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。
• Asia has a long history of a highly developed culture, and as a result holds many Wonders of the World and astounding historic sites.
  亚洲有悠久的高度文明发展史，并且因此保存了许多世界级的奇迹和令人惊骇的历史遗址。
• I still remember the day of his astounding defeat.
  我仍然记得那天他令人震惊的失败。
• A remarkable or astounding person or thing.
  出众的人，佼佼者出众或惊人的人或物。
• 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。
• And we showed up in astounding numbers to watch their Indians play the Angels.
  而且我们有数量惊人的观众去观看了他们的印第安那队对天使队的比赛。
• The conservatism of the literary establishment in this country is astounding
  这个国家文学界的因循守旧令人震惊。
• It's astounding to me that often, when I take time to identify a problem exactly, a possible solution presents itself.
  当我花时间确切地发现了问题，一个可能的解答就自动出现了，这经常给我带来震惊。
• The extreme events were not the result of an astounding freak of nature.
  这种极端事件并不是令人惊骇的大自然反常的结果。
• Congrats to the Chinese-the pace at which they are catching upto cutting edge military tech is astounding.
  恭喜中国人民-他们在尖端军事技术上的前进步伐实在太引人注目了。