amaze
英 [əˈmeɪz]
美 [əˈmeɪz]
v. 使惊奇; 使惊愕; 使惊诧
过去式：amazed 第三人称单数：amazes 现在分词：amazing 过去分词：amazed 复数：amazes
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.11151 / COCA.8607
同义词辨析
surpriseamazeastonishastoundshock【导航词义：吃惊】
surprisev. 使吃惊，使惊讶
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指对各种意外或突发的事物感到惊异，可用于好事，也可用于坏事。
〔例证〕
She's over 90? You surprise me!
她90多岁了?真想不到！
The old man was quite surprised to find in the envelope a hundred dollar note.
老人十分吃惊地发现信封里装着100美元。
I was much surprised at the news.
听到这个消息，我很诧异。
It surprised them all that she was such a fine swimmer.
她游得这么好，令他们都非常惊讶。
她90多岁了?真想不到！
The old man was quite surprised to find in the envelope a hundred dollar note.
老人十分吃惊地发现信封里装着100美元。
I was much surprised at the news.
听到这个消息，我很诧异。
It surprised them all that she was such a fine swimmer.
她游得这么好，令他们都非常惊讶。
amazev. 使惊奇，使大为吃惊
〔辨析〕
语气较强，强调所发生的事情很不寻常、不可思议。
〔例证〕
He amazed everyone by passing his driving test.
他驾照考试合格使大家很惊奇。
It amazed her that he was still alive.
他居然还活着令她大为惊讶。
他驾照考试合格使大家很惊奇。
It amazed her that he was still alive.
他居然还活着令她大为惊讶。
astonishv. 使惊讶，使吃惊
〔辨析〕
语气较强，含难以置信及令人惊叹之意。
〔例证〕
It will astonish you to hear how much I paid for this bag.
听到我花多少钱买这只包会使你大吃一惊。
The news astonished everyone.
这消息令所有人惊讶不已。
Einstein's suggestion in 1905 astonished most of his colleagues.
爱因斯坦1905年提出的想法使他的大多数同行瞠目结舌。
听到我花多少钱买这只包会使你大吃一惊。
The news astonished everyone.
这消息令所有人惊讶不已。
Einstein's suggestion in 1905 astonished most of his colleagues.
爱因斯坦1905年提出的想法使他的大多数同行瞠目结舌。
astoundv. 使惊愕，使震惊
〔辨析〕
指因不寻常的事情发生而使人震惊，语气强于 amaze 及 astonish。
〔例证〕
His divorce astounded his mother.
他的离婚让他母亲大为震惊。
The judge's decision astounded everyone present.
法官的判决使所有在场的人深感震惊。
It astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday.
为了庆祝我的生日，你竟然千里迢迢乘飞机赶到这里，真是让我受宠若惊。
他的离婚让他母亲大为震惊。
The judge's decision astounded everyone present.
法官的判决使所有在场的人深感震惊。
It astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday.
为了庆祝我的生日，你竟然千里迢迢乘飞机赶到这里，真是让我受宠若惊。
shockv. 使震惊，使惊骇
〔辨析〕
语气强烈，指对所发生的事情表示非常震惊及难以置信。
〔例证〕
The news shocked the whole world.
这条新闻震惊了全世界。
The child's bad language shocked his mother.
这孩子的脏话使母亲震惊不已。
The hatred in his voice shocked the judge.
他话音里流露出的仇恨让法官震惊。
这条新闻震惊了全世界。
The child's bad language shocked his mother.
这孩子的脏话使母亲震惊不已。
The hatred in his voice shocked the judge.
他话音里流露出的仇恨让法官震惊。
牛津词典
verb
- 使惊奇；使惊愕；使惊诧
to surprise sb very much- Just the size of the place amazed her.
仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。 - It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money.
有些人为了钱什么都干得出来，这一直使我惊愕不已。 - What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us.
使我惊诧的是，她竟然能把这件事瞒了我们这么久。 - It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time.
在这个时候他还能如此冷静，真让她感到惊讶。
- Just the size of the place amazed her.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 使惊奇；使惊愕
If somethingamazesyou, it surprises you very much.- He amazed us by his knowledge of Welsh history...
他对威尔士的历史知之甚多，让我们惊讶。 - The Riverside Restaurant promises a variety of food that never ceases to amaze!
滨河饭店总能提供品种繁多、令人称奇的食物。
- He amazed us by his knowledge of Welsh history...
英英释义
verb
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- affect with wonder
- Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
双语例句
- He amazed us by his knowledge of Welsh history
他对威尔士的历史知之甚多，让我们惊讶。 - You never cease to amaze me!
你总能让我感到惊奇！ - So you will experience leaps and bounds, and they will amaze you where communications are concerned.
所以，你会体验到飞跃的感受，交流的方式也会让你们惊奇。 - You appreciate creativity and imagination that has the power to inspire, uplift, or amaze.
你欣赏具有精神鼓舞、提升力量的或让人惊奇的创造性和想象力。 - The honor, strength, and dedication of my companions never cease to amaze me.
我的伙伴们的勇气、力量和决心从未有所退缩，这让我十分吃惊。 - Amaze your friends down the pub and learn how to make a cigarette disappear from magician Christian Lee.
魔术师克里斯蒂安李的小魔术足够让你的朋友们吃惊不已了。 - You'll amaze your friends by drawing a keyboard or drums on paper and then actually playing them!
你可以在纸上画一台电子琴或者是鼓，然后真的开始弹奏这些乐器，保证让你的朋友大为吃惊！ - You've done all your homework in an hour? You amaze me.
你在一个小时之内做好了全部作业？你真使我吃惊。 - It never ceases to amaze me what people will do to get on television.
人们为了上电视而做的事总是让我很惊讶。 - It never ceases to amaze me how he can talk for so long without ever saying anything interesting.
他怎能讲这么长时间却没有说出任何有趣的东西，这一直令我感到奇怪。