astound

astound

英 [ə'staʊnd]
　　美 [ə'staʊnd]

vt. 使驚駭；使震驚

中文詞源：

astound 吃驚

as來自前綴ex- 變體，此處表強調。詞根ton, 雷，擬聲詞，同thunder. 指如被雷擊。綴生字母d, 同sound.

例句：

1. If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
如果把我們能做到的都做瞭，最終連我們自己都會被嚇到。

2. Their dark humor never failed to astound him.
他們的黑色幽默總能讓他咋舌。

3. He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance.
過去，他表現出來的驚人耐力常讓朋友們大吃一驚。

4. A repertoire of tricks will astound the esteemed public.
全部節目將使尊敬的觀眾驚心動魄.

5. His practical grasp of affairs and his energy still astound me.
他對事物的實際掌握和他充沛的精力實在使我驚異.