单词 | surprise |
释义 | surprise1 of 2noun sur·prise sər-ˈprīz 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 2verb 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 surprise 1 of 2 noun variants also surprize 1 as in shock something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected the anniversary party was such a complete surprise that the couple was speechless for a moment Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in amazement the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual stared in utter surprise at the deer in his cabin Synonyms & Similar Words
3 as in ambush a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait waited under cover of darkness and took the enemy encampment by surprise at dawn Synonyms & Similar Words
surprise 2 of 2verb variants also surprize 1 as in to shock to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected I was very surprised when my parents offered to pay the down payment on our house Synonyms & Similar Words
2 as in to ambush to lie in wait for and attack by surprise FBI agents surprised the counterfeiters in their own base of operations Synonyms & Similar Words
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