单词 | take by surprise |
释义 | take by surprise 1.fill with surprise or amazement;astonish 使吃惊;使惊奇 *Your good examination results have taken all the teachers by surprise.你考试的好成绩使得所有老师都感到吃惊。 *When our teacher quit in the middle of the year to work for the government,it took us all by surprise.我们的老师在年中辞职去政府部门供职时,我们都感到吃惊。 2.appear in front of sb.suddenly;come before sb.is ready 出其不意地出现;在(某人)未准备妥当之前来到 *The passenger took the thief by surprise.He caught the latter's hand as it sneaked into his pocket.那位旅客在扒手刚把手伸进他的口袋里的时候,突然抓住了他。 *Our guests came half an hour early,taking my mother by surprise.我们的客人提前半小时来了,弄得我妈妈措手不及。 |
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