astound

/əs'taund/

Thân thiện

Your ability to speak six languages astounds me.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To affect someone with great surprise or wonder; to shock or amaze someone profoundly.
   • To fill with overwhelming astonishment or disbelief.

Usage

• Transitive Verb: "Astound" requires a direct object. It describes the action of causing extreme surprise in someone or something.
  • The magician's final trick astounded the entire audience.
  • The sheer scale of the ancient ruins astounds every visitor.
• It is often used in passive constructions to describe the state of the person feeling surprise.
  • We were astounded by the generosity of the donation.
  • She stood astounded, unable to speak.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to be astounded at/by something": To be filled with wonder or shock regarding a specific thing.
  • The judges were astounded at the young pianist's skill.
  • I am constantly astounded by the beauty of nature.

Variants and Related Words

• Astounding (adjective): Causing great astonishment or amazement.
  • The team made an astounding recovery.
• Astoundingly (adverb): In a way that causes great surprise.
  • The dessert was astoundingly delicious.

Synonyms

• Amaze: To surprise greatly.
• Astonish: To fill with sudden wonder or surprise.
• Stun: To shock or overwhelm.
• Flabbergast: (Informal) To overcome with surprise and bewilderment.

Antonyms

• Bore: To weary by dullness.
• Expect: To regard as likely to happen.

Idioms and Common Phrases

• "Never cease to astound": Used to express that something or someone is consistently surprising.
  • Your creativity never ceases to astound me.

Học thuật

Verb

1. affect with wonder
   • Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!

Từ đồng nghĩa

• amaze
• astonish