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surprised

/ser-prahyz, suh-/US // sərˈpraɪz, sə- //UK // (səˈpraɪz) //

惊讶,感到惊讶,惊讶的是,惊奇

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v.有主动词 verb
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    sur·prised, sur·pris·ing.

    • : to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
    • : to come upon or discover suddenly and unexpectedly: We surprised the children raiding the cookie jar.
    • : to make an unexpected assault on.
    • : to elicit or bring out suddenly and without warning: to surprise the facts from the witness.
    • : to lead or bring unawares, as into doing something not intended: to surprise a witness into telling the truth.
n.名词 noun
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    • : an act or instance of surprising or being surprised.
    • : something that surprises someone; a completely unexpected occurrence, appearance, or statement: His announcement was a surprise to all.
    • : an assault, as on an army or a fort, made without warning.
    • : a coming upon unexpectedly; detecting in the act; taking unawares.

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Examples

  • Given the numbers, it should not come as a surprise that so many businesses are moving their marketing efforts to TikTok.

  • That the September number came with a 1-4 finish — the lone win over non-playoff Dallas — should not be a surprise.

  • So, if the deal does manage to come together it will be more surprise than eventuality.

  • It should be no surprise that you two are having sex and the kind of sex you’re having and the way you’re having it is what it is.

  • So it was a bit of a surprise that this year’s session ended just as dramatically.

  • For his part, Bratton is disappointed but not surprised that the same narrative is already being mapped onto Fry and Spencer.

  • And finally, this is who most of our political press is—gullible enough to be surprised by either of the first two.

  • I wouldn't, but I also wouldn't be surprised if Patriots fans didn't properly comprehend the mechanics of sex, either.

  • None of this would have surprised Kolko, who died earlier this year, or Buchanan, who died in 2013.

  • He was surprised that the central bank did not understand that.

  • So much were they surprised at our undauntedness, that they retired about a hundred roods from us.

  • But I'm framing up my think-works so I won't be surprised at anything I see or hear after to-night.

  • But if people will insist on patting a strange poet, they mustn't be surprised if they get a nasty bite!

  • I should not be surprised if he returned to business in a day or two, and settled steadily to work for the remainder of his life.

  • At dinner, Hetton himself was surprised at the amount of attention paid to Georgie by the head of the house.