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

• 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。
• Just as though nothing utterly astounding is happening.
  就像完全没有什么令人惊骇的事情在发生一样。
• Raw materials had been extracted in astounding volumes.
  原材料被耗用的数量使人震惊。
• However, the discovery that this expansion is accelerating is astounding.
  然后，宇宙膨胀速度正在加快的发现让世人震惊。
• It is an astounding feat.
  这真是惊人之举。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Even his side project, Pixar, was an astounding achievement.
  甚至他的“副业”皮克斯（pixar）都取得了令人瞩目的成就。