surprise
UK [sə'praɪz] US [sɚ-] noun countable or uncountable
ESSENTIAL
■an unexpected event, or the feeling caused by something unexpected happening 意外的事；惊讶•Don't tell Anne we've arranged a party for her - I want it to be a surprise.不要告诉安妮我们为她安排了一个派对——我想给她一个惊喜。 •It was a lovely/nasty, etc. surprise to get home and find the letter.回到家就意外看到这封信，真是太好了／糟糕透了等等。 •Last night's heavy snow came as a complete surprise.昨晚的那场大雪下得太突然了。 •You're always full of surprises (= doing unexpected things).你总是做些出人意料的事。 •I wish you wouldn't keep springing surprises on me (= telling me unexpected things or causing unexpected things to happen).我希望你不要总是让我感到吃惊意外。 •He looked at her in/with surprise.他惊讶地看着她。 •To my great surprise, they agreed to all our demands.让我非常惊讶的是，他们答应了我们的所有要求。 •They mounted a surprise attack at dawn.他们在拂晓时分发动突然袭击。 •My uncle paid us a surprise visit yesterday.昨天我叔叔突然来看我们。 Compare shock
UK [sə'praɪz] US [sɚ-] noun countable or uncountable
surprise, surprise
■said when someone has done something or when something has happened in a way which you expected and which you do not approve of （表示不赞同的事情在预料之中发生）真是意外啊•"I've forgotten my keys again." "Surprise, surprise!"“我又忘记带锁匙了。”“真是意外啊！” US said when you are telling someone about a situation in which something unexpected and pleasant has happened （表示发生了让人感到惊喜的事情）太让人意外了•I asked him if he wanted to come to dinner with my parents, and surprise, surprise, he said yes!我问他想不想跟我父母一起吃顿饭，结果真让人意外，他竟然答应了！
UK [sə'praɪz] US [sɚ-] verb transitive
IMPROVER
■to make someone feel surprise 使诧异，使惊奇，使感到意外•The news surprised everyone.这消息让所有人都感到意外。 •[+ that] It doesn't surprise me that their parents don't want them to get married.他们的父母不想让他们俩结婚，我并不感到意外。 •[+ to infinitive] It will not surprise anyone to learn that the offer has been rejected.这项提议遭到否决，谁也不会感到意外。 •[+ question word] Janet was surprised how quickly the time passed.珍妮特惊讶地发现时间竟然过得如此快。 ■to find, catch or attack someone when they are not expecting it 意外发现；当场抓获；突然袭击•The robbers had just opened the safe when they were surprised by the police.抢匪们刚打开保险箱就被员警当场抓获了。 •[+ -ing verb] His mother surprised him helping himself to her gin.他偷喝母亲的杜松子酒时被母亲逮了个正着。 |