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astonishment

/uh-ston-ish-muhnt/US // əˈstɒn ɪʃ mənt //UK // (əˈstɒnɪʃmənt) //

惊奇,惊愕,惊诧,惊异

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : overpowering wonder or surprise; amazement: He looked with astonishment at his friends.
    • : an object or cause of amazement.

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Examples

  • On Thursday, multiple Democrats stood to speak against the bill in both House and Senate, many expressing astonishment at the Republican argument that the measure would improve the voter experience.

  • As Truffles approached me on an overhanging branch, my unsentimental friend remarked with astonishment that the animal clearly knew me.

  • Much to our collective astonishment, Chris ended up joining the military.

  • It's the right mix of news reporting, astonishment and outrage.

  • In March of 2020 I watched in astonishment and fear as the pandemic reached my state, the numbers of infected persons increasing in real time as our hospital scrambled to respond.

  • To his astonishment, the driver found the gate open; guards already had abounded the border post.

  • What astonishment that such beauty urges me into bed for a nightlong sweaty roll in tangled sheets.

  • His friend stares in astonishment at Soyinka, who seems unperturbed.

  • The frustrating thing here is the astonishment over it all, over the Iggy Azalea phenomenon.

  • Now in her 70's, living in Ontario, Feld Carr tells the story with a delightful sense of astonishment that it ever took place.

  • Georgie now, to her astonishment, found her movements invariably chronicled in the society journals.

  • It was considerably to Justice Haggard's astonishment that he heard of the invitation to his son and his son's wife.

  • Marcella stood all this while, leaning against the tapestry, in a silent astonishment of thought and feeling.

  • Lucy clapped her hands with delight, her more staid cousin was rapt in pleased astonishment.

  • The bridge that spanned it had, to Harry's astonishment, been only partially destroyed; it could easily be crossed.