1. vt.使惊讶，使大为吃惊　 (cause to) produce great surprise or wonder in sb
2. vt.对…感到惊讶　 be surprised at

　～ the world　使世界震惊
　～ very much　使非常惊讶
　～ amazingly　非常吃惊
　～ blankly　惊呆了
　～ dramatically　出人意料地吃惊
　～ greatly　使非常惊讶
　～ inconceivably　难以置信地惊人
　～ inexpressibly　无法形容地吃惊
　～ intensely　极度吃惊
　～ ludicrously　荒唐可笑地惊人
　～ profoundly　极度地惊人
　～ silently　默默地吃惊
　～ sublimely　极度吃惊
　～ unaffectedly　自然流露地吃惊
　～ unmistakably　显而易见地吃惊
　～ utterly　极度吃惊
　～ at　使对…感到吃惊
　～ at the news　听到这消息感到惊讶
　～ beyond measure　感到万分惊异

　It astonished me.　这件事使我惊讶。
　Her father's sudden death astonished her.　父亲突然逝世，她大为震惊。
　His words astonished all.　他的话使大家感到惊讶。
　The thought astonished him.　这个想法使他大为惊讶。
　The gift of hundred dollars astonished the little girl.　那一百美元的礼物令那小女孩大为惊讶。
　The size of the elephant astonished the boy.　大象的块头令这小孩惊讶。
　The magician's next trick will astonish you.　魔术师的下一个戏法将令你大为惊讶。
　The news of the car accident astonished everybody.　发生车祸的消息使大家非常震惊。
　Truly, you astonished me.　说真的，你让我大吃一惊。
　The editor astonished us when she said that she was already fifty-two.　当那位编辑说她已经52岁时，我们都非常惊讶。
　He astonished me by his appearance.　他的样子真叫我大吃一惊。
　He astonished us by taking a stroll at midnight.　他在半夜里散步使我们惊讶。
　He astonished us by announcing that he would get married in a few days.　他宣布几天后就结婚，这使我们很吃惊。
　The boy astonished us with his skilled English.　我们惊讶于那个男孩熟练的英语。
　They astonished me with the news.　他们告诉我这消息使我颇为震惊。
　The news astonished the world.　这消息震惊了世界。
　I'm astonished at his rapid progress.　他进步之快使我吃惊。
　She was astonished at his vehemence.　她对他的激昂感到惊讶。
　We were astonished at his rudeness.　我们对他的粗鲁甚感惊愕。
　You needn't to be astonished at the result.　你对那结果不必惊奇。
　His parents were astonished at his decision.　他的父母对他的决定感到很吃惊。
　Ruth will be astonished at your coming home in such a manner.　你这个样子回家，鲁思会很吃惊的。
　I am astonished at his doing such a thing.　他做这样一件事，使我感到惊愕。
　You looked astonished at the news.　你看上去似乎对这消息感到惊异。
　I was astonished beyond measure.　我万分惊愕。
　We were all astonished by your failure in the exam.　你考试不及格，我们大家都感到惊讶。
　The tourists were astonished by the majesty of the Great Wall.　长城的雄伟使游客们惊异。
　He was astonished by his mother's appearance.　他母亲的出现使他感到吃惊。
　We were astonished to hear what had happened.　我们听说所发生的事情都大为吃惊。
　I am astonished to meet you here.　在这儿遇见你，我感到惊讶。
　They were astonished to see me so late at night.　夜里这么晚见到了我使他们大吃一惊。
　He was astonished to see how his home town had changed in the past 10 years.　家乡过去10年的变化使他感到惊奇。

　It astonishes me that no one has thought of this before.　以前竟没有一个人想到这一点，这使我非常惊讶。
　I am astonished that he didn't come.　他没有来，我感到惊异。
　She was astonished that he had survived.　她对他能活下来感到惊讶。
　I was astonished that he was not an Englishman.　我很惊讶，他竟不是英国人。
　All of us were astonished that Mr. Li was so rude to him.　李先生对他如此无礼，这使我们都感到惊异。
　I was very much astonished that I could not believe my eyes.　我大为惊异，以至无法相信自己的眼睛。

　It was an astonishing performance for such a young musician.　对于这样一个年轻的音乐家来说，那是一场令人惊异的表演。
　It was an astonishing fact.　那是件令人惊异的事实。
　He gave her an astonished look.　她看到他一副惊异的神色。
　Isn't this an astonished event?　这难道不是一件惊人的事件吗?
　The news was astonishing.　这消息令人吃惊。
　His ignorance is astonishing.　他的无知令人惊讶。
　It is astonishing to me that he should be absent.　他竟会缺席，使我感到惊异。

 ♣ astonish, alarm, amaze, surprise
　参见alarm条。
 ♣ be astonished by, be astonished at
　be astonished by　和be astonished at的意思是一样的，前者是被动结构，其中的astonished是一个完全分词，可译为“（由于，被）…使某人（主语）感到吃惊”，后者是系表结构，其中的astonished是一个表示感觉或心理状态的形容词，可译为“某人（主语）对…感到吃惊”。

　［派生词］ astonishing adj.惊人的‖astonishment n.惊讶，吃惊