Astonished
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定义
astonished: 感到吃惊的，感到震惊的
I was astonished that Philip was so nice today, then again... 菲利普斯今天这么好让我震惊，而且...
astonishing: 让人吃惊的，使人震惊的
Pronunciation examples
UK: I was astonished that Philip was so nice today.
US: His behavior astonished me.
示例
- "This is astonishing."
- "The amount of junk food consumed by your countrymen is simply astonishing!"
- "I can honestly say that I haven't been able to forget two things from that evening: your astonishing insight into the world economy and the way you accidentally kissed me on the mouth when you said goodbye."
练习 1
The article states that the members of the EU Commission were "stunned" by this development.
This means that the officials were .
This means that the officials were .
The article states that the members of the EU Commission were "stunned" by this development.
This means that the officials were astonished.
This means that the officials were astonished.
astonished: "To be stunned" means either to be "greatly surprised" or to be physically "shocked" or "confused". The adjective "astonished" expresses this idea of great surprise.
insulted: "To be stunned" does not express that someone feels "insulted", only that they are surprised.
pleased: "To be stunned" does not express that news has "pleased" someone or made someone happy.
angered: "To be stunned" does not express that news has "angered" or made someone angry.
练习 2
Let's get cultural!
Complete each of the sentences below with the correct term used in this dialogue. Choose from the following terms:
isolation | novel | tragic | roads | plot | companionship | astonishing | essence
I was extremely surprised at the news! --> The news was ! "Moby Dick" is a book which contains a long, fictional story. --> Moby Dick is a classic .
This is the main theme, story or scenario of a book or film. --> The of this book was very complicated.
Complete each of the sentences below with the correct term used in this dialogue. Choose from the following terms:
isolation | novel | tragic | roads | plot | companionship | astonishing | essence
I was extremely surprised at the news! --> The news was ! "Moby Dick" is a book which contains a long, fictional story. --> Moby Dick is a classic .
This is the main theme, story or scenario of a book or film. --> The of this book was very complicated.
Let's get cultural!
Complete each of the sentences below with the correct term used in this dialogue. Choose from the following terms:
isolation | novel | tragic | roads | plot | companionship | astonishing | essence
I was extremely surprised at the news! --> The news was astonishing 1! "Moby Dick" is a book which contains a long, fictional story. --> Moby Dick is a classic novel 2.
This is the main theme, story or scenario of a book or film. --> The plot 3 of this book was very complicated.
Complete each of the sentences below with the correct term used in this dialogue. Choose from the following terms:
isolation | novel | tragic | roads | plot | companionship | astonishing | essence
I was extremely surprised at the news! --> The news was astonishing 1! "Moby Dick" is a book which contains a long, fictional story. --> Moby Dick is a classic novel 2.
This is the main theme, story or scenario of a book or film. --> The plot 3 of this book was very complicated.
1 astonishing: The adjective "astonishing" expresses an idea of great surprise or shock. In this scene, Bruno remarks that Horatio's (supposed) ability to smell the ideas in books is "astonishing".
2 novel: A "novel" is a book which contains an imaginary or fictional story that is relatively long. In this scene, Bruno and Horatio discuss two novels by Jack Kerouac and another by John Steinbeck. As an adjective, the term "novel" describes something new and rather different. Example: A car which runs on banana skins instead of petrol is a novel idea.
3 plot: The "plot" of a book or film describes the major story line within it. For example: The plot of Jurassic Park is as follows: Cloned dinosaurs cause havoc on a tropical island.
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