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单词 surprise
释义
surprise
noun
uk
/səˈpraɪz/us
/sɚˈpraɪz/

surprisenoun(EVENT)

A2[C]
anunexpectedevent:
意想不到的事物
Don'ttellAnne we'vearrangedapartyfor her - Iwantit to be a surprise.不要告诉安妮我们为她安排了一个聚会——我想给她一个惊喜。
It was awonderful/nastysurprise to gethomeandfindtheletter.回到家就意外地看到这封信，真是太好了／糟糕透了。
Last night'sheavysnowcame asacompletesurprise.昨晚的那场大雪下得太突然了。
You're alwaysfullofsurprises(= doingunexpectedthings).你总是做些出人意料的事。
Iwishyou wouldn'tkeepspringingsurprisesonme(=tellingmeunexpectedthings orcausingunexpectedthings tohappen).我希望你不要总是让我感到吃惊意外。
Theymounteda surpriseattackatdawn.他们在拂晓时分发动了突然袭击。
Myunclepaidus a surprisevisityesterday.昨天我叔叔突然来看我们了。
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shocknoun(SURPRISE)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a surprise
  • surpriseThe announcement that she was leaving the post was a surprise to us all.
  • shockIt will be a terrible shock if their income is cut.
  • kickerUSThe kicker is that even after six rounds of interviews, she still wasn't a finalist for the job.
  • a rude awakeningShe'll be in for a rude awakening when she has to pay her own bills.
  • eye-openerHis unauthorized biography was a real eye-opener.
  • news to meSarah is leaving? Well that's news to me.
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More examples
  • Closeyoureyes- I've got a surprise for you.
  • Itriedtoconcealmy surprise when she told me herage.
  • Herconfessionwas no surprise to him, - just theconfirmationof a long-heldsuspicion.
  • Thedizzyingpaceofpoliticalchangein thecountrycaughtmanypeopleby surprise.
  • Thepeopleshowedno surprise orangerattheirtreatment.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Surprising and shocking
  • amaze
  • amazing
  • amazingly
  • astonish
  • astonishing
  • blinding
  • dynamite
  • earth-shattering
  • earth-shatteringly
  • earthshakingly
  • overtake
  • shock tactics
  • shocking
  • springsomethingonsomeone
  • stagger
  • staggering
  • staggeringly
  • stun
  • the darnedest thingidiom
  • thunderbolt
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Feelings of surprise and amazement

surprisenoun(FEELING)

B2[U]
thefeelingcausedby somethingunexpectedhappening:
惊讶，诧异
Helookedat herin/withsurprise.他惊讶地看着她。
Tomygreatsurprise, theyagreedto allourdemands.让我非常惊讶的是，他们答应了我们所有的要求。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Feelings of surprise and amazement
  • amazement
  • astonishment
  • bewilderment
  • future shock
  • incredulity
  • shock
  • stupefaction
  • wonder
  • wonderment

Idiom

surprise, surprise
surprise
verb[T]
uk
/səˈpraɪz/us
/sɚˈpraɪz/
B1
to make someonefeelsurprise:
使诧异，使惊奇，使感到意外
Thenewssurprised everyone.这条消息让所有的人都感到意外。
[+ that]It doesn't surprise methattheirparentsdon'twantthem to getmarried.他们的父母不想让他们俩结婚，我并不感到意外。
[+ to infinitive]It will not surprise anyonetolearnthat theofferhas beenrejected.这项提议遭到否决，谁也不会感到意外。
[+ question word]Janet was surprisedhowquicklythetimepassed.珍妮特惊讶地发现时间竟然过得如此之快。
tofind,catch, orattacksomeone when they are notexpectingit:
意外发现；当场抓获；突然袭击
Therobbershad justopenedthesafewhen they were surprised by thepolice.抢匪们刚打开保险箱就被警察当场抓获了。
[+ -ing verb]Hismothersurprised himhelpinghimself to hergin.他偷喝母亲的杜松子酒时被母亲逮了个正着。
More examples
  • It won't surprise you tolearnthat she hasleftthecompany.
  • They surprisedtheirfatherbycleaningthehousefromtoptobottom.
  • Theirgenerositysurprised me.
  • It often surprisespeoplethat we don'tchargemoneyforourservice.
  • Iwantedto surprise myparents, so Iturnedup with myhairdyedblack.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Surprising and shocking
  • amaze
  • amazing
  • amazingly
  • astonish
  • astonishing
  • blinding
  • dynamite
  • earth-shattering
  • earth-shatteringly
  • earthshakingly
  • overtake
  • shock tactics
  • shocking
  • springsomethingonsomeone
  • stagger
  • staggering
  • staggeringly
  • stun
  • the darnedest thingidiom
  • thunderbolt
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(Definition ofsurprisefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

surprise| American Dictionary

surprise
noun[C/U]
us
/sərˈprɑɪz,sə-/
anunexpectedevent, or thefeelingcausedwhen somethingunexpectedhappens:
[C]Don’ttellAnn we’re having apartyfor her – Iwantit to be a surprise.
[C]Last night’sheavysnowcame as acompletesurprise.
[U]To mygreatsurprise, they gave us everything weaskedfor.

surprise

adjective[not gradable]us
/sərˈprɑɪz,sə-/
Thebasketballplayerpaida surprisevisitto thecampusonThursday.
surprise
verb[T]
us
/sərˈprɑɪz,sə-/
(of aneventyou did notexpect) tocauseyou tofeelexcitementover asuddendiscovery:
Shesurpriseda lot oftennisfansbywinningtheCanadianOpen.
If you say that you are notsurprisedor would not besurprisedif somethinghappened, youmeanthat youalmostexpectit:
I’m notsurprisedthattheirparentsdon’twantthem to getmarried.
I would not besurprisedtoseetheeconomyslowdown nextyear.
To surprise someone is also tofindthepersonunexpectedly:
Shejumpedout andsurprisedhersister, whoranout into thehall.
(Definition ofsurprisefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsurprise

surprise
The proxy for energy-price surprises is then formed by subtracting these forecasts from the actual change in the energy price.
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The first attack surprises most listeners, and it is reiterated three times.
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The whole subsequent religious life is linked in this way to that moment and that state in which this feeling surprised the soul.
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They were surprised at their level of success, particularly over the caretakers, and managed to win a week's holiday with pay for the board's carpenters.
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How our symbolic capacities could be regarded as "trivial" surprised me.
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The change of form into dance stimulated and surprised the audience and kept them more engaged in the ideas of the production.
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What is surprising given the subtlety of the judgements in (36) is the consistency with which they are reported.
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Without you having to defend your critics, have there been criticisms of it that surprised you?
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We are surprised even when we have, when we believe we have, complete mastery.
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We should not, then, be surprised to find the combination of masterly evocative rhetoric and poetic co-ordination in his prose writings in general.
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However, it was surprising just how strong were the interactions between students' prior styles of reasoning and the outcomes of dierent methods of teaching.
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Every student will have to read it, and most will be surprised to find that they enjoy the task.
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If they were, then it should not be surprising that they did not rebel.
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However, raising the minimum guarantee of the government resulted in no surprises.
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Even heroes who are raised within an existing religious tradition and know its teachings well are still surprised by their deities.
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Collocationswithsurprise

surprise

These are words often used in combination withsurprise.

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big surprise
It was abigsurpriseto suddenly hear the tambourine.
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complete surprise
In fact, most evincedcompletesurprisethat their speech was of interest in the study.
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element of surprise
In both of these latter cases, theelementofsurpriseis removed and no time limit is put on the state of fury.
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