place星号（置于词语旁以引起注意或另有注释）：J’ve placed an asterisk next to the tasks I want you to do first. 我在要你首先完成的任务旁边标上了星号。►asterisk verb： [VN] Vve asterisked the tasks I want you to do first. 我在要你首先完成的任务旁边标上了星号。 astern /0'st3：n; NAmE a'st3：rn/ adv. [technical 1 in, at or. towards the back part of a ship or boat.在船尾； 向船尾 2 if a ship or boat is moving astern, it is moving backwards (指)向后

as-ter-oid /'aestaroid/ noun any one of the many small planets which go around the sun /J\行星v asthma /'aesma; NAmE "aezme/ noun [U] a medical condi­tion of the chest that makes breathing difficult H ^ ； 哮喘：a severe asthma attack哮喘严重发作 asth-mat*ic /aes'maetik; NAmE aez'maetik/ noun a person who suffers from asthma 气喘.患者；哮喘患者► asth­matic 〇〇!/_.: asthmatic patients 哮喘患着an asthmatic attacfc哮“发作

astig-ma-tism /a'stigmatizam/ noun [U] a fault in the shape of a person’s eye that prevents them from seeing clearly 散光

Asti Spumante /.aesti spu:'maentei; spjui'maenti/ noun [U] a light sparkling wine (= one with bubbles in) from the Asti region of Italy K斯蒂发泡葡萄酒（产宁意

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as-ton-i$h /a'stDmJ'; NAmE a'starn-/ verb to surprise sb very much使十务惊讶.；使大为惊奇；使吃惊 H771 amaze d> note at surprise ： [VN] The news astonished eve/yone.这消息使大家十分惊讶。◊ She astonished us by saying she was leaving.    ,

令我们大:为惊奇。◊ [VN (that)] It astonishes me fthatj he couki be so thought〖ess.義真瘙有料到他会如此轻率。 as.ton.ished /a'stDmJt; NAmE a'starn./ adj.〜（to find/hear/learn/see sth) | ~ (at/by sth/sb) | ~ (that ...) very surprised 感到十斗侖讶；■吃备 tm amazed • He was astonished, to learn heyd won the competition. 说他比赛贏了，感到很惊讶。◊ Afyparents ioofced aston­ished at my news. 我的父母听到我的消息后显得十分惊 讶。◊ She seemed astonished (that) 7 had never been to Paris.我从未去过巴黎，这似乎使她大为惊奇。◊The heHcopter Winded be/ore our astonished ges.直升机就降 落在我f]眼前，免士十分惊讶。

as-ton-ish-ing /a'stDniXii]； NAmE a'starn-/ adj. very surprising; difficult to believe_令人十分惊讶的；使乂 本3?惊奇的；难以置信的amazing ： She ran !00m m an twtonisWng 20.9 seconds.她以惊人的 10.9 秒 速度跑完了： l〇〇 米、◊ /力it absoZutdy astonishfng thift dfdn’t hKit•你1不客炊j，我感到难以亶'倩。

> as-ton-ish-irtg-ly adv. ： Jack took the news astonish- ingiy vveH.杰克对这个消息表现得出奇地冷静。◊ Astonishingly, a crowd of several thousands turned out to hear        令人十分惊异的是有几千人来听他讲话。

as.ton.ish.ment /a'stDmj'mant; NAmE a'starn-/ noun [U] a feeling of very great surprise 惊讶；惊异 HT1 amazement ： To my utter astonishment, she remembered my name.她竟记得我的名字，使我万分惊 讶。◊ He stared in astonishment at th'e 左tranger.他惊 愕地盯着陌生人。

as-tound /a'staund/ verb [VN] to surprise or shock sb very much 使震惊；使大％ HlTl astonish ： His arrogance astounded her.      〇 She was

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as.tound.ed /Wstaondid/ oaf/•〜（to find, learn, see, etc. sth) I ~ (at/by sth) | ~ (that ... ) very surprised or shocked by sth, because it seems very unlikely 感到震 惊的.；大匕一似的 astonished ： an astounded expression     0 How can you say that? l?m

abso/utdy astounded.你怎么能说出那种话？我感到大 .为震惊 〇◊ J was astounded to see her appear 介om the house.義看见她从房子里出来，大为惊奇。◊ She looked astounded at the news.她听到那消息时显得震惊。◊ TTie doctors were astounded (that) he survived .医生们十分掠 愕的是他竟活过来了。

as-tound-ing /a'staundiq/ adj. so surprising that it is difficult to believe令人震惊的；使大吃一惊的