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surprise n.惊奇；惊喜；惊讶；突然vt.使惊奇；使惊喜；突然袭击；惊讶地发现 (1) 约翰转过身来,惊奇地望着我。(2) 得知她结婚是一件十分令人惊喜的事。(3) 当她说她只有22岁时,我尽力掩饰自己的惊讶。(4) 我得说这个消息来得太突然了。(5) 这消息使他们大为吃惊。(6) 即使他们很快就结婚,我也不会感到意外。(7) 把礼物藏起来,我们给她个惊喜。(8) 要是知道弗兰克从巴黎回来了,她会惊喜万分的。(9) 一位老师惊讶地发现那些男孩子居然在抽烟。 Surprise can be a verb meaning to astonish or startle someone, a noun for the unexpected thing, or for the feeling produced by that surprise. It comes from the Latin word for "seize," and originally meant an unexpected military attack. When the novelist Charles Lever wrote in 1841 of "three cavalry regiments, their noiseless gestures and perfect stillness bespeaking at once that they were intended for a surprise party," he meant a surprise attack, not a birthday party.

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英 [sə'praɪz] 美 [sər'praɪz] (1) John turned around and looked at me in surprise.(2) It was a great surprise to learn of her marriage.(3) I tried to conceal my surprise when she said she was only 22.(4) I must say the news came as a total surprise.(5) The news greatly surprised them.(6) It won't surprise me if they get married very soon.(7) Put the presents out of sight so we can surprise her.(8) It may surprise her greatly to know that Frank has come back from Paris.(9) A teacher surprised the boys smoking cigarettes. 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. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]意想不到的事；突如其来的事；令人惊奇的事(或消息等) A surprise is an unexpected event, fact, or piece of news.   [oft N to n]  [ADJ n]I have a surprise for you: We are moving to Switzerland!...我有一个惊喜的消息要告诉你：我们要搬去瑞士了！It may come as a surprise to some that a normal, healthy child is born with many skills...一个身体健康正常的小孩天生就会许多技能，这或许会令有些人感到惊奇。It is perhaps no surprise to see another 60s singing star attempting a comeback.看到又一个20世纪60年代的歌星试图重返歌坛大概并不会觉得意外。Surprise is also an adjective.Baxter arrived here this afternoon, on a surprise visit...巴克瑟特今天下午突然来此拜访。German intelligence expected Japan to launch a surprise attack on the US, and Pearl Harbor was the likely target.德国情报机构预计日本会对美国发动突袭，袭击目标可能是珍珠港。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]惊奇；惊讶；诧异 Surprise is the feeling that you have when something unexpected happens. The Foreign Office in London has expressed surprise at these allegations...位于伦敦的英国外交部对这些说法表示惊讶。'You mean he's going to vote against her?' Scobie asked in surprise...斯科比惊讶地问道：“你是说他会投她的反对票吗？”I started working hard for the first time in my life. To my surprise, I found I liked it.我生平第一次开始努力工作。令我惊讶的是，我发现我竟然很开心。3[VERB 动词]使惊奇；使诧异；使感到意外 If something surprises you, it gives you a feeling of surprise.   [V n]  [it V n that/if]  [V pron-refl]We'll solve the case ourselves and surprise everyone...我们要自己解决这件事，然后让所有人感到吃惊。It surprised me that a driver of Alain's experience should make those mistakes...令我惊讶的是像阿兰这样经验丰富的司机竟然会犯那样的错误。It wouldn't surprise me if there was such chaos after this election that another had to be held...如果你告诉我这次大选后局面会出现混乱，以致不得不重新举行选举，我一点也不会惊讶。They were served lamb and rosemary and she surprised herself by eating greedily.给他们上的是迷迭香焖羊肉，令她惊讶的是，自己竟然吃得那么起劲儿。4[VERB 动词]给…惊喜；使喜出望外 If you surprise someone, you give them, tell them, or do something pleasant that they are not expecting.   [V n with n]  [Also V n]Surprise a new neighbour with one of your favourite home-made dishes.做一道拿手的家常小菜，给你的新邻居一个惊喜。