★ aghast（adj）（尤作表语） ～ at sth 惊恐，惊奇
He stood aghast at the terrible sight。
他被那可怕的景象吓呆了。
Database mavens will no doubt be aghast at this apparent retrograde into mainframe history.
数据库专家无疑会惊骇于这种向大型机历史的明显倒退。
While she watched, aghast, his eyes glazed over as his life flowed away.
她惊骇地看着，他的眼睛随着他的生命逐渐消失而变得呆滞无神。
★ astonished（adj）（通常做表语）感到惊讶，吃惊
It astonished her that he was able to survive.
他竟然活了下来，使她大为惊讶。
They were astonished to find the driver was a six-year-old boy.
他们当时很感意外，发现司机是个６岁的男孩。
She looked astonished when she heard the news。她听到那消息时显得很吃惊。
◎ astonishing（adj）使人惊讶的，惊人的
I find it quite astonishing that none of you like the play。我感到惊讶的是你们谁都不喜欢那个剧目。
There was an astonishing number of applicants of the job。
申请这份工作的人数多的惊人。
astonish（vt）使某人惊讶，吃惊，震惊
The news astonished everyone。
这个消息使大家感到吃惊。
astonishment（n）惊讶，惊奇