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IELTS BNC: 1807 COCA: 1624

surprise

1 surprise /sɚˈpraɪz/ noun
plural surprises
1 surprise
/sɚˈpraɪz/
noun
plural surprises
Learner's definition of SURPRISE
[count]
: an unexpected event, piece of information, etc.意外的事物;令人惊奇的事物
: an unexpected gift, party, etc.意外的礼物;惊喜派对
[noncount] : the feeling caused by something that is unexpected or unusual惊奇;惊讶
used as an interjection啊,给你一个惊喜(用作感叹词)

catch/take (someone or something) by surprise

: to happen to (someone or something) unexpectedly : to surprise (someone or something)使惊奇;使惊讶
: to attack, capture, or approach (someone or something) without warning突袭;出其不意地捕获;出其不意地处理

surprise, surprise

informal
used to say in a joking or ironic way that something is not surprising at all见怪不怪;不足为怪
2 surprise /sɚˈpraɪz/ verb
surprises; surprised; surprising
2 surprise
/sɚˈpraɪz/
verb
surprises; surprised; surprising
Learner's definition of SURPRISE
[+ object]
: to cause (someone) to feel surprised使惊奇;使惊讶
: to find, attack, or meet (someone or something) unexpectedly出其不意地攻击;无意中发现;偶遇
3 surprise /sɚˈpraɪz/ adjective
3 surprise
/sɚˈpraɪz/
adjective
Learner's definition of SURPRISE
always used before a noun
: not expected : causing a feeling of surprise令人惊奇的;意外的
IELTS BNC: 1807 COCA: 1624

surprise

1 of 2

noun

sur·​prise sər-ˈprīz How to pronounce surprise (audio)
sə-
variants or less commonly surprize
1
a
: an attack made without warning
b
: a taking unawares
2
: something that surprises
3
: the feeling caused by something unexpected or unusual

surprise

2 of 2

verb

variants or less commonly surprize
surprised also surprized; surprising also surprizing

transitive verb

1
: to attack unexpectedly
also : to capture by an unexpected attack
2
a
: to take unawares
Police surprised the burglars in the store.
b
: to detect or elicit by a taking unawares
… sometimes surprised a tragic shadow in her eyes. Willa Cather
3
: to strike with wonder or amazement especially because unexpected
His conduct surprised me.

intransitive verb

: to cause astonishment or surprise
Her success didn't surprise.
surpriser noun
Choose the Right Synonym for surprise

surprise, astonish, astound, amaze, flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness.

surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel.

surprised to find them at home

astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible.

a discovery that astonished the world

astound stresses the shock of astonishment.

too astounded to respond

amaze suggests an effect of bewilderment.

amazed by the immense size of the place

flabbergast may suggest thorough astonishment and bewilderment or dismay.

flabbergasted by his angry refusal

Example Sentences

Noun What a pleasant surprise to see you! It's no surprise that he doesn't want to go. Is it any surprise that she should feel disappointed? The teacher sprang a surprise on us and gave a pop quiz. I have a special surprise for the children. The trip was a surprise for her birthday. Is the party a surprise? Imagine our surprise when they sold their house and moved to the Bahamas. He stared at her in surprise. Verb The results will surprise you. Nothing you could say would surprise me. They surprised everyone by moving to the Bahamas. A police officer surprised the burglars. The troops were surprised by an attack from the north. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
After that bit of a surprise move, Whittingham was pretty firm that Mokofisi and Laumea would stick long term, joining Braeden Daniels, Keaton Bills, and Paul Maile from left to right. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 In a surprise move, Jake Wagner pleaded guilty last year to multiple counts of murder and other charges on the fifth anniversary of the executions. Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 For anyone who has followed the organization for any period of time, this comes as little surprise. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 In 2011, all the nominees for the Best Comedy Actress took the stage as their names were called, taking the audience by surprise and prompting quite a bit of laughter. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022 Billionaire Gautam Adani has made this surprise move amid these allegations. Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 25 Aug. 2022 Certainly surprise and disappointment are among them. Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 In a surprise move, Universal is sending Halloween Ends day-and-date to theaters and to its streaming service, Peacock. Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2022 In a surprise move, the streamer just released an additional episode of The Sandman. Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022
Verb
Look for the Las Vegas Raiders to surprise some folks though. Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2022 That latter factor will surprise no one familiar with the output of Gavras, son of renowned Greek director Costa-Gavras, who made a mark with his dynamic music videos for artists including Kanye West, Jay-Z and M.I.A. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 O’Connell is far from a pushover, and the Boilermakers defense could surprise some folks. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 Armed with increasingly lethal weapons from the U.S. and other allies, Ukraine has been able to occasionally seize the initiative and surprise Russian forces. Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 But the agreement was quickly met with skepticism by experts, who cited the risks in the NFT market and surprise that BYU would place itself in the volatile industry. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 That those teams should monopolize the promotion places does not surprise Parry. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 In addition to the sudden challenges to identity that arise, surprise home DNA test results can turn the notion of violation on its head. Sarah Treleaven, ELLE, 27 July 2022 The most special guest was Adams himself, who showed up with flowers to surprise Hyland and play a round of The Newlywed Game. Adrianna C. Freedman, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English suppryse exaction, seizure, from Anglo-French sousprise, supprise, from feminine of supris, surpris, suspris, past participle of surprendre & susprendre to capture, take by surprise, from sur- & sus-, suz under + prendre to take — more at prize, sous-chef

