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.