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]使人惊异(或意想不到)的事物；让人大吃一惊的人 If you describe someone or something as a surprise, you mean that they are very good or pleasant although you were not expecting this. ...Senga MacFie, one of the surprises of the World Championships three months ago...森加·麦克菲，三个月前世界锦标赛上的一匹黑马My father decided to slip a little extra spending money into my purse as a surprise.为了给我一个惊喜，父亲决定往我的钱包里多塞一些零花钱。6[VERB 动词]突袭；使措手不及；使毫无防备 If you surprise someone, you attack, capture, or find them when they are not expecting it.   [V n]Marlborough led his armies across the Rhine and surprised the French and Bavarian armies near the village of Blenheim.马尔伯勒带领他的部队穿过莱茵河，在离布莱尼姆村不远的地方向法国和巴伐利亚联军发动了突袭。7See also:surprised；surprising；  8[PHRASE 短语]一点儿都不稀奇；可想而知 You can say 'surprise, surprise' if you disapprove of something because it is not surprising or original, or could easily have been predicted.   [PHR with cl]  [feelings]There is a shortage of carrots. So everybody starts growing carrots. Next season, surprise, surprise, there is a glut of carrots.胡萝卜紧缺，于是大家都去种胡萝卜。等到来年这个时候，可想而知，胡萝卜就会过剩。9[PHRASE 短语](用于遇见熟人或给别人一些意想不到的东西时)想不到吧 You can say 'surprise, surprise' if you meet someone you know or give them something when they are not expecting it.   [SPOKEN 口语]He came back in as I was heading up to the shower. 'Surprise, surprise,' he said.我正要去淋浴时他回来了。“想不到吧，”他说。10[PHRASE 短语]使大吃一惊；出乎…意料 If something takes you by surprise, it happens when you are not expecting it or when you are not prepared for it.   [V inflects]His question took his two companions by surprise...他提的问题让他的两个伙伴都愣住了。Whenever it snows in Britain we are taken by surprise.每次英国下雪，我们都会感到惊讶。

英语单词	surprise
英美音标	英 [sə'praɪz] 美 [sər'praɪz]
中文释义	n.惊奇；惊喜；惊讶；突然 vt.使惊奇；使惊喜；突然袭击；惊讶地发现
英语例句	(1) John turned around and looked at me in surprise. (2) It was a great surprise to learn of her marriage. (3) I tried to conceal my surprise when she said she was only 22. (4) I must say the news came as a total surprise. (5) The news greatly surprised them. (6) It won't surprise me if they get married very soon. (7) Put the presents out of sight so we can surprise her. (8) It may surprise her greatly to know that Frank has come back from Paris. (9) A teacher surprised the boys smoking cigarettes.
中文例句	(1) 约翰转过身来,惊奇地望着我。 (2) 得知她结婚是一件十分令人惊喜的事。 (3) 当她说她只有22岁时,我尽力掩饰自己的惊讶。 (4) 我得说这个消息来得太突然了。 (5) 这消息使他们大为吃惊。 (6) 即使他们很快就结婚,我也不会感到意外。 (7) 把礼物藏起来,我们给她个惊喜。 (8) 要是知道弗兰克从巴黎回来了,她会惊喜万分的。 (9) 一位老师惊讶地发现那些男孩子居然在抽烟。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	Surprise can be a verb meaning to astonish or startle someone, a noun for the unexpected thing, or for the feeling produced by that surprise. It comes from the Latin word for "seize," and originally meant an unexpected military attack. When the novelist Charles Lever wrote in 1841 of "three cavalry regiments, their noiseless gestures and perfect stillness bespeaking at once that they were intended for a surprise party," he meant a surprise attack, not a birthday party.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]意想不到的事；突如其来的事；令人惊奇的事(或消息等) A surprise is an unexpected event, fact, or piece of news. [oft N to n] [ADJ n] I have a surprise for you: We are moving to Switzerland!... 我有一个惊喜的消息要告诉你：我们要搬去瑞士了！ It may come as a surprise to some that a normal, healthy child is born with many skills... 一个身体健康正常的小孩天生就会许多技能，这或许会令有些人感到惊奇。 