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IELTS BNC: 1807 COCA: 1624

surprise

Word family
sur·prise1 /səˈpraɪz $ sər-/ ●●● S3 W2 noun  
1 event 事件 [countableC]SURPRISED an unexpected or unusual event 意想不到的事;不同寻常的事 shock
 What a surprise to find you here!
真想不到啊,在这儿碰到你!
 We had a big surprise when we found out the truth.
我们知道真相后大吃一惊。
2 feeling 感觉 [countableC, uncountableU]SURPRISED the feeling you have when something unexpected or unusual happens 惊奇,惊讶,诧异 shock
 The man had a look of surprise on his face.
那人脸上一副惊讶的表情。
in/with surprise
 Bill looked at him in surprise.
比尔诧异地看着他。
to somebody’s surprise (=in a way that surprises someone) 使某人惊讶的是
 Much to his surprise, she gave him her phone number.
令他颇感意外的是,她把电话号码给了他。
nGrammar
You say:
To my surprise, the whole family was there.
Don’t say: for my surprise
3 take/catch somebody by surprise SURPRISEDto happen unexpectedly 出乎某人意料
 The question took her by surprise.
这个问题使她猝不及防。
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4 take somebody/something by surprise PMATTACKto suddenly attack a place or an opponent when they are not ready 出其不意地袭击某人/某地
 The guerrillas were killed when army troops took them by surprise.
游击队员在遭到军队突袭时被杀。
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5 gift/party etc 礼物/聚会等 [countableC usually singular]GIVE an unexpected present, trip etc which you give to someone or organize for them, often on a special occasion 令某人惊喜的事物〔如礼物、旅行等〕
surprise for
 ‘I’ve got a surprise for you, ’ she said.
我要给你一个惊喜。她说道。
6. surprise guest/visitor etc EXPECT#someone who arrives somewhere unexpectedly 不速之客
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n7. surprise!
8
a) surprise, surpriseEXPECT used when saying in a joking way that you expected something to happen or be true 不足为怪〔玩笑语,用于表示自己预料到某事将会发生或属实〕
 The American TV networks are, surprise, surprise, full of stories about the election.
美国电视网毫无意外地全是有关竞选的报道。
b) British EnglishBrE spokenSURPRISED used when you suddenly appear in front of someone who you know is not expecting to see you 想不到吧〔出其不意地突然出现在某人面前时说的话〕
9 method 方法 [uncountableU]SURPRISED the use of methods which are intended to cause surprise 出其不意[出人意料]的方法
 An element of surprise is important to any attack.
出其不意在任何进攻中都很重要。
COLLOCATIONS
verbs
be a surprise 是意想不到的事
His decision to marry was a complete surprise.
他要结婚的决定完全出人意料。
come as a surprise (=be surprising) 出乎意料,令人惊讶
The announcement came as a surprise to most people.
这个通告出乎大多数人的意料。
get/have a surprise 吃惊
We got a surprise when we got home and found him waiting for us.
我们到家看见他在等我们,吃了一惊。
give somebody a surprise 让某人吃惊
She wanted to give him a surprise.
她想给他一个惊喜。
have a surprise for somebody (=be planning to give someone a surprise) 要让某人吃惊
nI think Jenny might have a surprise for you.
nspring a surprise (on somebody) (=give someone a surprise)
The chairman sprang a surprise this week by announcing his intention to quit.
adjectives
a big/great surprise 非常令人惊讶的事
The results were a big surprise.
结果大大出人意料。
a complete/total surprise 完全出乎意料的事
The news came as a complete surprise.
这消息完全出人意料。
a nice/pleasant/lovely surprise 惊喜
It’s a lovely surprise to see you.
见到你真让人又惊又喜。
an unpleasant/nasty surprise 令人不快/令人厌恶的意外
nWe don’t want any unpleasant surprises.
phrases
come as no surprise (=not be surprising) 不足为奇
It came as no surprise when Lester got the job.
莱斯特得到了这份工作不让人感到意外。
be in for a surprise (=be going to have a surprise) 将会吃惊
nCompare our prices. You’ll be in for a pleasant surprise.
there’s a surprise in store (for somebody) (=something unexpected is going to happen) 将有意想不到的事(等待某人)
nThere were plenty more surprises in store for him.
surprise + NOUN
a surprise visit 突然拜访
Environmental health inspectors made a surprise visit to the restaurant.
环境卫生检查员突然到访这个餐馆。
a surprise party 令人惊喜的聚会
His friends had planned a surprise party for him.
他的朋友们策划了一个聚会,要给他一个惊喜。
a surprise announcement 突然的通告
nIn a surprise announcement the company said they were withdrawing their planning application.
a surprise victory 意想不到的胜利
nShe came to power in 1977, after a surprise victory in the general election.
a surprise attack 出其不意的袭击
nInstead they launched a successful surprise attack on the castle.
a surprise move (=an unexpected action) 出人意料的行动
nIn a surprise move, the government lifted the ban on arms exports to the country.
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘a bad surprise’. Say an unpleasant surprise or a nasty surprise.
不要说a bad surprise 而要说 an unpleasant surprise a nasty surprise
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surprise!
spokenSURPRISED used when you are just about to show someone something that you know will surprise them 想不到吧!有个惊喜!
surprise2 ●●● S3 W2 verb [transitiveT]  
1 SURPRISEDto make someone feel surprised 使惊奇,使诧异,使感到意外 shock
 His strange question surprised her.
他那奇怪的问题令她感到意外。
it surprises somebody to see/find/know etc
 It had surprised me to find how fussy he was about some things.
我发现他在有些事情上大惊小怪,感到很吃惊。
 I didn’t know you two knew each other. Mind you, it doesn’t surprise me.
我不知道你们俩认识。 尽管如此,我并不感到意外。
 What surprised me most was that she didn’t seem to care.
最令我感到意外的是,她好像毫不在乎。
it surprises somebody that/how/what
 Looking back, does it surprise you that she left?
回过头看看,她的离开让你吃惊吗?
 It wouldn’t surprise me if he married Jo.
要是他和乔结婚,我不会吃惊的。
2 CATCHATTACKto find, catch, or attack someone when they are not expecting it, especially when they are doing something they should not be doing 出其不意地发现 [抓获];突然袭击
nTHESAURUS
surprise to make someone feel surprised, especially because they did not expect something
Her reaction surprised me – I didn’t realize how strongly she felt.
What surprised me was how cheap everything was compared to at home.
amaze to greatly surprise someone, for example because something is very good, unusual, or hard to believe
He amazed everyone with his skill.
It amazes me that no one has thought of the idea before.
astonish to greatly surprise someone
Myra astonished her doctors by recovering so quickly.
astound to greatly surprise or shock someone. Astound sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonish
What astounded him was their inefficiency.
take somebody by surprise to happen at an unexpected time, so that people are surprised or unprepared
Security men were taken by surprise as the man ran onto the stage.
His resignation took us by surprise.
startle to make someone feel surprised or slightly frightened by doing something they did not expect
The wind made the door shut with a crash, which startled her.
Sudden movements may startle the horse.
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Origin surprise1
(1400-1500) Old French past participle of surprendre to take over, surprise, from sur- ( → SURCHARGE) + prendre to take
IELTS BNC: 1807 COCA: 1624
surprise

