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astonishment

noun
🔊/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/
🔊/əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a feeling of very great surprise大为惊奇；惊诧 synonym amazement
    • To my utter astonishment, she remembered my name.她竟记得我的名字，使我万分惊讶。🔊🔊
    • He stared in astonishment at the stranger.他惊愕地盯着那陌生人。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He expressed astonishment at the results.他对结果表示吃惊。
    • She could not hide her astonishment.她无法掩饰她的惊讶。
    • Then, to my great astonishment, he started to cry.然后，令我大为吃惊的是，他哭了起来。
    • a look of blank astonishment惊愕的神情
    • an air of mild astonishment略微有些惊讶的神态
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • absolute
    • complete
    • …
    verb + astonishment
    • express
    • hide
    preposition
    • in astonishment
    • to somebody’s astonishment
    • with astonishment
    • …
    phrases
    • a gasp of astonishment
    • a look of astonishment
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