astound

[US]/əˈstaʊnd/
[UK]/əˈstaʊnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. nagy döbbentés vagy csodálkozás okozása; hirtelen csodálkozásba vagy ámulatba ejt.
Word Forms
Pluralastounds
Third Person Singularastounds
Past Tenseastounded
Past Participleastounded
Present Participleastounding

Example Sentences

an astounding dynamic range.

egy figyelemre méltató dinamika.

the summit offers astounding views.

a csúcs figyelemre méltó kilátást kínál.

I was astounded at the news.

meglepett a hír.

This remark astounded me.

meglepett ez a megjegyzés.

her bluntness astounded him.

nyíltsága megdöbbentette.

this astounding piece of good fortune that has befallen me.

ez a figyelemre méltó szerencse, ami rám tört.

She is an elderly woman whose brio astounds everyone.

ő egy idős hölgy, akinek az életerője lenyűgözi mindenkit.

he stage-managed his image with astounding success.

figyelemre méltó sikerrel rendezte a megjelenését.

We were astounded at the high cost of traveling in Japan.

meglepett minket a Japánban való utazás magas költsége.

He was astounded when he heard his son had taken drugs.

megdöbbent, amikor meghallotta, hogy fia kábítószert szed.

The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath.

A elnök megjegyzései olyan figyelemre méltóak voltak, hogy a közönség lélegzetvisszatartva hallgatta őt.

Drawing only some rats, rakes and abaci, Qi Baishi already astounded painting circles, however, in the western painting circle;

Csak néhány egérrel, gereblyével és számológépkel Qi Baishi már lenyűgözte a festőközönséget, bár a nyugati festői körökben;

Real-world Examples

His barbarous language astounded everyone at present.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

It is Gans's reaction to the insulting words that still astounds.

Source: The Economist - Arts

At Juilliard, Robin astounded his teachers and fellow students alike.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

He, Karlie, would astound old Lategan and Balie at the dairy farm.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

I shake his hand once more, astounded that that odd current between us is still there.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

Because Hubble continues to astound us with surprising details about our universe as it has since its 1990 launch.

Source: The Final Frontier of the Hubble Space Telescope

It offers views so beautiful that they will astound you.

Source: Global Fun Guide

You’ll get where you have to and it won’t astound you.

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

" You positively astound me, Chota Rani" !

Source: Family and the World (Part 2)

The impertinence, the right to invade implied, astounded him.

Source: The Night's Gentle Embrace (Part 1)

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