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everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

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unexpected adjective

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

出乎意料，始料未及。

"The heavy rain was unexpected; we had planned a picnic in the park. "

这场大雨真是出乎意料，我们本来计划在公园野餐的。

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astonished verb

/əˈstɒnɪʃt/ /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

吃惊，震惊。

"The unexpected announcement of a school holiday astonished everyone. "

学校突然宣布放假，这让大家都感到非常吃惊。

Illustration surprise

surprise noun

/səˈpɹaɪz/

意外，惊喜

"It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."

没想到我欠的钱竟然比我想象的多两倍，真是个意外。