amaze
amaze — verb
1. to make a person feel a strong sense of surprise and wonder, usually because wha
to make a person feel a strong sense of surprise and wonder, usually because what has happened seems hard to believe or beyond what they thought possible.
Mei's grandmother still amazes the whole family by remembering every birthday without a calendar.
amaze + somebody + by + -ing
It amazes me that Diego learned to play the violin in just six months.
it amazes + somebody + that-clause
The young chef amazed the judges with a soup made from leftover vegetables.
It never fails to amaze Mira how quickly her daughter can finish a puzzle.
The little boy amazed his teacher by reading the whole book in one afternoon.
- astonish
very close in meaning; slightly more formal and often used about facts that are hard to believe
- astound
stronger than 'amaze'; suggests the surprise is so big the person is briefly speechless
- stun
stronger and more sudden; the person is shocked into stillness, sometimes negatively
- wow
informal and lighter; usually about entertainment or impressive performances
- bore
the opposite reaction: makes someone lose interest rather than feel wonder
文法句型
amaze + somebody
it amazes somebody + that-clause
it amazes somebody + wh-clause
amaze somebody + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Almost always transitive: there must be a person being surprised, named or implied. Frequently appears in the dummy-it frame 'It amazes me/him/her that…' or 'It never fails to amaze somebody how/why/when…' — both used to comment on something the speaker finds remarkable.