surprise

noun

/səˈpraɪz/

/sərˈpraɪz/

Idioms

[countable] an event, a piece of news, etc. that is unexpected or that happens suddenly意想不到（或突然）的事；令人惊奇的事（或消息等）
- What a nice surprise!真是让人惊喜！
- I have a surprise for you!我要告诉你一件你意想不到的事！
- a surprise attack突然袭击
- There are few surprises in this year's budget.今年的预算案没有多少出人意料的地方。
- It comes as no surprise to learn that they broke their promises.得知他们食言并不让人觉得意外。
- Her letter came as a complete surprise.万万没想到会收到她的信。
- ‘The appointment came as a pleasant surprise to me,’ she says.她说，这次约会对我来说是一个惊喜。
- The announcements came as something of a surprise to them.这些公告让他们感到有些意外。
- There are lots of surprises in store for visitors to the gallery.参观画展的人将会发现许多令他们惊奇的东西。
- He was there on a surprise visit to the troops.他在那里对部队进行了突然访问。
- Life’s full of surprises.生活充满了惊喜。
- She likes springing surprises on people.她喜欢给人惊喜。
- Visitors to the gallery are in for a few surprises.参观画展的人将会见到一些令他们惊奇的东西。
- I had a lovely surprise when I saw Mark there.看到马克在那儿，我觉得格外惊喜。
- It was a complete surprise for me.对我来说那完全是个意外。
- His refusal came as no surprise to his boss.他的拒绝在他老板的意料之中。
- Johnson sprung a surprise by beating the favourite in the first round.约翰逊爆出了冷门儿，在第一回合就打败了夺冠呼声最高的选手。
- Roach was the surprise winner of the £10 000 first prize.罗奇意外地赢得 1 万英镑的一等奖奖金。
- She feels that the future holds few surprises.她感到未来不会有什么惊喜发生。
- They launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet.他们向俄罗斯舰队发起了突袭。
- Your mother's in for a bit of a surprise when she gets home.你妈妈回家后肯定会有点儿意外。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- complete
- genuine
- …
verb + surprise
- be
- come as
- get
- …
surprise + noun
- announcement
- appearance
- party
- …
preposition
- surprise for
- surprise to
phrases
- a bit of a surprise
- quite a surprise
- hold few, many, no, etc. surprises
- …
[uncountable, countable] a feeling caused by something happening suddenly or unexpectedly惊奇；惊讶；意外
- a look of surprise惊讶的表情
- in surprise She looked up in surprise.她惊讶地抬起头。
- surprise at something He gasped with surprise at her strength.发现她有这么大的力气，他大吃一惊。
- surprise at seeing, hearing, etc. They couldn't conceal their surprise at seeing us together.看见我们在一起，他们表现出掩饰不住的诧异。
- I got a surprise when I saw the bill.一看账单我吃了一惊。
- to somebody's surprise To everyone's surprise, the plan succeeded.出乎所有人的意料，那个计划竟然取得了成功。
- Much to my surprise, I passed.压根儿没想到，我及格了。
- Imagine our surprise when he walked into the room!你想象一下，他走进房间时，我们多么惊奇！
- When we went inside we got a nasty surprise.当我们进去的时候，我们得到了一个令人讨厌的惊喜。
- The decision has been greeted with surprise.这个决定引起了人们的惊讶。
- They expressed surprise at the outcome.他们对结果表示惊讶。
- He feigned surprise when I went up and said hello.我上前和他打招呼时，他装出吃惊的样子。
- His eyebrows rose in mock surprise.他扬起眉毛，假装吃惊的样子。
- It was with some surprise that I read of his resignation.看到他辞职的消息，我有些惊讶。
- She showed no surprise at the news.得知这个消息，她没有任何惊讶的表示。
- She was quick to hide her surprise.她随即掩饰住惊讶。
- Much to her surprise she enjoyed the party.令她非常意外的是，她在聚会上玩得很开心。
- The president's remarks caused surprise and embarrassment.总统的言辞令人惊讶而窘迫。
- After the initial surprise I got to like the place.最初的惊讶过后，我喜欢上了这个地方。
Topics Feelingsa2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- total
- utter
- …
verb + surprise
- express
- register
- show
- …
preposition
- in surprise
- to somebody’s surprise
- with surprise
- …
phrases
- an expression of surprise
- a look of surprise
- a gasp of surprise
- …
[uncountable] the use of methods that cause feelings of surprise出人意表的做事方式；出奇制胜的策略
- A successful campaign should have an element of surprise.成功的宣传活动需有出奇制胜之处。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- total
- utter
- …
verb + surprise
- express
- register
- show
- …
preposition
- in surprise
- to somebody’s surprise
- with surprise
- …
phrases
- an expression of surprise
- a look of surprise
- a gasp of surprise
- …

词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘unexpected seizure of a place, or attack on troops’): from Old French, feminine past participle of surprendre, from medieval Latin superprehendere ‘seize’.

