surprise

[英] [səˈpraiz] [美] [sɚˈpraɪz] 生词本

vt.

n.

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1. 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. 
  • 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!

  • 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。

  • It is perhaps no surprise to see another 60s singing star attempting a comeback.

    看到又一个20世纪60年代的歌星试图重返歌坛大概并不会觉得意外。

  • Surprise is also an adjective.
    • Baxter arrived here this afternoon, on a surprise visit...

      巴克瑟特今天下午突然来此拜访。

    • German intelligence expected Japan to launch a surprise attack on the US, and Pearl Harbor was the likely target.

      德国情报机构预计日本会对美国发动突袭,袭击目标可能是珍珠港。

2. N-UNCOUNT 惊奇;惊讶;诧异 Surprise is the feeling that you have when something unexpected happens. 
  • 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。

  • '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?”

  • I started working hard for the first time in my life. To my surprise, I found I liked it.

    我生平第一次开始努力工作。令我惊讶的是,我发现我竟然很开心。

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

  • 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。

  • It wouldn't surprise me if there was such chaos after this election that another had to be held...

    如果你告诉我这次大选后局面会出现混乱,以致不得不重新举行选举,我一点也不会惊讶。

4. 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. 
  • 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。

5. 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. 
  • ...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

  • 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。

6. 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. 
  • 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。

7. See also: surprised; surprising;  
8. 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. 
  • 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。

9. 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. 
  • 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。

10. 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. 
  • His question took his two companions by surprise...

    他提的问题让他的两个伙伴都愣住了。

  • Whenever it snows in Britain we are taken by surprise.

    每次英国下雪,我们都会感到惊讶。

Noun

1. the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

2. a sudden unexpected event

3. the act of surprising someone

Verb

1. cause to be surprised;

  • "The news really surprised me"

2. come upon or take unawares;

  • "She surprised the couple"
  • "He surprised an interesting scene"

3. attack by storm; attack suddenly

体育

  • 1.爆冷门
1. 'Oops, that's torn it,' she thought, as she realized she'd ruined the surprise.
“ 啊呀,糟糕。” 她想,她意识到自己把这个惊喜给破坏掉了。

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2. A faint cry of surprise escaped from her lips.
她轻轻地发出一声惊奇的叫喊。

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3. A surprise that he was unable to hide registered on his face.
他脸上露出掩饰不住的惊讶的表情。

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4. Baker issued his surprise announcement in Paris after two hours of talks.
经过两个小时的会谈后,贝克在巴黎发布了他惊人的通告。

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5. He blundered his surprise at her winning the prize.
他不慎说出对她得奖感到惊奇。

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6. He doesn't show much surprise at the wonderful things he sees.
他对所见到的奇异事物并不太表示惊奇。

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7. He gave a loud whistle of surprise.
他吹了一声响亮的口哨表示惊讶。

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8. He looked up in surprise.
他惊奇地抬头看了一下。

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9. He may surprise us all yet.
他总有一天会让我们大家惊奇。

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10. His face registered both surprise and joy.
他脸上显露出惊喜交集的表情。

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11. His visit gave me a pleasant surprise.
他的来访使我感到惊喜。

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12. I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfation (and surprise) that the ants were still swarming around the sticky tape without being able to do anything about it.
我甚至半夜里拿着手电筒出去,而且满意地(同时也惊奇地)看到,那些蚂蚁

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13. I gazed in happy surprise at his animated expression.
我惊喜地望着他那副眉飞色舞的神情。

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14. I got a big surprise.
我大吃一惊。

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15. I noticed with surprise that the house had not been repainted and the garden tidied up.
我惊异地注意到房子没有重新油漆,花园也没有整理。

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16. I'll never forget his surprise when we told him.
我永远不会忘记我们告诉他时他所表现出来的惊讶表情。

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17. If the birds have not flown for three years, they will soar into the clouds. If they have not sung for three years, their songs will take everyone by surprise.
三年不蜚,蜚将冲天;三年不鸣,鸣将惊人。

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18. It was a complete surprise to me, I wasn't expecting and hadn't even thought of it.
它对我完全是件意外的事; 我未预料到,甚至未曾想到。

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19. It was a surprise to us when his play flopped.
他那出戏一败涂地,出乎我们的预料。

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20. 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。

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