| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/a-surprise |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:a surprisea surpriseThese words refer to things that shock you because you did not expect them. The most common word for this, and the one with the broadest meaning, issurprise. A surprise can be pleasant or unpleasant. The announcement that she was leaving the post was a surprise to us all. What a wonderful surprise! An unpleasant surprise is often described as ashock. It will be a terrible shock if their income is cut. In informal US English, something that is surprising can be called akicker. USThe kicker is that even after six rounds of interviews, she still wasn't a finalist for the job. The expressiona rude awakeningis sometimes used if someone has an unpleasant surprise when they discover the truth about a situation. She'll be in for a rude awakening when she has to pay her own bills. You can also use the wordeye-openerto describe something that surprises you because it reveals new facts or information about someone or something. His unauthorized biography was a real eye-opener. If you want to say informally that an event is a surprise to you, you can use the expressionbe news to. Sarah is leaving? Well that's news to me. You can use the idioma bolt from the blueor the nounthunderboltfor something that is a surprise because you were not expecting it at all. The news of his marriage was a bolt from the blue. His resignation was a thunderbolt that shocked the whole company. Something that is so surprising that it is almost difficult to believe is sometimes described as amiracle.Miracleis used of good or lucky things. It's a miracle that she survived the accident. |
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