noun¹

1feeling of surprise吃驚ADJECTIVE | VERB + SURPRISE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat, total, utter非常/十分/極為吃驚mild, slight, some略有些吃驚initial起初的驚奇After the initial surprise I got to like the place.最初的驚訝過後,我喜歡上了這個地方。mock偽裝的吃驚His eyebrows rose in mock surprise.他揚起眉毛,假裝吃驚的樣子。genuine, real確實/實在吃驚VERB + SURPRISEexpress, register, show表達出/流露出/表現出驚奇feign假裝吃驚He feigned surprise when I went up and said hello.我上前和他打招呼時,他裝出吃驚的樣子。hide隱藏驚訝She was quick to hide her surprise.她隨即掩飾住驚訝。cause令人吃驚The president's remarks caused surprise and embarrassment.總統的言辭令人驚訝而窘迫。PREPOSITIONin surprise吃驚地'Walk twenty miles!' repeated the old man in surprise.“走 20 英里!”老人吃驚地重複道。to sb's surprise令某人吃驚地Much to her surprise, she enjoyed the party.令她非常意外的是,她在聚會上玩得很開心。with surprise, without surprise有些/並不驚訝It was with some surprise that I read of his resignation.看到他辭職的消息,我有些驚訝。surprise at因⋯吃驚She showed no surprise at the news.得知這個消息,她沒有任何驚訝的表示。PHRASESan expression of surprise, a look of surprise吃驚的表情/神情I could not believe the look of surprise on his face.我不敢相信他臉上吃驚的表情。a gasp of surprise, a scream of surprise, a shriek of surprise吃驚得倒抽一口氣/大叫/尖叫the element of surprise出奇制勝的策略The Egyptian team relied on the element of surprise to defeat their stronger opponents.埃及隊憑藉出奇制勝的戰術去打敗強於他們的對手。catch sb by surprise, take sb by surprise令某人意外;出乎某人意料The storm took us completely by surprise.這場暴風雨來得突然,完全出乎我們的意料。imagine my surprise when...⋯時我非常吃驚Imagine my surprise when I found out he wasn't really a doctor.發現他並不是醫生,我非常吃驚。surprisesurprise (humorous) 不足為怪(玩笑語,用於表示自己預料某事將會發生或屬實)Bob turned up half an hour late, surprise surprise.鮑勃晚到了半小時,不足為怪。
surprise

