astonishing/astounding very surprising. Astounding sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonishing 令人惊讶的〔astounding 比 astonishing 稍显正式,语气更强烈些〕
The results of the tests were astounding.
测试结果令人震惊。
Things are changing at an astonishing speed.
情况在以惊人的速度发生变化。
extraordinary very unusual and surprising 异乎寻常的,令人惊讶的
It is extraordinary that such a young boy should be so good at maths.
这么小的孩子数学这么好,真不寻常。
amazing very surprising – used especially about good or impressive things 〔尤指好的或令人印象深刻的事物〕令人惊讶的
an amazing achievement
令人惊叹的成就
It’s amazing what you can do when you really try.
当你真正去尝试的时候,你的能力是令人惊讶的。
staggering very surprising, especially by being so large 〔尤因巨大〕令人惊讶的
The project cost a staggering $8 million.
这个项目花费了惊人的 800 万美元巨资。
unbelievable (also incredible) so surprising that you can hardly believe it 令人难以置信的
It is unbelievable that she is only the same age as me.
让人难以置信的是,她只和我同年。
The incredible thing is that he thinks he is ugly.
真不敢相信,他竟然认为自己很丑。
Examples from the Corpus
surprising• Which, given the way Wallyrambles on, is scarcely surprising.• Some of the conclusions in the report were quite surprising.• It is a particularly surprising conclusion for so reductionist a subject as physics.• And it was surprising how frequently they found it necessary to motor down to Edmonton or Calgary.• Liddy really didn't want to change school, but it was surprising how quickly she got used to the new one.• This is surprising in view of the fact that over a longer termmeasurements can vary by much more than this.• There are a surprising number of taxis for such a small city.• A surprising number of teenagers leave school without being able to read and write.• Whether it also explains the equally surprisingsurge in mensweardemand is less clear.• It wasn't surprising that her path and Guido's hadn't crossed.• Wasn't it surprising that so few people came to the party?• Even more surprising there are no stars: a deficiency which today usually condemns a climb to totalobscurity.• In such a small town it was surprising to find so many really good restaurants.
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem令人吃驚;好像令人吃驚▸➤make sth使⋯令人吃驚▸➤find sth發覺⋯出人意料ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常令人吃驚▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些令人吃驚▸➤hardly, not altogether, not at all, not entirely, not really, not totally, scarcely不怎麼令人吃驚;不太令人吃驚;一點兒也不令人吃驚;不足為奇◇It is hardly surprising that these stories continue to circulate.這些謠言仍在流傳,不足為奇。
➡ See also the entry for amazing另见amazing条surprising ♦︎ unexpected ♦︎ unpredictable ♦︎ extraordinary ♦︎ unforeseen ♦︎ unforeseeableThese words all describe things that surprise you because you did not expect them.这些词均表示令人吃惊的、出乎意料的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen events◆surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen effects / changes◆surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary results◆a surprising / an unexpected / an extraordinary / an unforeseen development◆unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen demand / problems◆unexpected / extraordinary / unforeseen / unforeseeable circumstances◆quite surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen◆totally unexpected / unpredictable / unforeseen◆very / rather surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary■surprisingcausing surprise令人吃惊的;使人惊奇的;出人意料的;奇怪的◆It is not surprising (that) they lost.他们吃败仗并不奇怪。◆It is surprising how quickly rumours spread.谣言传播得如此之快,真令人吃惊。◆It's surprising what people will do for money.人为了钱什么都肯干,想想真令人愕然。◆The surprising thing is how little it costs.出人意料的是它只花很少钱。◆I find that rather surprising.我觉得这事很出人意料。◆Quite a surprising number of people turned up.到场的人出奇地多。ⓘ Surprising is by far the most frequent and most general of these words and can describe any fact or event that causes surprise. * surprising在本组词中最常用,含义最广,可以描述任何令人吃惊的事实或事件。OPPunsurprising ⇨ predictable1▸surprisingly
adverb
◆The event was surprisingly popular.这项活动出奇地受欢迎。◆Not surprisingly, the request was refused.毫不奇怪地,那个要求被拒绝了。■unexpectednot expected and therefore surprising出乎意料的;始料不及的◆We had an unexpected visitor this morning.今天上午我们来了一位意外的访客。◆Although not unexpected, his death had still come as a shock.虽然有心理准备,但他的死讯还是让大家感到震惊。◆The following day something quite unexpected happened.第二天发生了一件非常意外的事。ⓘ Unexpected can describe either an event that you did not expect to happen, or a person, when they do sth that you did not expect them to do. * unexpected可描述让人始料不及的事件,或做了出乎意料之事的人。▸the unexpected
noun
[singular] ◆Police officers must be prepared for the unexpected.警察必须随时准备应付突发事件。▸unexpectedly
adverb
◆The plane was unexpectedly delayed.飞机意外地延误了。◆They encountered an unexpectedly high level of demand.他们遇到了预料之外的大量需求。■unpredictablethat cannot be predicted because it changes a lot or depends on too many different things无法预言的;不可预测的;难以预料的◆The result is entirely unpredictable.结果是完全无法预料的。◆The unpredictable weather in the mountains can make climbing extremely hazardous.山里那变幻莫测的天气可以使登山变得异常危险。OPPpredictable ⇨ predictable1■extraordinaryunexpected, surprising or strange意想不到的;令人惊奇的;奇怪的◆It's extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party.真想不到他竟然能够从聚会开始一直睡到结束。◆What an extraordinary thing to say!真是咄咄怪事! see also extraordinary ⇨ remarkable■unforeseenˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn; NAmEˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːn (ratherformal) that you did not expect to happen未想到的;始料不及的◆We reserve the right to alter the timetable in the event of unforeseen circumstances.我们保留在遇到意外情况时变更时刻表的权利。NOTE辨析 Unexpected or unforeseen?Unforeseen is more formal than unexpected and only describes events, not people.与unexpected相比,unforeseen更正式些,且只能修饰事件,不能修饰人◆an unforeseen visitor■unforeseeableˌʌnfɔːˈsiːəbl; NAmEˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːəbl (ratherformal) that you cannot predict无法预见的;难以预测的◆You need to allow for any unforeseeable expenses.你需要将无法预见的花费计算在内。OPPforeseeable ⇨ predictable1