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1 astonish
bámulatba ejt* * *[ə'stoniʃ](to surprise greatly: I was astonished by his ignorance.) megdöbbent- astonishment -
2 electrify
felvillanyozódik, villamos töltéssel ellát* * *1) (to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.) villamosít2) (to excite or astonish: The news electrified us.) felvillanyoz -
3 stagger
dülöngélés, tántorgás, támolygás to stagger: támolyog, rázással osztályoz, lépcsőzetesen eloszt* * *['stæɡə]1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) tántorog2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) megdöbbent3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) lépcsőzetessé tesz• -
4 stun
elszédít, elbódít* * *past tense, past participle - stunned; verb1) (to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head: The blow stunned him.) elkábít2) (to shock or astonish: He was stunned by the news of her death.) megdöbbent•- stunning
См. также в других словарях:
Astonish — As*ton ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. [ e]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder}, {Astound}, {Astony}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
astonish — index confound, confuse (bewilder), overcome (overwhelm), overwhelm Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
astonish — c.1300, astonien, from O.Fr. estoner to stun, daze, deafen, astound, from V.L. *extonare, from L. ex out + tonare to thunder (see THUNDER (Cf. thunder)); so, lit. to leave someone thunderstruck. The modern form (influenced by English verbs in ish … Etymology dictionary
astonish — *surprise, astound, amaze, flabbergast Analogous words: nonplus, dumbfound, bewilder, confound (see PUZZLE): impress, strike, touch, *affect … New Dictionary of Synonyms
astonish — [v] surprise amaze, astound, bewilder, blow away*, blow one’s mind*, boggle, bowl over*, confound, daze, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, knock over*, overwhelm, put one away*, shock, spring on, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, take aback, throw a … New thesaurus
astonish — ► VERB ▪ surprise or impress greatly. DERIVATIVES astonished adjective astonishing adjective astonishment noun. ORIGIN Old French estoner «stun, stupefy», from Latin tonare to thunder … English terms dictionary
astonish — [ə stän′ish] vt. [altered < ME astonien < OFr estoner < VL * extonare (for L attonare) < ex , intens. + tonare, to THUNDER] to fill with sudden wonder or great surprise; amaze SYN. SURPRISE astonishing adj. astonishingly adv … English World dictionary
astonish */ — UK [əˈstɒnɪʃ] / US [əˈstɑnɪʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms astonish : present tense I/you/we/they astonish he/she/it astonishes present participle astonishing past tense astonished past participle astonished to surprise someone very much Beth… … English dictionary
astonish — See amaze. See amaze, astonish, surprise … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
astonish — v. 1) to astonishgreatly, very much 2) (R) it astonished me to learn that he was here; it astonished us that they were able to survive * * * [ə stɒnɪʃ] it astonished us that they were able to survive very much (R) it astonished me to learn that… … Combinatory dictionary
astonish — as|ton|ish [əˈstɔnıʃ US əˈsta: ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: astone to astonish (14 17 centuries) (from Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin extonare, from Latin tonare to thunder ) + ish (as in abolish)] to surprise someone very much =… … Dictionary of contemporary English
