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an event, a piece of news, etc. that is unexpected or that happens suddenly 意想不到（或突然）的事；令人惊奇的事（或消息等） What a nice surprise! 真是让人惊喜！ I have a surprise for you! 我要告诉你一件你意想不到的事！ a surprise attack 突然袭击 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。 It comes as no surprise to learn that they broke their promises. 得知他们食言并不让人觉得意外。 Her letter came as a complete surprise. 万万没想到会收到她的信。 ‘The appointment came as a pleasant surprise to me,’ she says. 她说，这次约会对我来说是一个惊喜。 The announcements came as something of a surprise to them. 这些公告让他们感到有些意外。 There are lots of surprises in store for visitors to the gallery. 参观画展的人将会发现许多令他们惊奇的东西。 He was there on a surprise visit to the troops. 他在那里对部队进行了突然访问。 Life’s full of surprises. 生活充满了惊喜。 She likes springing surprises on people. 她喜欢给人惊喜。 Visitors to the gallery are in for a few surprises. 参观画展的人将会见到一些令他们惊奇的东西。
Extra ExamplesI had a lovely surprise when I saw Mark there. 看到马克在那儿，我觉得格外惊喜。 It was a complete surprise for me. 对我来说那完全是个意外。 His refusal came as no surprise to his boss. 他的拒绝在他老板的意料之中。 Johnson sprung a surprise by beating the favourite in the first round. 约翰逊爆出了冷门儿，在第一回合就打败了夺冠呼声最高的选手。 Roach was the surprise winner of the £10 000 first prize. 罗奇意外地赢得 1 万英镑的一等奖奖金。 She feels that the future holds few surprises. 她感到未来不会有什么惊喜发生。 They launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet. 他们向俄罗斯舰队发起了突袭。 Your mother's in for a bit of a surprise when she gets home. 你妈妈回家后肯定会有点儿意外。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- complete
- genuine
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- be
- come as
- get
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- announcement
- appearance
- party
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- surprise for
- surprise to
- a bit of a surprise
- quite a surprise
- hold few, many, no, etc. surprises
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a feeling caused by something happening suddenly or unexpectedly 惊奇；惊讶；意外 a look of surprise 惊讶的表情 - in surprise
She looked up in surprise. 她惊讶地抬起头。 - surprise at something
He gasped with surprise at her strength. 发现她有这么大的力气，他大吃一惊。 - surprise at seeing, hearing, etc.
They couldn't conceal their surprise at seeing us together. 看见我们在一起，他们表现出掩饰不住的诧异。 I got a surprise when I saw the bill. 一看账单我吃了一惊。 - to somebody's surprise
To everyone's surprise, the plan succeeded. 出乎所有人的意料，那个计划竟然取得了成功。 Much to my surprise, I passed. 压根儿没想到，我及格了。 Imagine our surprise when he walked into the room! 你想象一下，他走进房间时，我们多么惊奇！ When we went inside we got a nasty surprise. 当我们进去的时候，我们得到了一个令人讨厌的惊喜。 The decision has been greeted with surprise. 这个决定引起了人们的惊讶。 They expressed surprise at the outcome. 他们对结果表示惊讶。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa2He feigned surprise when I went up and said hello. 我上前和他打招呼时，他装出吃惊的样子。 His eyebrows rose in mock surprise. 他扬起眉毛，假装吃惊的样子。 It was with some surprise that I read of his resignation. 看到他辞职的消息，我有些惊讶。 She showed no surprise at the news. 得知这个消息，她没有任何惊讶的表示。 She was quick to hide her surprise. 她随即掩饰住惊讶。 Much to her surprise she enjoyed the party. 令她非常意外的是，她在聚会上玩得很开心。 The president's remarks caused surprise and embarrassment. 总统的言辞令人惊讶而窘迫。 After the initial surprise I got to like the place. 最初的惊讶过后，我喜欢上了这个地方。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- total
- utter
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- express
- register
- show
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- in surprise
- to somebody’s surprise
- with surprise
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- an expression of surprise
- a look of surprise
- a gasp of surprise
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the use of methods that cause feelings of surprise 出人意表的做事方式；出奇制胜的策略 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- total
- utter
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- express
- register
- show
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- in surprise
- to somebody’s surprise
- with surprise
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- an expression of surprise
- a look of surprise
- a gasp of surprise
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘unexpected seizure of a place, or attack on troops’): from Old French, feminine past participle of surprendre, from medieval Latin superprehendere ‘seize’.
Idioms
surprise, surprise (informal)
- (ironic, often disapproving)
used to show that something is not a surprise to you, as you could easily have predicted that it would happen or be true （认为不足为怪时说） used when giving somebody a surprise （让某人感到意外时说）
take somebody by surprise
take somebody/something by surprise