astonishing

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in Vietnamese Khiếp đảm, kinh ngạc

BrE /əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/ AmE /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/

adjective en → vi

1 SURPRISE [attributive / predicative] B1

Khiếp đảm, kinh ngạc

very surprising and impressive, in a way that makes you feel amazed or shocked

  • an astonishing fact/idea/result

Collocations astonishing news · astonishing performance

  • The results were truly astonishing.

    Kết quả thật đáng kinh ngạc.

2 AMAZEMENT [attributive / predicative] B1

Thần kỳ, tuyệt vời

causing great surprise and wonder; amazing

  • an astonishing discovery/invention

Collocations astonishing achievement · astonishing success

  • The invention was an astonishing breakthrough.

    Sự phát minh là một bước đột phá đáng kinh ngạc.