noun²

2sth that you did not expect意想不到的事ADJECTIVE | VERB + SURPRISE | SURPRISE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, complete, genuine, great, huge, major, real, total完全出乎意料;極大的意外unexpected意想不到的事lovely, nice, pleasant, wonderful驚喜nasty, unpleasant, unwelcome令人不快的意外little小意外I have a little surprise for you!我要給你一個小驚喜!VERB + SURPRISEbe, come as突然;來得突然get, have感到意外I had a wonderful surprise when I saw Mark there.看到馬克在那兒,我覺得格外吃驚。give sb, spring讓某人吃驚;使大吃一驚Johnson sprung a surprise by winning the first round.約翰遜爆出了冷門,第一回合就贏了。be in for將會感覺意外Your mother's in for a bit of a surprise when she gets home.你媽媽回家後肯定會有點兒意外。ruin, spoil破壞驚喜的效果SURPRISE + NOUNannouncement, appearance, party, visit突然的通知;突然的出現;驚喜聚會;意外來訪hit, victory, win意外的成功defeat意外的失敗attack突襲They launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet.他們向俄羅斯艦隊發起了突襲。winner意外的勝利者Roach was the surprise winner of the £10 000 first prize.羅奇意外地贏得 1 萬英鎊的一等獎獎金。guest意想不到的嘉賓PREPOSITIONsurprise for對⋯來說的意外It was a complete surprise for me.對我來說那完全是個意外。surprise to令⋯出乎意料的事His refusal came as no surprise to his boss.他的拒絕在他老闆的意料之中。PHRASESa bit of a surprise, quite a surprise有點兒/頗感吃驚hold few, many, no, etc. surprises不會有什麼意外、會有許多意外、會毫無意外等She feels that the future holds few surprises.她感到未來不會有什麼驚喜發生。
surprise

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SURPRISE ADVERBgreatly, really大吃一驚;非常吃驚not at all一點兒也不吃驚The outcome did not surprise me at all.對這個結果我一點兒也不意外。hardly幾乎不令人吃驚a little, slightly有點兒/略有些令人詫異VERB + SURPRISEwouldn't不會使人吃驚It wouldn't surprise me if they got married.如果他們倆結婚,我不會覺得奇怪。seem to好像使人吃驚want to想讓人吃驚They wanted to surprise their mother and get the breakfast ready.他們想把早飯做好,給母親一個驚喜。
IELTS BNC: 1807 COCA: 1624
surprise

verb

surprise ♦︎ startle ♦︎ amaze ♦︎ stun ♦︎ astonish ♦︎ take sb aback ♦︎ bowl sb over ♦︎ astound ♦︎ staggerThese words all mean to make sb feel surprised. 这些词均表示使惊奇、使诧异。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达令人惊讶的程度
surpriseamaze
startlestun
take sb abackastonish
bowl sb over
astound
stagger
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配It surprises sb / startles sb / amazes sb / stuns sb / astonishes sb / takes sb aback / bowls sb over / astounds sb / staggers sbWhat surprises / startles / amazes / stuns / astonishes / astounds / staggers sb is...to surprise / startle / amaze / stun / astonish / astound sb that...to surprise / amaze sb what / how...to surprise / startle / amaze / stun / astonish / astound sb to know / find / learn / see / hear...to be surprised / startled / stunned into (doing) sthto really surprise sb / startle sb / amaze sb / stun sb / astonish sb / take sb aback / bowl sb over / astound / stagger sbto absolutely amaze sb / stun sb / stagger sb surprise [transitive] to give sb the feeling that you get when sth happens that you don't expect or don't understand, or sth that you do expect doesn't happen 使感到意外;使惊奇;使诧异The outcome didn't surprise me at all.这样的结果我一点儿也不感到奇怪。It's always surprised me how popular he is.他那么受欢迎,我百思不得其解。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

