英音[ə'staʊnd];美音[ə'staʊnd]
To affect with wonder
v.使震惊、惊骇,使大吃一惊
同义surprise, appall反义becalm名词astoundment
解析:astound来源于中古英语astoned,其意为吃惊。
●surprise, appall与astound都含有“令人惊奇、惊异”的意思。
surprise指为出乎意料的、突然的人或事而感到惊讶。例如:What Mark said in the meeting surprised us.(马克在会议上说的话出乎我们的意料。)
appall指“使惊吓,丧胆”,含有被某事或某人的负面行为吓破了胆,暗指有种无助感。例如:We were appalled when we heard the news.(听到这个新闻,我们震惊了。)
astound指“使大大地震惊”。例如:He was astounded when he heard his son had taken drugs.(听说儿子吸毒,他不禁大为惊讶。)