astounding
英 [?'sta?nd??]
美 [?'sta?nd??]
- adj. 令人震驚的；令人驚駭?shù)?/li>
助記提示
1. ex- => es- => as- "out" + -tound (ton-) "thunder" + -ing.
2. 這里的 as- "out" 取引申義，表示：離開(kāi)、脫離正常的狀態(tài)或情緒或表情。
3. 字面含義：thunder sb out. => leave someone thunderstruck.
4. 或者：out: 出去、離開(kāi)、遠(yuǎn)離。=> 不管。=> 聽(tīng)任、讓、使…處于(某種狀態(tài))(leave)。
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. There was an astounding 20% increase in sales.
- 銷(xiāo)售量驚人地增加了20%。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath.
- 主席說(shuō)的話令人吃驚,所以聽(tīng)眾都屏息聽(tīng)他說(shuō).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. The results are quite astounding.
- 結(jié)果令人無(wú)比震驚。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. The conservatism of the literary establishment in this country is astounding.
- 這個(gè)國(guó)家文學(xué)界的因循守舊令人震驚。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. This is the most astounding confession I have ever listened to.
- 我從來(lái)沒(méi)聽(tīng)到過(guò)誰(shuí)坦白出這樣的事情.
來(lái)自辭典例句