在英语中，astonish作动词。

astonish v. to surprise someone very much使大为惊奇，使惊愕例如：Her reply astonished me.她的回答让我大吃一惊。It astonished him that she had changed so little.他很惊讶，她几乎没怎么变。What astonished me most is his complete lack of fear.最令我吃惊的是，他什么都不怕。此外，astonish也是高中词汇、四六级词汇、雅思词汇及考研词汇。