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of surprise was in the 15th century
IELTS BNC: 1807 COCA: 1624
surprise

noun¹

1feeling of surprise吃驚ADJECTIVE | VERB + SURPRISE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat, total, utter非常/十分/極為吃驚mild, slight, some略有些吃驚initial起初的驚奇After the initial surprise I got to like the place.最初的驚訝過後,我喜歡上了這個地方。mock偽裝的吃驚His eyebrows rose in mock surprise.他揚起眉毛,假裝吃驚的樣子。genuine, real確實/實在吃驚VERB + SURPRISEexpress, register, show表達出/流露出/表現出驚奇feign假裝吃驚He feigned surprise when I went up and said hello.我上前和他打招呼時,他裝出吃驚的樣子。hide隱藏驚訝She was quick to hide her surprise.她隨即掩飾住驚訝。cause令人吃驚The president's remarks caused surprise and embarrassment.總統的言辭令人驚訝而窘迫。PREPOSITIONin surprise吃驚地'Walk twenty miles!' repeated the old man in surprise.“走 20 英里!”老人吃驚地重複道。to sb's surprise令某人吃驚地Much to her surprise, she enjoyed the party.令她非常意外的是,她在聚會上玩得很開心。with surprise, without surprise有些/並不驚訝It was with some surprise that I read of his resignation.看到他辭職的消息,我有些驚訝。surprise at因⋯吃驚She showed no surprise at the news.得知這個消息,她沒有任何驚訝的表示。PHRASESan expression of surprise, a look of surprise吃驚的表情/神情I could not believe the look of surprise on his face.我不敢相信他臉上吃驚的表情。a gasp of surprise, a scream of surprise, a shriek of surprise吃驚得倒抽一口氣/大叫/尖叫the element of surprise出奇制勝的策略The Egyptian team relied on the element of surprise to defeat their stronger opponents.埃及隊憑藉出奇制勝的戰術去打敗強於他們的對手。catch sb by surprise, take sb by surprise令某人意外;出乎某人意料The storm took us completely by surprise.這場暴風雨來得突然,完全出乎我們的意料。imagine my surprise when...⋯時我非常吃驚Imagine my surprise when I found out he wasn't really a doctor.發現他並不是醫生,我非常吃驚。surprisesurprise (humorous) 不足為怪(玩笑語,用於表示自己預料某事將會發生或屬實)Bob turned up half an hour late, surprise surprise.鮑勃晚到了半小時,不足為怪。
surprise

noun²

2sth that you did not expect意想不到的事ADJECTIVE | VERB + SURPRISE | SURPRISE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, complete, genuine, great, huge, major, real, total完全出乎意料;極大的意外unexpected意想不到的事lovely, nice, pleasant, wonderful驚喜nasty, unpleasant, unwelcome令人不快的意外little小意外I have a little surprise for you!我要給你一個小驚喜!VERB + SURPRISEbe, come as突然;來得突然get, have感到意外I had a wonderful surprise when I saw Mark there.看到馬克在那兒,我覺得格外吃驚。give sb, spring讓某人吃驚;使大吃一驚Johnson sprung a surprise by winning the first round.約翰遜爆出了冷門,第一回合就贏了。be in for將會感覺意外Your mother's in for a bit of a surprise when she gets home.你媽媽回家後肯定會有點兒意外。ruin, spoil破壞驚喜的效果SURPRISE + NOUNannouncement, appearance, party, visit突然的通知;突然的出現;驚喜聚會;意外來訪hit, victory, win意外的成功defeat意外的失敗attack突襲They launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet.他們向俄羅斯艦隊發起了突襲。winner意外的勝利者Roach was the surprise winner of the £10 000 first prize.羅奇意外地贏得 1 萬英鎊的一等獎獎金。guest意想不到的嘉賓PREPOSITIONsurprise for對⋯來說的意外It was a complete surprise for me.對我來說那完全是個意外。surprise to令⋯出乎意料的事His refusal came as no surprise to his boss.他的拒絕在他老闆的意料之中。PHRASESa bit of a surprise, quite a surprise有點兒/頗感吃驚hold few, many, no, etc. surprises不會有什麼意外、會有許多意外、會毫無意外等She feels that the future holds few surprises.她感到未來不會有什麼驚喜發生。
surprise

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SURPRISE ADVERBgreatly, really大吃一驚;非常吃驚not at all一點兒也不吃驚The outcome did not surprise me at all.對這個結果我一點兒也不意外。hardly幾乎不令人吃驚a little, slightly有點兒/略有些令人詫異VERB + SURPRISEwouldn't不會使人吃驚It wouldn't surprise me if they got married.如果他們倆結婚,我不會覺得奇怪。seem to好像使人吃驚want to想讓人吃驚They wanted to surprise their mother and get the breakfast ready.他們想把早飯做好,給母親一個驚喜。

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