astonishment n. 1.惊奇,惊讶。 2.令人惊讶的事物。 in [with] astonishment 愕然,吃惊地 (stare in astonishment 惊得目瞪口呆)。 to one's astonishment 令…惊讶的是 (To my astonishment, she were so politeless. 使我惊讶的是,她竟这样没有礼貌)。
stare She stared thoughtfully into the distance, deliberating the state of affairs. 她深思地凝视着远方,考虑当前的情况。 The green hat stares out unpleasantly. 绿帽子怪惹眼的。 stare at 目不转睛地看,瞪着看,凝视。 stare sb. down = stare sb. out of countenance 瞪得人局促不安。 stare sb. in the face 瞪眼看人;(死、不幸等)就在眼前;(事实等)摆在面前,明明白白。 stare sb. into silence 用眼睛瞪得某人哑口无言。 stare sb. up and down 将人浑身上下打量一番。 stare with surprise 吓[惊奇]得目瞪口呆。 n. 凝视。 Having heard what I said, James looked at me with cold stare. 听了我讲的话以后,詹姆斯冷然地瞪着我。 With an angry stare, Mother silenced Mary. 妈妈生气地瞪了一眼,吓得玛丽不讲话了。
stare at 瞪视; 瞪着; 盯着,凝视; 盯着某人; 目不转睛地看, 凝视, 盯着; 凝视, 盯住