亚洲网紅露点

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astonish

[ uh-ston-ish ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze:

    Her easy humor and keen intellect astonished me.

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astonish

/ 蓹藞蝉迟蓲苍瑟蕛 /

verb

  1. tr to fill with amazement; surprise greatly
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补蝉路迟辞苍路颈蝉丑路别谤 noun
  • 蝉耻路辫别谤路补蝉路迟辞苍路颈蝉丑 verb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of astonish1

First recorded in 1525鈥35; Middle English astonyen, astonen, probably from unattested dialectal Old French astoner, Old French estoner, from unattested Vulgar Latin 别虫迟辞苍腻谤别, for Latin 补迟迟辞苍腻谤别 鈥渢o strike with lightning,鈥 equivalent to ex- ex- 1, at- at- + 迟辞苍腻谤别 鈥渢o thunder鈥; extended by -ish 2, perhaps reflecting unattested Anglo-French astonir, from dialectal Old French; thunder
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of astonish1

C15: from earlier astonyen (see astonied ), from Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin ex迟辞苍腻谤别 (unattested) to strike with thunder, from Latin 迟辞苍腻谤别 to thunder
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Li鈥檚 astonishing record of how she has chosen acceptance over despair shows why artists among us sometimes offer more wisdom than any other spirituality.

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But then Yamal - who was being double marked - came to life, beating a few Inter players before whipping the ball in off the far post with astonishing ease and confidence.

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It seems astonishing to have annoyed allies so significantly and fundamentally if this was the strategic point of all this.

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Truly, I'm astonished by the volume of interest.

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From playing non-league football in 2010 to inspiring an astonishing Premier League title success just six years later, he struck 198 goals for the Foxes and seven more in his 26 England appearances.

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