surprise 英 [səˈpraɪz] 　 美 [sərˈpraɪz]

surprise

surprise　 英 [səˈpraɪz] 美 [sərˈpraɪz]

n. 惊奇，诧异；　 vt. 使惊奇；　

进行时:surprising　 过去式:surprised　 过去分词:surprised　 第三人称单数:surprises　 名词复数:surprises　

a surprise attack　突然袭击
There are few surprises in this year's budget.　今年的预算案没有多少出人意料的地方。

  • A surprise can be an unexpected or astonishing event, such as an ambush or a really great grade on a test you didn't study for.
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  • n. 惊奇，诧异；
  • vt. 使惊奇；

  • 1. a surprise attack

    突然袭击

  • 2. There are few surprises in this year's budget.

    今年的预算案没有多少出人意料的地方。

  • 3. I have a surprise for you!

    我要告诉你一件你意想不到的事！

  • 4. Her letter came as a complete surprise.

    万万没想到会收到她的信。

  • 5. a look of surprise

    惊讶的表情

  • 6. She looked up in surprise.

    她惊讶地抬起头。

  • 7. I got a surprise when I saw the bill.

    一看账单我吃了一惊。

  • 8. It wouldn't surprise me if they got married soon.

    即使他们很快就结婚，我也不会感到意外。

  • surprise (n.) also formerly surprize, late 14c., "unexpected attack or capture," from Old French surprise "a taking unawares" (13c.), from noun use of past participle of Old French sorprendre "to overtake, seize, invade" (12c.), from sur- "over" (see sur- (1)) + prendre "to take," from Latin prendere, contracted from prehendere "to grasp, seize" (from prae- "before," see pre-, + -hendere, from PIE root *ghend- "to seize, take"). Meaning "something unexpected" first recorded 1590s, that of "feeling of astonishment caused by something unexpected" is c. 1600. Meaning "fancy dish" is attested from 1708.
  • surprise (v.) also formerly surprize, late 14c., "overcome, overpower" (of emotions), from the noun or from Anglo-French surprise, fem. past participle of Old French surprendre (see surprise (n.)). Meaning "come upon unexpectedly" is from 1590s; that of "strike with astonishment" is 1650s.
sur·prise ★ / səˈpraɪz ; NAmE sərˈpraɪz / noun , verb surprise surprises surprised surprising noun ★ 1 ★ [countable ] an event, a piece of news, etc. that is unexpected or that happens suddenly 意想不到（或突然）的事；令人惊奇的事（或消息等） ◆ What a nice surprise! 真是让人惊喜！ ◆ a surprise attack 突然袭击 ◆ There are few surprises in this year's budget. 今年的预算案没有多少出人意料的地方。 ◆ I have a surprise for you! 我要告诉你一件你意想不到的事！ ◆ It comes as no surprise tolearn that they broke their promises. 得知他们食言并不让人觉得意外。 ◆ Her letter came as acomplete surprise. 万万没想到会收到她的信。 ◆ There are lots of surprises in store forvisitors to the gallery. 参观画展的人将会发现许多令他们惊奇的东西。 ◆ Visitors to the gallery are in for a few surprises. 参观画展的人将会见到一些令他们惊奇的东西。 2 ★ [uncountable ,  countable ] a feeling caused by sth happening suddenly or unexpectedly 惊奇；惊讶；意外 ◆ a look of surprise 惊讶的表情 ◆ She looked up in surprise. 她惊讶地抬起头。 surprise(at sth) ◆ He gasped with surpriseat her strength. 发现她有这么大的力气，他大吃一惊。 ~ (at seeing, hearing, etc.) ◆ They couldn't conceal their surprise at seeing us together. 看见我们在一起，他们表现出掩饰不住的诧异。 ◆ I got a surprisewhen I saw the bill. 一看账单我吃了一惊。 ◆ Much to my surprise,I passed. 压根儿没想到，我及格了。 ◆ To everyone's surprise,the plan succeeded. 出乎所有人的意料，那个计划竟然取得了成功。 ◆ Imagine our surprise when he walked into the room! 你想像一下，他走进房间时，我们多么惊奇！ 3 [uncountable ] the use of methods that cause feelings of surprise 出人意表的做事方式；出奇制胜的策略 ◆ A successful campaign should have an element of surprise. 成功的宣传活动需有出奇制胜之处。 