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

• It seemed an astounding decision.
  这似乎是个惊人的决定。
• I still remember the day of his astounding defeat.
  我仍然记得那天他令人震惊的失败。
• This is the most astounding confession I have ever listened to.
  我从来没听到过谁坦白出这样的事情。
• 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。
• The chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath.
  主席说的话令人吃惊，所以听众都屏息听他说。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A remarkable or astounding person or thing.
  出众的人，佼佼者出众或惊人的人或物。
• Highly developed control systems could guide these rockets with astounding accurancy.
  高度发展的控制系统能够以极高的精确度制导这些火箭。