【astonishment】 - A-level备考词汇

astonishment

UK:  [ə'stɒnɪʃmənt]

US:  [ə'stɑnɪʃmənt]

n.

1.惊奇,惊讶

2.令人惊讶的事物

3.惊奇,惊异

1 . She stared at him in astonishment.
她吃惊地盯着他。

2 . She stared at me in astonishment.
她惊奇地注视著我。

3 . Here the madman fell silent and looked again at his listeners; and they, too, were silent and stared at him in astonishment.
疯子说到这停下来，看着听众；而他们也愕然注视着他。

4 . His wife had sunk back on the bed near the fireplace, with a face indicative of astonishment.
他的女人好象泄了气似的躺在靠近壁炉的那张破床上，脸上露出惊讶的神情。

5 . the laundress looked on in astonishment , but as she had been promised twenty louis , she made no remark.
那洗衣女露出惊奇的神色，但因为说好她可以拿到二十个路易，所以并不说话。