noun

[countable] What a nice surprise!真让人惊喜!a surprise attack / announcement / visit突然的袭击/宣告/拜访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。Her letter came as a complete surprise.万万没想到会收到她的信。
surprised

adjective

a surprised look惊讶的神色She looked surprised when I told her.我告诉她时她显得很惊讶。I was surprised at how quickly she agreed.我没想到她这么快就同意了。They were surprised to find (that) he'd already left.他们惊奇地发现他已经走了。
startle [transitive] to surprise sb suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them 使惊吓;使吓一跳;使吃了一惊Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.对不起,我不是存心要吓唬你。The explosion startled the horse.爆炸声使马受了惊。 see also startled afraid , alarm frighten amaze [transitive] to surprise sb very much 使惊奇;使惊愕;使惊诧Just the huge size of the place amazed her.仅那地方之大就使她十分惊奇。What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us.使我惊诧的是,她竟然能瞒了我们那么久。 see also amazing amazing amazed

adjective

an amazed silence惊愕得哑然无声I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature.她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。She was amazed how little he had changed.她惊诧的是他竟然没怎么变样。
amazement

noun

[uncountable] To my amazement, he was able to recite the whole poem from memory.让我惊奇的是,他能把这首诗从头至尾背诵出来。She looked at him in amazement.她惊愕地望着他。
stun (-nn-) [transitive] (rather informal, especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to surprise or shock sb so much that they cannot think clearly or speak 使震惊;使惊愕;使目瞪口呆Her words stunned me-I had no idea she felt that way.她的话让我惊愕-我没想到她会有那样的感觉。The company stunned investors with its third profits warning in five months.该公司五个月中三次发出盈利预警,使投资者感到震惊。 see also stunning amazing astonish əˈstɒnɪʃ; NAmE əˈstɑːnɪʃ [transitive] to surprise sb very much 使十分惊讶;使大为惊奇;使大吃一惊You astonish me!你让我大吃一惊!The news astonished everyone.这消息使大家十分惊讶。 see also astonishing amazing astonished

adjective

He was astonished to learn (that) he'd won the competition.听说自己赢得了比赛,他感到很惊讶。My parents looked astonished at my news.父母听到我的消息后显得十分惊讶。
astonishment

noun

[uncountable] To my utter astonishment, she remembered my name.使我万分惊讶的是,她竟然记得我的名字。He stared in astonishment at the stranger.他惊愕地盯着那陌生人。
NOTE 辨析 Amaze or astonish?In most cases you can use either word. If you are talking about sth that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish. 大多数情况下这两个词可通用。如果某事使人既惊讶又羞愧,就用astonishHe was astonished by his own stupidity.他为自己干的蠢事感到吃惊。
ˌtake sb aˈback

phrasal verb

(took, taken) [usually passive] (written) (especially of sth negative) to surprise or shock sb (尤指消极、负面的事情)使吃惊,使震惊We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction.她那充满敌意的反应让我们非常震惊。
ˌbowl sb ˈover

phrasal verb

[often passive] to surprise and impress sb a lot 使惊叹;使印象深刻She was bowled over by his charm.他的魅力让她印象深刻。
astound əˈstaʊnd [transitive] to surprise or shock sb very much 使震惊;使大惊His arrogance astounded her.他的傲慢使她震惊。 stagger [transitive] (rather informal) (especially of sth negative) to surprise or shock sb very much (尤指消极、负面的事情)使大吃一惊,使震惊The inspectors were staggered at the level of incompetence among senior staff.公司高级职员的不称职让视察员们觉得不可思议。 see also staggering amazing
IELTS BNC: 1807 COCA: 1624
surprise
Surprises and shocking events: surprise, shock, blow...
Making you feel surprised or amazed: surprising, amazing, astonishing...
Feelings of surprise and shock: surprise, shock, astonishment...
Presents and gifts: present, gift, valentine...
To notice or recognize something or someone: notice, recognize, observe...

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