surprise
noun uk/səˈpraɪz/ us/sɚˈpraɪz/
(EVENT)
A2 [ C ]意想不到的事物
an unexpected event
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聚会——我想给她一个惊喜。
It was a wonderful/nasty surprise to get home and find the letter. 回到家就意外地看到这封信，真是太好了／糟糕透了。
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。
They mounted a surprise attack at dawn. 他们在拂晓时分发动了突然袭击。
My uncle paid us a surprise visit yesterday. 昨天我叔叔突然来看我们了。
Compare: shock noun (SURPRISE)
- More examples
- Close your eyes - I've got a surprise for you.
- I tried to conceal my surprise when she told me her age.
- Her confession was no surprise to him, - just the confirmation of a long-held suspicion.
- The dizzying pace of political change in the country caught many people by surprise.
- The people showed no surprise or anger at their treatment.
(FEELING)
B2 [ U ]惊讶，诧异
the feeling caused by something unexpected happening
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，他们答应了我们所有的要求。
Idiom
surprise, surpriseidiom （表示不赞同的事情在预料之中发生）真是意外啊
said when someone has done something or when something has happened in a way that you expected and that you do not approve of
"I've forgotten my keys again." "Surprise, surprise!" “我又忘记带钥匙了。”“真是意外啊！”
（表示发生了让人感到惊喜的事情）太让人意外了
said when you are telling someone about a situation in which something unexpected and pleasant has happened
I asked him if he wanted to come to dinner, and surprise, surprise, he said yes! 我问他想不想来吃晚饭，太让人惊喜了，他竟然答应了！
surprise
verb [ T ] uk/səˈpraɪz/ us/sɚˈpraɪz/
B1 使诧异，使惊奇，使感到意外
to make someone feel surprise
The news surprised everyone. 这条消息让所有的人都感到意外。
[ + 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之快。
意外发现；当场抓获；突然袭击
to find, catch, or attack someone when they are not expecting it
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警察当场抓获了。
[ + -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。
- More examples
- It won't surprise you to learn that she has left the company.
- They surprised their father by cleaning the house from top to bottom.
- Their generosity surprised me.
- It often surprises people that we don't charge money for our service.
- I wanted to surprise my parents, so I turned up with my hair dyed black.