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同义词解析:惊愕的表达

📚 核心词汇

1. astonish (v.) 使惊讶

His sudden resignation astonished everyone.
他突然辞职使所有人惊讶

2. amaze (v.) 使惊奇

Her ability to solve complex problems amazed us.
她解决复杂问题的能力让我们惊奇

3. astound (v.) 使震惊

The magician's trick astounded the audience.
魔术师的把戏震惊了观众。

4. startle (v.) 使惊吓

The loud noise startled the sleeping baby.
巨大的声响惊醒了熟睡的婴儿。

💡 顾老师提示:这些词都表示"惊讶",但程度不同:startle(惊吓) < astonish(惊讶) < amaze(惊奇) < astound(震惊)。注意区分使用场景。

🔊 发音指导

astonish:/əˈstɒnɪʃ/ [əˈstɒnɪʃ]

amaze:/əˈmeɪz/ [əˈmeɪz]

astound:/əˈstaʊnd/ [əˈstaʊnd]

startle:/ˈstɑːtl/ [ˈstɑːtl]

发音要点:

  • astonish:重音在第二音节,注意"ton"发音类似"ten"
  • amaze:重音在第二音节,"maze"发音类似"mays"
  • astound:重音在第二音节,"stound"发音类似"stownd"
  • startle:重音在第一音节,注意"star"发音

中文谐音参考:

astonish:呃-斯多尼什

amaze:呃-梅兹

astound:呃-斯汤德

startle:斯达透

💡 顾老师纠音:常见发音错误:

  • 把astonish读成"astonish"(正确:[əˈstɒnɪʃ])
  • 忽略amaze的尾音"z"
  • 把astound的"ou"发成"o"
  • startle的"tle"发音不清晰

🎯 用法对比

1. astonish vs amaze

astonish侧重意外性,amaze侧重赞叹感
I was astonished by the news. (意外)
We were amazed by her performance. (赞叹)

2. astound vs startle

astound程度最深,startle侧重突然性
The discovery astounded scientists. (极度震惊)
A sudden movement startled the deer. (突然惊吓)

3. 形容词形式

astonishing/amazing/astounding/startling
an astonishing fact (惊人的事实)
an amazing view (令人惊叹的景色)

语法注意:

  • 这些动词常用被动语态:be astonished/amazed/astounded/startled
  • 可接that从句:I'm amazed (that) you remember me.
  • 可接介词by/at:She was startled at the noise.

📝 随堂练习

1. 选择最合适的词填空:

The audience was ______ by the acrobat's dangerous stunt. (astounded/startled)

2. 听录音跟读:

astonish:[əˈstɒnɪʃ] → The results astonished researchers.

amaze:[əˈmeɪz] → Her knowledge amazes me.

3. 改错:找出使用不当的词

原句:I was startled by her beautiful singing. (应用amazed)

修改:I was amazed by her beautiful singing.