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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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I have a surprise for you: We are moving to Switzerland!

我有一个惊喜的消息要告诉你:我们要搬去瑞士了!

To their surprise, hundreds replied to the advertisement.

令他们吃惊的是,有几百人对广告作出了回应。

It surprised me that a driver of Alain's experience should make those mistakes

令我惊讶的是像阿兰这样经验丰富的司机竟然会犯那样的错误。

They took note that she showed no surprise at the news of the murder.

他们注意到她对谋杀的消息一点都不感到惊讶。

It may come as a surprise to some that a normal, healthy child is born with many skills

一个身体健康正常的小孩天生就会许多技能,这或许会令有些人感到惊奇。

He came back in as I was heading up to the shower. 'Surprise, surprise,' he said.

我正要去淋浴时他回来了。“想不到吧,”他说。