astonishment

/uh-ston-ish-muhnt/US // əˈstɒn ɪʃ mənt //UK // (əˈstɒnɪʃmənt) //

惊奇,惊愕,惊诧,惊异

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : overpowering wonder or surprise; amazement: He looked with astonishment at his friends.
- : an object or cause of amazement.

nounstate of surprise

Synonyms

On Thursday, multiple Democrats stood to speak against the bill in both House and Senate, many expressing astonishment at the Republican argument that the measure would improve the voter experience.
As Truffles approached me on an overhanging branch, my unsentimental friend remarked with astonishment that the animal clearly knew me.
Much to our collective astonishment, Chris ended up joining the military.
It's the right mix of news reporting, astonishment and outrage.
In March of 2020 I watched in astonishment and fear as the pandemic reached my state, the numbers of infected persons increasing in real time as our hospital scrambled to respond.
To his astonishment, the driver found the gate open; guards already had abounded the border post.
What astonishment that such beauty urges me into bed for a nightlong sweaty roll in tangled sheets.
His friend stares in astonishment at Soyinka, who seems unperturbed.
The frustrating thing here is the astonishment over it all, over the Iggy Azalea phenomenon.
Now in her 70's, living in Ontario, Feld Carr tells the story with a delightful sense of astonishment that it ever took place.
Georgie now, to her astonishment, found her movements invariably chronicled in the society journals.

/uh-ston-ish-muhnt/US // əˈstɒn ɪʃ mənt //UK // (əˈstɒnɪʃmənt) //

惊奇,惊愕,惊诧,惊异

n.名词 noun

1
- : overpowering wonder or surprise; amazement: He looked with astonishment at his friends.
- : an object or cause of amazement.

nounstate of surprise

Synonyms

On Thursday, multiple Democrats stood to speak against the bill in both House and Senate, many expressing astonishment at the Republican argument that the measure would improve the voter experience.
As Truffles approached me on an overhanging branch, my unsentimental friend remarked with astonishment that the animal clearly knew me.
Much to our collective astonishment, Chris ended up joining the military.
It's the right mix of news reporting, astonishment and outrage.
In March of 2020 I watched in astonishment and fear as the pandemic reached my state, the numbers of infected persons increasing in real time as our hospital scrambled to respond.
To his astonishment, the driver found the gate open; guards already had abounded the border post.
What astonishment that such beauty urges me into bed for a nightlong sweaty roll in tangled sheets.
His friend stares in astonishment at Soyinka, who seems unperturbed.
The frustrating thing here is the astonishment over it all, over the Iggy Azalea phenomenon.
Now in her 70's, living in Ontario, Feld Carr tells the story with a delightful sense of astonishment that it ever took place.
Georgie now, to her astonishment, found her movements invariably chronicled in the society journals.