单词 | surprise |
释义 | Word Frequency surprise(səˈpraɪz) verb (transitive) 1. to cause to feel amazement or wonder 2. to encounter or discover unexpectedly or suddenly 3. to capture or assault suddenly and without warning 4. to present with something unexpected, such as a gift 5. (foll by into) to provoke (someone) to unintended action by a trick, etc to surprise a person into an indiscretion 6. (often foll by from) to elicit by unexpected behaviour or by a trick to surprise information from a prisoner noun 7. the act or an instance of surprising; the act of taking unawares 8. a sudden or unexpected event, gift, etc 9. the feeling or condition of being surprised; astonishment 10. (modifier) causing, characterized by, or relying upon surprise a surprise move 11. take by surprise Derived forms surprisal (surˈprisal) noun surprised (surˈprised) adjective surprisedly (səˈpraɪzɪdlɪ) adverb surpriser (surˈpriser) noun Word origin C15: from Old French, from surprendre to overtake, from sur-1 + prendre from Latin prehendere to grasp; see prehensile |
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