astound
英 [ə'staʊnd]
美 [ə'staʊnd]
助记提示
1. ex- => es- => as- "out" + -tound (ton-) "thunder".
2. 这里的 as- "out" 取引申义,表示:离开、脱离正常的状态或情绪或表情。
3. 字面含义:thunder sb out. => leave someone thunderstruck.
4. 或者:out: 出去、离开、远离。=> 不管。=> 听任、让、使…处于(某种状态)(leave)。
双语例句
- 1. If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
- 如果把我们能做到的都做了,最终连我们自己都会被吓到。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
- 2. Their dark humor never failed to astound him.
- 他们的黑色幽默总能让他咋舌。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance.
- 过去,他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。
来自辞典例句
- 4. A repertoire of tricks will astound the esteemed public.
- 全部节目将使尊敬的观众惊心动魄.
来自辞典例句
- 5. His practical grasp of affairs and his energy still astound me.
- 他对事物的实际掌握和他充沛的精力实在使我惊异.
来自辞典例句