surprise

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n. 惊奇, 奇袭, 诧异 vt. 使惊奇, 撞见, 奇袭

发音

US /sɚˈpɹaɪ̯z/
UK /sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/
AU /sə(ː)ˈpɹɑ̟ɪ̯z/
NZ /sə(ː)ˈpɹɑ̟ɪ̯z/
AU /sə(ː)ˈpɹɒ̈ɪ̯z/
NZ /sə(ː)ˈpɹɒ̈ɪ̯z/
IN /sə(r)ˈprajs/

词形变化

surprises 复数 surprises surpris'd surprised surprises 三单 surprising surprising 现在分词 surprised 过去式 surprised 过去分词

别名

s'prise suprise surprize

教材释义与例句

名词

惊奇,诧异;突然袭击

the feeling you have when something unexpected or unusual happens

动词

使惊奇;奇袭

to make someone feel surprised

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Something unexpected.

    可数 不可数

    It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought.

    It came as a surprise when he succeed.

    Surprise! - A party! Awesome!

  2. 2.

    Something unexpected.

    A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time.

    可数 不可数

    After the housecleaners drove off, the cat left a surprise for us on the carpet.

  3. 3.

    The feeling that something unexpected has happened.

    惊讶

    惊喜

    可数 不可数

    Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.

v. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

    及物

    It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.

  2. 2.

    To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.

    及物

    He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.

  3. 3.

    To undergo or witness something unexpected.

    不及物

    He doesn’t surprise easily.

  4. 4.

    To cause surprise.

    不及物
  5. 5.

    To attack unexpectedly.

    及物
  6. 6.

    To take unawares.

    及物
interj.
  1. 1.

    Drawing attention to a surprising action by oneself.

    "Surprise!" we shouted as we jumped out from the cupboard. "Happy birthday!"

  2. 2.

    Drawing attention to something that should have been obvious.

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English surprise, borrowed from Middle French surprise (“an overtake”), nominal use of the past participle of Old French sorprendre (“to overtake”), from sor- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin super- + Latin prendere, contracted from prehendere (“to grasp, seize”). Doublet of suppli.

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