IDIOMS surˌprise, surˈprise ( informal) 1 ( ironic, often disapproving) used to show that sth is not a surprise to you, as you could easily have predicted that it would happen or be true （认为不足为怪时说）这有什么好奇怪的 ◆ One of the candidates was the manager's niece, and surprise, surprise, she got the job. 求职者中有一个是经理的侄女，结果她被录用了。这有什么奇怪的呢。 2 used when giving sb a surprise （让某人感到意外时说）想不到吧 ◆ Surprise, surprise! Look who's here! 想不到吧！看看这是谁！ take sb/sth by surˈprise to attack or capture sb/sth unexpectedly or without warning 突袭；出其不意地抓获 ◆ The police took the burglars by surprise. 警方出其不意地逮捕了入室窃贼。 take sb by surˈprise to happen unexpectedly so that sb is slightly shocked; to surprise sb 使某人惊诧；出乎某人意料 ◆ His frankness took her by surprise. 她没料到他竟如此坦率。 verb ★ 1 ★ to make sb feel surprised 使惊奇；使诧异；使感到意外 surprisesb ◆ It wouldn't surprise me if they got married soon. 即使他们很快就结婚，我也不会感到意外。 surprisesb how, what, etc… ◆ It's always surprised me how popular he is. 他怎么那么受欢迎，我百思不得其解。 it surprises sb that… ◆ It surprises me that you've never sung professionally. 想不到你从来没搞过专业演唱。 it surprises sb to do sth ◆ Would it surprise you to know that I'm thinking of leaving? 如果我告诉你我打算离开这里，你觉得意外吗？ 2 surprisesb to attack, discover, etc, sb suddenly and unexpectedly 出其不意地攻击；使措手不及；无意中发现 ◆ The army attacked at night to surprise the rebels. 军队在夜间发起攻击，把叛乱者打了个措手不及。 ◆ We arrived home early and surprised a burglar trying to break in. 我们回家早，无意中发现一个窃贼正要入室行窃。 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 surprise startle ◆amaze ◆stun ◆astonish ◆take sb aback ◆astound These words all mean to make sb feel surprised. 以上各词均含使惊奇、使诧异之意。 ■ surprise to give sb the feeling that you get when sth happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or sth that you do expect does not happen; to make sb feel surprised 指使惊奇、使诧异、使感到意外： ◆ The outcome didn't surprise me at all. 这一结果完全在我的意料之中。 ■ startle to surprise sb suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them 指惊吓、使吓一跳、使大吃一惊： ◆ Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. 对不起，我不是存心要吓唬你。 ◆ The explosion startled the horse. 爆炸声使马受了惊。 ■ amaze to surprise sb very much 指使惊奇、使惊愕、使惊诧： ◆ Just the huge size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。 ■ stun ( rather informal) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock sb so much that they cannot think clearly or speak （常用于报章）指使震惊、使惊愕、使目瞪口呆 ■ astonish to surprise sb very much 指使十分惊讶、使大为惊奇： ◆ The news astonished everyone. 这消息使大家十分惊讶。 amaze or astonish? 用 amaze 还是 astonish？ These two words have the same meaning and in most cases you can use either. If you are talking about sth that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish. 上述两词意思相同，多数情况下可通用。如果指某事既使人惊愕又使人羞愧则用 astonish： ◆ He was astonished by his own stupidity. 他对自己的愚蠢感到十分震惊。 ■ take sb aback [usually passive] (especially of sth negative) to surprise or shock sb （尤指不好的事）使大吃一惊、使震惊： ◆ We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction. 她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。 ■ astound to surprise or shock sb very much 指使震惊、使大惊： ◆ His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。 PATTERNS ◆ Itsurprises sb/startles sb/amazes sb/stuns sb/astonishes sb/takes sb aback/astounds sb ◆ to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound sb that… ◆ to surprise/amaze sb what / what ◆ to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound sb to know / to know ◆ to be surprised/startled/stunned into(doing) sth sur·prise / səˈpraɪz ; NAmE sərˈpraɪz /
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