amazed• I was browsing through a carpbaitscatalogue and came out of the experience dazed and amazed.• But Olivia was amazed and frightened by the strength of Mrs. Saunders' reaction.• Theda, both amazed and troubled, got up to follow her.• She couldn't help feeling amazed at his stupidity.• Local people were amazed at the violence of the gardai.• You'll be amazed by how much progress we've made.• I'm amazed that the bank keeps lending him money.• We were amazed to see John looking so well, so soon after his operation.• Liz was amazed when she found out how much dinner had cost.
amazed to see/find/discover something• The exhausteddancers were amazed to see a full-and noisily excited-house when the curtain rose.• She examines court transcripts and is amazed to find a self-possessed young woman in herself.• Marge had been amazed to find him there.• He'd put his hand to the place, amazed to see it come away bloody.• But even cricket-mad Darlington businessman Mr Ian Wright was amazed to find just how fervent is their love of the game.• When I looked at my watch I was amazed to see that it was well after six.• They were amazed to find the story almost ignored.• Ludens tiptoed into the kitchen and was amazed to see two mugs on the table with remnants of tea in them.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be, look, seem, sound, stand大為驚奇;看上去驚奇;好像大為驚奇;聽起來驚奇;驚異ADVERB➤absolutely, completely, just, pretty, quite, really, totally, truly, utterly極為驚奇;十分驚奇;相當驚奇;非常驚奇▸➤genuinely真感到驚奇▸➤always, constantly, continually總是感到驚奇;不斷感到驚詫▸➤still仍然感到驚奇◇I am still amazed that she won first prize.她得了第一名,我至今仍然感到驚詫。PREPOSITION➤at對⋯感到驚奇◇Frances was amazed at her sudden strength.弗朗西絲對她突如其來的力量感到吃驚。➤by因⋯而驚歎◇I was totally amazed by the brilliance of her paintings.她的繪畫的鮮豔色彩讓我十分驚訝。PHRASES➤continue to be amazed, never cease to be amazed繼續感到驚奇;一直感到驚異不已◇I never cease to be amazed at the way people hurt one another.人們那樣互相傷害總令我驚異不已。➤shocked and amazed感到驚詫的◇I was shocked and amazed at what I was seeing.我對自己的所見真是感到驚詫莫名。