be struck with astonishment惊愕;大吃惊：When we heard that our old schoolmate had become a scientist and made many inventions，we were struck with astonishment，because he did not study very well when we studied in the university together with him.当我们听说我们的老同学已经成为科学家并且做出了多项发明时，我们感到很惊愕，因为我们跟他一起在大学读书时，他的学习并不怎么好。 |