surprise

[US]/sə'praɪz/
[UK]/sɚ'praɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 驚奇,突襲
vt. 使驚訝
adj. 令人驚訝的
Word Forms
現在分詞surprising
過去分詞surprised
第三人稱單數surprises
過去式surprised
複數surprises

Phrases & Collocations

Pleasantly surprised

驚喜之餘

by surprise

出其不意地

in surprise

驚奇地

big surprise

大驚喜;大喫一驚

surprise attack

奇襲,突然襲擊;突襲

take by surprise

使喫驚;撞見;奇襲

catch by surprise

使喫驚,使詫異,使感到意外

Example Sentences

surprise sb. in the act

冷不防地當場抓住了某人

be great surprise to sb.

使某人感到十分驚奇

Mum's the word on the surprise party.

在這個意外的集會上別多話

surprise a confession from sb.

趁某人不備時使其供認

win the battle by surprise tactics

以出奇制勝的戰術打贏仗

There’s a surprise in store for you.

你將會大喫一驚的。

their marriage came as a complete surprise to me.

他們結婚完全出乎我的意料。

the big freeze surprised the weathermen.

那次大寒讓氣象員們覺得意外。

make a surprise assault on

對...進行突然襲擊

surprise a witness into telling the truth

使證人不知不覺中說出真實情況

I am surprised at you.

我對你的舉動感到詫異。

a squeal of surprise; the squeal of tires.

一聲驚異的尖叫;輪胎的尖銳刺耳的摩擦聲

Oh boy—what a surprise!

哦…真令人喫驚

The surprise attack put me in a fix.

這次突然襲擊使我處於困境。

They are trying to spring a surprise on us.

他們打算告訴我們一個驚訝的消息。

They surprised us with a visit.

他們突然來訪使我們大感意外。

Real-world Examples

Today's rate hike was a surprise to no one.

沒有人對美聯儲今天宣佈加息感到驚訝。

Source: NPR News December 2018 Compilation

It's a surprise party, and the surprise is on you.

這是個驚喜派對啊,而驚喜是給你的。

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

Surprise you with little gifts? - Constantly.

來給你驚喜嗎 -他常這樣啊。

Source: Desperate Housewives Video Edition Season 6

If she comes, she will get a surprise.

如果她來了,她會感到非常驚奇的。

Source: New Concept English, British English Version, Book Two (Translation)

Well, I got a little surprise for you, buddy.

我爲你準備了一份驚喜喲。

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

Harry looked right and received a surprise to shake him out of his torpor.

哈利把目光轉向右邊,猛地大喫一驚,一下子從麻木的狀態中清醒過來。

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

So salt's culinary and cultural value is no surprise.

所以鹽的烹飪和文化價值不足爲奇。

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

We can use this structure with this intonation to express uncertainty and also sometimes surprise.

我們可以用這種結構來表達不確定性有時候也表示喫驚。

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

Mr Worthing! This is indeed a surprise.

沃辛先生!這的確是個驚喜啊。

Source: Not to be taken lightly.

It means it was a big surprise.

意思是說這是極其意外的情況。

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

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