- Things that amaze fill you with confusion and mystery — or they just impress you. Either way, amazing things make an impact.
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- vt. 使吃惊
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1. Just the size of the place amazed her.
仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
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2. What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us.
使我惊诧的是，她竟然能把这件事瞒了我们这么久。
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3. It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time.
在这个时候他还能如此冷静，真让她感到惊讶。
- amaze (v.) "overwhelm or confound with sudden surprise or wonder," 1580s, back-formation from Middle English amased "stunned, dazed, bewildered," (late 14c.), earlier "stupefied, irrational, foolish" (c. 1200), from Old English amasod, from a- (1), probably used here as an intensive prefix, + *mæs (see maze). Related: Amazed; amazing.
amaze ★ / əˈmeɪz ; NAmE əˈmeɪz / verb to surprise sb very much 使惊奇；使惊愕；使惊诧 amazesb ◆ Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。 amazesb what, how, etc… ◆ It never ceases to amaze mewhat some people will do for money. 有些人为了钱什么都会干得出来，这一直使我惊愕不已。 ◆ What amazes me ishow long she managed to hide it from us. 使我惊诧的是，她竟然能把这件事瞒了我们这么久。 it amazes sb that…/to see, find, learn, etc. ◆ It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time. 在这个时候他还能如此冷静，真让她感到惊讶。 ☞synonyms at surprise amaze amazes amazed amazing amaze / əˈmeɪz ; NAmE əˈmeɪz /
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