Idioms

surprise, surprise (informal)

(ironic, often disapproving) used to show that something is not a surprise to you, as you could easily have predicted that it would happen or be true（认为不足为怪时说）
- One of the candidates was the manager's niece, and surprise, surprise, she got the job.求职者中有一个是经理的侄女，结果她被录用了。这有什么奇怪的呢。
- Bob turned up half an hour late, surprise surprise.鲍勃晚到了半小时，不足为怪。
used when giving somebody a surprise（让某人感到意外时说）
- Surprise, surprise! Look who's here!想不到吧！看看这是谁！

take somebody by surprise

to happen unexpectedly so that somebody is slightly shocked; to surprise somebody使某人惊诧；出乎某人意料
- His frankness took her by surprise.她没料到他竟如此坦率。
- The storm took us completely by surprise.这场暴风雨来得突然，完全出乎我们的意料。

take somebody/something by surprise

to attack or capture somebody/something unexpectedly or without warning突袭；出其不意地抓获
- The police took the burglars by surprise.警方出其不意地逮捕了入室窃贼。

surprise

verb

/səˈpraɪz/

/sərˈpraɪz/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they surprise	/səˈpraɪz/ /sərˈpraɪz/
he / she / it surprises	/səˈpraɪzɪz/ /sərˈpraɪzɪz/
past simple surprised	/səˈpraɪzd/ /sərˈpraɪzd/
past participle surprised	/səˈpraɪzd/ /sərˈpraɪzd/
-ing form surprising	/səˈpraɪzɪŋ/ /sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/

to make somebody feel surprised使惊奇；使诧异；使感到意外
- surprise somebody It wouldn't surprise me if they got married soon.即使他们很快就结婚，我也不会感到意外。
- surprise somebody how, what It's always surprised me how popular he is.他怎么那么受欢迎，我百思不得其解。
- it surprises somebody that… It surprises me that you've never sung professionally.想不到你从来没搞过专业演唱。
- It will surprise no one to hear that the aubergine is my favourite vegetable.听到茄子是我最喜欢的蔬菜，没有人会感到惊讶。
- it surprises somebody to do something Would it surprise you to know that I'm thinking of leaving?如果我告诉你我打算离开这里，你觉得意外吗？
Synonyms surprise
surprise
- startle
- amaze
- stun
- astonish
- take somebody aback
- astound
These words all mean to make somebody feel surprised.
- surprise to give somebody the feeling that you get when something happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or something that you do expect does not happen; to make somebody feel surprised:
  The outcome didn’t surprise me at all.这一结果完全在我的意料之中。
- startle to surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them:
  Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.抱歉，我不是故意吓你一跳的。
  The explosion startled the horse.爆炸声使马受了惊。
- amaze to surprise somebody very much:
  Just the huge size of the place amazed her.仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
- stun (rather informal) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock somebody so much that they cannot think clearly or speak
- astonish to surprise somebody very much:
  The news astonished everyone.这消息使大家十分惊讶。
amaze or astonish?用 amaze 还是 astonish？These two words have the same meaning and in most cases you can use either. If you are talking about something that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish: He was astonished by his own stupidity.
- take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock somebody:
  We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction.她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。
- astound to surprise or shock somebody very much:
  His arrogance astounded her.他的傲慢使她震惊。
Patterns
- It surprises somebody/startles somebody/amazes somebody/stuns somebody/astonishes somebody/takes somebody aback/astounds somebody
- to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody that…
- to surprise/amaze somebody what/how…
- to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody to know/find/learn/see/hear…
- to be surprised/startled/stunned into (doing) something
- The outcome did not surprise me at all.对这个结果我一点儿也不意外。
- They wanted to surprise their mother and get the breakfast ready.他们想把早饭做好，给母亲一个惊喜。
Topics Feelingsa2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- greatly
- really
- not at all
- …
verb + surprise
- wouldn’t
- seem to
- want to
- …
surprise somebody to attack, discover, etc., somebody suddenly and unexpectedly出其不意地攻击；使措手不及；无意中发现
- The army attacked at night to surprise the rebels.军队在夜间发起攻击，把叛乱者打了个措手不及。
- We arrived home early and surprised a burglar trying to break in.我们回家早，无意中发现一个窃贼正要入室行窃。