Word · Frequency #18564
astonishing
使惊讶；使震惊
astonishing is the present participle of astonish.
to surprise or amaze someone very much
- 1.
To surprise greatly.
大为惊讶
大为惊讶；使惊讶
In use
The little girl's piano performance astonished the entire family.
It always astonishes me how quickly children learn new languages.
She is astonishing her teachers with her rapid progress.
astonish + object
直接接宾语，表示'使某人惊讶'。
The magician's trick astonished the audience.
魔术师的把戏使观众惊讶。
be astonished + at/by + noun/gerund
常用被动结构，at和by均可。
She was astonished at the sudden change.
她对突然的变化感到惊讶。
be astonished + to infinitive
后接不定式，表示'惊讶地发现/看到…'。
He was astonished to find his wallet missing.
他惊讶地发现钱包不见了。
it astonishes + object + that-clause
使用形式主语it，真正主语是that从句。
It astonished me that she knew the answer.
她居然知道答案，这让我很惊讶。
Verb forms
base astonish · third person astonishes · -ing astonishing · past astonished · past participle astonished
规则动词，过去式/过去分词加-ed
Common mistakes
I am astonish at his success.I am astonished at his success.
“astonish”是动词，在be动词后需要使用过去分词“astonished”来构成描述状态的形容词，表示“感到惊讶”。
She was astonished to the magician's trick.She was astonished at the magician's trick.
“astonished”后应接介词“at”或“by”表示惊讶的原因，而不是“to”。
Connections
Collocations
- be astonished at/by
- 对…感到惊讶
- We were astonished at the news.我们对这个消息感到惊讶。
- it astonishes sb that...
- 令某人惊讶的是…
- It astonishes me that he still believes it.他仍然相信这件事，让我很惊讶。
- never cease to astonish
- 不断令人惊叹
- Her creativity never ceases to astonish us.她的创造力总是让我们惊叹不已。
- astonish the world
- 令全世界震惊
- The discovery astonished the world.这一发现令全世界震惊。
- be astonished to find
- 惊讶地发现
- I was astonished to find the door open.我惊讶地发现门开着。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 astonish 近似 a stone（一块石头）突袭，你“啊”地惊住——使大为惊讶。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、新闻报道、正式写作 该词属中性，书面和口语中都可使用；语气比surprise强，通常用于表达非常意外或令人震惊的事情。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 admonish（/ədˈmɒnɪʃ/，重音在 /ɒnɪʃ/）。其余以 -ish 结尾的词（finish、polish、publish、banish、vanish）重读元音或辅音尾不同，都不与 astonish 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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