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。