基本含义
astonish 是一个及物动词，意为“使大为惊讶；使震惊”。语气比 surprise 更强，通常表示因某事出乎意料而感到极度惊讶。
常见结构
astonish + 宾语：The news astonished everyone.be astonished at/by + 名词/动名词：She was astonished at his honesty.be astonished to do something：I was astonished to see him there.
例句
- The magician’s trick astonished the audience.
- We were astonished by how quickly she recovered.
- It astonishes me that he passed the exam without studying.
- He was astonished to hear the truth after all these years.
astonish vs. surprise
两者都可表示“使惊讶”，但 astonish 强调程度更深，接近“震惊”；而 surprise 更常用于日常轻微的意外。
- I was surprised to see her early.（有点意外）
- I was astonished to see her alive!（极度震惊）
派生词
- astonishing（形容词）：令人惊讶的
例：an astonishing result - astonishment（名词）：惊讶
例：To my astonishment, he agreed.