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Surprise Expecting Verb Phrase N Count Unexpected 例:It Feeling

单词 surprise
音标
英[səˈpraɪz] 美[sərˈpraɪz]
解释
vt.使惊奇;突袭;意外发现;n.惊喜,惊奇;意外的事;
例句

N-COUNT
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.
例: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!
例: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。

N-UNCOUNT
惊奇;惊讶;诧异
Surprise is the feeling that you have when something unexpected happens.
例: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。
例:'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?”

VERB
使惊奇;使诧异;使感到意外
If something surprises you, it gives you a feeling of surprise.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
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.
例: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。

N-COUNT
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.
例:...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
例: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。

VERB
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.
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。

PHRASE
(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.
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例:His question took his two companions by surprise...他提的问题让他的两个伙伴都愣住了。
例:Whenever it snows in Britain we are taken by surprise.每次英国下雪,我们都会感到惊讶。
变形
third:surprises~done:surprised~ing:surprising~past:surprised~

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