astounding

英 [əˈstaʊndɪŋ]

美 [əˈstaʊndɪŋ]

adj.  令人震惊的; 使大吃一惊的
v.  使震惊; 使大惊
astound的现在分词

现在分词：astounding　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.20287 / COCA.15438

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人震惊的；使大吃一惊的
  so surprising that it is difficult to believe
  1. There was an astounding 20% increase in sales.
     销售量惊人地增加了20%。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人惊骇的；令人震惊的
  If something isastounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
  1. The results are quite astounding.
     结果令人无比震惊。

英英释义

adj

• bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
  Synonym:dumbfoundingdumfounding
• so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
  1. such an enormous response was astonishing
  2. an astounding achievement
  3. the amount of money required was staggering
  4. suffered a staggering defeat
  5. the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying
  Synonym:astonishingstaggeringstupefying

双语例句

• Astounding, an American had won the Tour de France.
  令人感到震惊地，美国人赢得了法国巡回赛。
• She knitted an astounding purple scarf.
  她织了一条叫人大吃一惊的紫色围巾。
• I find it astounding that you could ever think of doing anything so terrible.
  你竟会想出去做如此可怕的事，真叫我目瞪口呆。
• This astounding and poignant trek, shows proud labourers in five different countries.
  这个惊人和沉重的旅程，展示来自五个不同国家民工的骄傲。
• If I were Italian, I would feel proud because their astounding art contribution to the humankind.
  如果我是意大利人，我会为他们对人类做出的巨大的艺术贡献感到骄傲。
• For the first time, Woltz succeeded in astounding Hagen.
  这是第一次沃尔兹使得黑根震惊住了。
• This time we remain short of the old peak of employment, by an astounding 8.4m jobs.
  而这一次，我们的就业人数距前期的峰值仍相差840万，这一差距令人震惊。
• It is an astounding feat.
  这真是惊人之举。
• He was blessed with an astounding vertical leap, long arms, and the game in his genes.
  他的篮球天赋包括了惊人的垂直弹跳力，很长的臂张，还有他基因里特有的运动能力。
• Such blackmail carried on by means of political terror sometimes reached astounding proportions.
  这种敲诈勒索常常是通过政治恐怖手段进行的，达到了骇人听闻的地步。