➡ See also the entry for amazing另见amazing条surprising ♦︎ unexpected ♦︎ unpredictable ♦︎ extraordinary ♦︎ unforeseen ♦︎ unforeseeableThese words all describe things that surprise you because you did not expect them.这些词均表示令人吃惊的、出乎意料的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen events◆surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen effects / changes◆surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary results◆a surprising / an unexpected / an extraordinary / an unforeseen development◆unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen demand / problems◆unexpected / extraordinary / unforeseen / unforeseeable circumstances◆quite surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen◆totally unexpected / unpredictable / unforeseen◆very / rather surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary■surprisingcausing surprise令人吃惊的;使人惊奇的;出人意料的;奇怪的◆It is not surprising (that) they lost.他们吃败仗并不奇怪。◆It is surprising how quickly rumours spread.谣言传播得如此之快,真令人吃惊。◆It's surprising what people will do for money.人为了钱什么都肯干,想想真令人愕然。◆The surprising thing is how little it costs.出人意料的是它只花很少钱。◆I find that rather surprising.我觉得这事很出人意料。◆Quite a surprising number of people turned up.到场的人出奇地多。ⓘ Surprising is by far the most frequent and most general of these words and can describe any fact or event that causes surprise. * surprising在本组词中最常用,含义最广,可以描述任何令人吃惊的事实或事件。OPPunsurprising ⇨ predictable1▸surprisingly
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◆The event was surprisingly popular.这项活动出奇地受欢迎。◆Not surprisingly, the request was refused.毫不奇怪地,那个要求被拒绝了。■unexpectednot expected and therefore surprising出乎意料的;始料不及的◆We had an unexpected visitor this morning.今天上午我们来了一位意外的访客。◆Although not unexpected, his death had still come as a shock.虽然有心理准备,但他的死讯还是让大家感到震惊。◆The following day something quite unexpected happened.第二天发生了一件非常意外的事。ⓘ Unexpected can describe either an event that you did not expect to happen, or a person, when they do sth that you did not expect them to do. * unexpected可描述让人始料不及的事件,或做了出乎意料之事的人。▸the unexpected
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[singular] ◆Police officers must be prepared for the unexpected.警察必须随时准备应付突发事件。▸unexpectedly
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◆The plane was unexpectedly delayed.飞机意外地延误了。◆They encountered an unexpectedly high level of demand.他们遇到了预料之外的大量需求。■unpredictablethat cannot be predicted because it changes a lot or depends on too many different things无法预言的;不可预测的;难以预料的◆The result is entirely unpredictable.结果是完全无法预料的。◆The unpredictable weather in the mountains can make climbing extremely hazardous.山里那变幻莫测的天气可以使登山变得异常危险。OPPpredictable ⇨ predictable1■extraordinaryunexpected, surprising or strange意想不到的;令人惊奇的;奇怪的◆It's extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party.真想不到他竟然能够从聚会开始一直睡到结束。◆What an extraordinary thing to say!真是咄咄怪事! see also extraordinary ⇨ remarkable■unforeseenˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn; NAmEˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːn (ratherformal) that you did not expect to happen未想到的;始料不及的◆We reserve the right to alter the timetable in the event of unforeseen circumstances.我们保留在遇到意外情况时变更时刻表的权利。NOTE辨析 Unexpected or unforeseen?Unforeseen is more formal than unexpected and only describes events, not people.与unexpected相比,unforeseen更正式些,且只能修饰事件,不能修饰人◆an unforeseen visitor■unforeseeableˌʌnfɔːˈsiːəbl; NAmEˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːəbl (ratherformal) that you cannot predict无法预见的;难以预测的◆You need to allow for any unforeseeable expenses.你需要将无法预见的花费计算在内。OPPforeseeable ⇨ predictable1
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