2009年成人高考專升本英語同義詞辨析二十五:amaze astonish surprise

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amaze astonish surprise
    都含有"使……驚異" 的意思,而且它們都是一般以事物或他人作主語, 以本人作賓語; 以本人作主語時用被動形式。
    amaze強(qiáng)調(diào)"使驚異, 困惑"間或還有"驚嘆, 佩服"的意思, 是意義很強(qiáng)的詞, 如:
    We were amazed at the ingenuity with which they solved their difficulties.
    他們在解決困難中所表現(xiàn)的智慧使我們驚嘆[佩服].
    astonish表示"使人大吃一驚"、"幾乎無法使人相信", 但沒有"驚嘆"的意思, 如:
    I was astonished at his rudeness.
    他的粗野使 我大吃一驚。
    surprise語氣較上述兩詞弱, 只表示"出乎意外地驚異", 如:
    We were surprised at finding the house empty.
    我們驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)房子是空的。