vt.
1.使驚奇, 使詫異
2.意外發現[撞見], 出其不意獲得
n.
1.驚奇, 驚訝
2.令人吃驚的事物; 意想不到（或突然）的事; 令人驚奇的事（或消息等）
3.出人意表的做事方式；出奇制勝的策略 及物動詞 vt.
1.使驚奇, 使詫異
He may surprise us all yet.
他總有壹天會讓我們大家驚奇。
I surprised everyone by wearing a terrible mask.
我帶了壹副可怕的面具, 使大家受驚了。
They surprised us with a visit.
他們突然來訪使我們大感意外。
It surprised me to see so many people there.
在那裏看到那麽多人使我感到意外。
It surprised them that she was such a fine swimmer.
她遊得這麽好, 使他們都很驚奇。
2.意外發現[撞見], 出其不意獲得
We surprised the burglars opening the safe.
竊賊在開保險箱時被我們撞上了。
The police surprised the thief into confessing.
警察出其不意地使小偷招認了。
名詞 n.
1.驚奇, 驚訝
I'll never forget his surprise when we told him.
我永遠不會忘記我們告訴他時他所表現出來的驚訝表情。
Sue was overcome by surprise when Peter walked in.
當彼得走進屋時, 蘇嚇了壹跳。
He looked up in surprise.
他驚奇地擡頭看了壹下。
I got a big surprise.
我大吃壹驚。
2.令人吃驚的事物; 意想不到（或突然）的事; 令人驚奇的事（或消息等）
We've had some unpleasant surprises.
我們得到了壹些令人不快的意外消息。
The whole thing is a surprise to us.
整個事情出乎我們的意料。
3.出人意表的做事方式；出奇制勝的策略
surprise
sur- =super- 上面 + prise 抓，原義是從上面出其不意地抓住
參考詞匯
surprise , astonish , astound , amaze 作為動詞在壹起比較的壹般含義是“使吃驚”。
surprise 是通用詞，它的含義是使人壹楞。這種吃驚可能包含著高興也可能包含害怕或憂慮。
In spite of this, some people including myself-were surprised by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture.
盡管如此，最近舉辦的現代雕塑展覽會卻使壹些人——包括我在內——吃了壹驚。
I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Herbert was as fat as ever.
我按響了門鈴，毫不覺得奇怪地看到赫伯特仍然和以往壹樣胖。
astonish 在現代英語中通常表示某事使人震驚得難以置信。
The successful laying of the Atlantic cable astonished everybody: its later breaks astonished no one; but after it was finally in operation. many said that no future invention could surprise them.
在大西洋底下成功地鋪設了電纜，這使得大家都感到駭然； 後來有幾處電纜折斷了，誰也不感到驚奇。不過在這些電纜終於投入工作之後，許多人都說，未來的任何發明再也不會使人吃驚了。
He was astonished at what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods.
他所看到的使他大為震驚，箱子裏的壹堆毛織品上面躺著壹個人。
astound 比 astonish 的詞義強得多，常用於表示某件事妳雖然認為有可能，但與妳所發現的實際情況之間有很大差距。
The police were astounded when Mrs Ramsay told them what she had done.
當萊姆賽夫人把自己所做的事告訴了警察時，他們為之駭然。
amaze 所表示的吃驚中包含著使人迷惑不解、困窘或驚疑不定。
When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
當考古學家把那些碎塊拼起來的時候，他們驚詫地發現那女神原來是壹個現代裝束的婦女。
Scientists have been amazed to find that it can cut through the hardest rock with great ease.
科學家驚詫地發現，它可以輕而易舉地鉆穿最堅硬的巖石。
surprise
[s?'praiz]
vt.
使驚奇, 使感到意外
突襲, 突然攻占
出其不意地揭發
意外遇見; 當場捉住; 忽然發現
使無意間做某事
surprise sb. in the act
冷不防地當場抓住了某人
surprise a witness into telling the truth
使證人不知不覺中說出真實情況
surprise a confession from sb.
趁某人不備時使其供認
You surprise me!
妳嚇了我壹跳!
lt's nothing to be surprised about[at].
這事不值得大驚小怪。
I am surprised at you.
我對妳的舉動感到詫異。
I was surprised at seeing [to see] him there.
我真想不到會在那裏見到他。
We surprised the enemy while they were sleeping.
我們在敵人睡覺時奇襲他們。
She came home early and surprised a burglar.
她回家早了壹些, 結果撞見了壹個夜賊。
surprise
[s?'praiz]
n.
驚奇, 吃驚
可驚的事情, 意外的事情
出其不意, 偷襲
be great surprise to sb.
使某人感到十分驚奇
capture sb. by surprise
出其不意地俘獲某人
What a surprise!
多麽令人吃驚的事!
We have some surprises in store for you.
我們還有些出乎妳意料的話[禮物]奉告[奉贈]。
surprise
[s?'praiz]
adj.
出乎意料的, 令人吃驚的
a surprise visit
突然的拜訪
surprise roll-call
軍緊急點名
surprisedly
[s?'pra?z?dl?]
adv.
surpriser
n.
習慣用語
be taken by surprise
冷不防被...嚇壹跳, 出其不意地攻擊
spring a surprise on sb.
使某人大吃壹驚
in surprise
驚奇地
to one's great surprise
使某人非常驚奇的是
to the surprise of
令...非常吃驚的是
surprise(sb.)into (doing sth.)
出其不意地使(某人做某事)
surprise(sth.)from [out of] (sb.)
出其不意地使(某人)說出(某事)
[同義詞]
surprise astonish amaze astound
都含“使人感到驚奇”的意思。
surprise 指“由於出乎意外而驚異或詫異”, 如:
His coming surprised me.
他的到來使我感到驚奇。
astonish 指“由於出乎意料而又不能理解而感到吃驚”, 語意較強, 如:
I was astonished to see he got up so early.
見他起得這麽早我感到驚訝。
amaze 指“由於認為似乎不可能或極少可能發生的事出現而感到大為詫異、迷惑不解”, 語意較強, 如:
I was amazed at his impudence.
他竟然無恥到這種地步使我感到驚愕。
astound 指“使震驚”, 語意比amaze強, 如:
I was astounded at the news.
我聽到這個消息大吃壹驚。