shock

单词辨析:

surprise amaze astonish astound shock 【导航词义:吃惊】
surprise v. 使吃惊,使惊讶
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指对各种意外或突发的事物感到惊异,可用于好事,也可用于坏事。

〔例证〕

She's over 90? You surprise me!

她90多岁了?真想不到!

The old man was quite surprised to find in the envelope a hundred dollar note.

老人十分吃惊地发现信封里装着100美元。

I was much surprised at the news.

听到这个消息,我很诧异。

It surprised them all that she was such a fine swimmer.

她游得这么好,令他们都非常惊讶。

amaze v. 使惊奇,使大为吃惊
〔辨析〕

语气较强,强调所发生的事情很不寻常、不可思议。

〔例证〕

He amazed everyone by passing his driving test.

他驾照考试合格使大家很惊奇。

It amazed her that he was still alive.

他居然还活着令她大为惊讶。

astonish v. 使惊讶,使吃惊
〔辨析〕

语气较强,含难以置信及令人惊叹之意。

〔例证〕

It will astonish you to hear how much I paid for this bag.

听到我花多少钱买这只包会使你大吃一惊。

The news astonished everyone.

这消息令所有人惊讶不已。

Einstein's suggestion in 1905 astonished most of his colleagues.

爱因斯坦1905年提出的想法使他的大多数同行瞠目结舌。

astound v. 使惊愕,使震惊
〔辨析〕

指因不寻常的事情发生而使人震惊,语气强于 amaze 及 astonish。

〔例证〕

His divorce astounded his mother.

他的离婚让他母亲大为震惊。

The judge's decision astounded everyone present.

法官的判决使所有在场的人深感震惊。

It astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday.

为了庆祝我的生日,你竟然千里迢迢乘飞机赶到这里,真是让我受宠若惊。

shock v. 使震惊,使惊骇
〔辨析〕

语气强烈,指对所发生的事情表示非常震惊及难以置信。

〔例证〕

The news shocked the whole world.

这条新闻震惊了全世界。

The child's bad language shocked his mother.

这孩子的脏话使母亲震惊不已。

The hatred in his voice shocked the judge.

他话音里流露出的仇恨让法官震惊。

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His own shock was mirrored on her face.

他和她面面相觑。

He has never recovered from the shock of your brother's death

他从未从你哥哥去世的打击中恢复过来。

Relief workers were shocked by what they saw.

救援人员被眼前的景象惊呆了。

Marianna, the duke's daughter, became mute after a shock.

公爵的女儿玛丽安娜在遭受了一次电击后失声了。

I'm still reeling from the shock of hearing of it

我听了此事后现在仍然震惊不已。

We were always trying to be creative and to shock.

那时我们总是想搞点儿新意,以求惊世骇俗。