单词	astonishments
释义	astonishment noun as·​ton·​ish·​ment ə-ˈstä-nish-mənt  1 a : a feeling of great surprise and wonder : the state of being astonished : amazement The garden's beauty filled me with astonishment. b : consternation 2 : something that astonishes : a cause of amazement or wonder Everything that he had seen so far … had been so astonishing that he began to wonder whether there could possibly be any more astonishments left. Roald Dahl Synonyms admiration amazement awe wonder wonderment See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The garden's beauty filled me with astonishment. A crowd watched in astonishment as he jumped from the bridge. They discovered to their astonishment that their car had been stolen. Much to the astonishment of her friends and family, she left school to pursue her acting career. Recent Examples on the Web One stepped forward to peer around the cockpit, before shouting in astonishment that there was no man there. Lucia Cheng, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2022 Shipherd, who has trained Han at Armada for about a year and a half, looks at the young star’s meteoric rise with both astonishment and trepidation. Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022 Her father was a neurologist who died of leukemia in his late 50s, after keeping the illness secret for nearly a decade, to the astonishment of Ms. Bank. Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 Her father was a neurologist who died of leukemia in his late 50s, after keeping the illness secret for nearly a decade, to the astonishment of Ms. Bank. Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 And to the astonishment of staff at the university's library, on March 9, the notebooks were returned. NBC News, 5 Apr. 2022 But, in 2018, a storm heading towards the equator changed course and went back towards the north pole—to the astonishment of researchers observing the phenomenon. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Nov. 2021 Yet to the astonishment of those who might have welcomed his absence, Yagman has risen from his ashes and is once again brandishing the law. Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021 To his astonishment, the girl’s stepfather, John Callanan, a tough harbor pilot who embodied the new nation’s pugnacious democratic spirit, took Bedlow to court, initiating his prosecution for rape. Fergus M. Bordewich, WSJ, 22 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition astonishment noun as·​ton·​ish·​ment ə-ˈstä-nish-mənt  : great surprise or wonder : amazement We watched in astonishment. astonishments noun plural of astonishment as in amazements the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual the suddenness of the thunderstorm left the picnickers in a state of astonishment Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance amazements shocks surprises wonderments dismays wonders stupefactions awes surprizes bewilderments confusions startlements consternations startles discomfitures
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