amaze经典引文

1. 震骇
2. 惊诧，惊愕，惊奇，吃惊
3. 惊惊慌慌
4. 好奇

1. 使惊愕，使惊诧，使惊奇，使吃惊
2. 把...弄糊涂，迷惑，使困惑
3. 感到惊奇，惊讶

1. affect with wonder;

   "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
   

2. be a mystery or bewildering to;

   "This beats me!"
   "Got me--I don't know the answer!"
   "a vexing problem"
   "This question really stuck me"
   

1.使惊奇；使惊愕
If somethingamazes you, it surprises you very much.

e.g. He amazed us by his knowledge of Welsh history...
他对威尔士的历史知之甚多，让我们惊讶。
e.g. The Riverside Restaurant promises a variety of food that never ceases toamaze!
滨河饭店总能提供品种繁多、令人称奇的食物。

1. Your knowledge amazes me.
   你丰富的知识令我吃惊。
2. He amazed everyone by passing his driving test.
   他驾驶考试合格使大家很惊奇。
3. It amazed us to hear that you were leaving.
   听到你要走,我们都很吃惊。
4. It amazed her that he was still alive.
   他居然还活着使她感到惊异。
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5. We were amazed by the change in his appearance.
   他的样子变得使我们大为惊讶。

• How vainly men themselves amaze, To win the palm, the oak, or bays.

  出自：Marvell

amaze, alarm, astonish, surprise

这组词共同的意思是“惊异”“震惊”,它们之间的区别是:

1.surprise语气最强, alarm次之, astonish更次之, amaze最弱。

2.在使用场合上:surprise指对事出突然或意外而“惊奇”“惊愕”甚至“震惊”; alarm指由于某种危险或不祥之兆而“惊恐”; astonish指事情的发生不可思议而“难以置信”; amaze指对不太可能的事或根本不可能发生的事而感到“迷惑不解”。

surprise，amaze，astonish，astound，startle，stun

这些动词均含“使惊愕，使惊讶，使惊奇”之意。

surprise普通用词，多指因未预料或意外的事而引起的惊奇之感。

amaze语气较强，指因认为不可能或极少可能发生情况的出现而感到惊讶或迷惑不解。

astonish语气较强，指出乎预料，意外发生，但又无法解释而感到惊奇。

astound语气强，指由于事情令人难以置信或实在罕见而使人感到震惊。

startle指因突然的惊吓或意料不到的刺激等而使人惊跳或震惊。

stun语气最强，指极度惊讶而目瞪口呆，不知所措。