It is perhaps no surprise to see another 60s singing star attempting a comeback. 看到又一个20世纪60年代的歌星试图重返歌坛大概并不会觉得意外。 Surprise is also an adjective. Baxter arrived here this afternoon, on a surprise visit... 巴克瑟特今天下午突然来此拜访。 German intelligence expected Japan to launch a surprise attack on the US, and Pearl Harbor was the likely target. 德国情报机构预计日本会对美国发动突袭，袭击目标可能是珍珠港。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]惊奇；惊讶；诧异 Surprise is the feeling that you have when something unexpected happens. The Foreign Office in London has expressed surprise at these allegations... 位于伦敦的英国外交部对这些说法表示惊讶。 'You mean he's going to vote against her?' Scobie asked in surprise... 斯科比惊讶地问道：“你是说他会投她的反对票吗？” I started working hard for the first time in my life. To my surprise, I found I liked it. 我生平第一次开始努力工作。令我惊讶的是，我发现我竟然很开心。 3 [VERB 动词]使惊奇；使诧异；使感到意外 If something surprises you, it gives you a feeling of surprise. [V n] [it V n that/if] [V pron-refl] We'll solve the case ourselves and surprise everyone... 我们要自己解决这件事，然后让所有人感到吃惊。 It surprised me that a driver of Alain's experience should make those mistakes... 令我惊讶的是像阿兰这样经验丰富的司机竟然会犯那样的错误。 It wouldn't surprise me if there was such chaos after this election that another had to be held... 如果你告诉我这次大选后局面会出现混乱，以致不得不重新举行选举，我一点也不会惊讶。 They were served lamb and rosemary and she surprised herself by eating greedily. 给他们上的是迷迭香焖羊肉，令她惊讶的是，自己竟然吃得那么起劲儿。 4 [VERB 动词]给…惊喜；使喜出望外 If you surprise someone, you give them, tell them, or do something pleasant that they are not expecting. [V n with n] [Also V n] Surprise a new neighbour with one of your favourite home-made dishes. 做一道拿手的家常小菜，给你的新邻居一个惊喜。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]使人惊异(或意想不到)的事物；让人大吃一惊的人 If you describe someone or something as a surprise, you mean that they are very good or pleasant although you were not expecting this. ...Senga MacFie, one of the surprises of the World Championships three months ago... 森加·麦克菲，三个月前世界锦标赛上的一匹黑马 My father decided to slip a little extra spending money into my purse as a surprise. 为了给我一个惊喜，父亲决定往我的钱包里多塞一些零花钱。 6 [VERB 动词]突袭；使措手不及；使毫无防备 If you surprise someone, you attack, capture, or find them when they are not expecting it. [V n] Marlborough led his armies across the Rhine and surprised the French and Bavarian armies near the village of Blenheim. 马尔伯勒带领他的部队穿过莱茵河，在离布莱尼姆村不远的地方向法国和巴伐利亚联军发动了突袭。 7 See also:surprised ；surprising ； 8 [PHRASE 短语]一点儿都不稀奇；可想而知 You can say 'surprise, surprise' if you disapprove of something because it is not surprising or original, or could easily have been predicted. [PHR with cl] [feelings] There is a shortage of carrots. So everybody starts growing carrots. Next season, surprise, surprise, there is a glut of carrots. 胡萝卜紧缺，于是大家都去种胡萝卜。等到来年这个时候，可想而知，胡萝卜就会过剩。 9 [PHRASE 短语](用于遇见熟人或给别人一些意想不到的东西时)想不到吧 You can say 'surprise, surprise' if you meet someone you know or give them something when they are not expecting it. [SPOKEN 口语] He came back in as I was heading up to the shower. 'Surprise, surprise,' he said. 我正要去淋浴时他回来了。“想不到吧，”他说。 10 [PHRASE 短语]使大吃一惊；出乎…意料 If something takes you by surprise, it happens when you are not expecting it or when you are not prepared for it. [V inflects] His question took his two companions by surprise... 他提的问题让他的两个伙伴都愣住了。 Whenever it snows in Britain we are taken by surprise. 每次英国下雪，我们都会感到惊讶。

Surprise I N Unexpected [V Expecting Feeling Verb