astounding
[ә'staundiŋ]
a. 令惊骇

1. No soap opera fan can complain that the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings that usurped the network tales of sex and power could not deliver their daily emotional fix. It was an astounding day for television viewers, right up
   喜欢看皂剧抱怨议院司证供每感情刺激。情故视。视众那令耳目新，门件媲美。
2. "You're an astounding card, " he said staring. "I shall come and hear your sermons if they're as amusing as your manners."
   "真妙，"凝视着。"讲道像那趣，倒。"
3. She knitted an astounding purple scarf.
   她织吃惊紫围巾。

astounding
[ adj ]

1. bewildering or striking dumb with wonder

<adj.all>

2. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

<adj.all>
such an enormous response was astonishing
an astounding achievement
the amount of money required was staggering
suffered a staggering defeat
the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying

Astound \As*tound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astounded}, [Obs.]
{Astound}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astounding}.] [See {Astound}, a.]
1. To stun; to stupefy.

No puissant stroke his senses once astound.
--Fairfax.

2. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with
wonder, surprise, or fear.

These thoughts may startle well, but not astound
The virtuous mind. --Milton.


Astounding \As*tound"ing\, a.
Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an
astounding force, statement, or fact. -- {As*tound"ing*ly},
adv.