| 单词 | surprise |
| 释义 | surprise (once / 34 pages) vn A surprise can be an unexpected or astonishing event, such as an ambush or a really great grade on a test you didn't study for. Surprise can be a verb meaning to astonish or startle someone, a noun for the unexpected thing, or for the feeling produced by that surprise. It comes from the Latin word for "seize," and originally meant an unexpected military attack. When the novelist Charles Lever wrote in 1841 of "three cavalry regiments, their noiseless gestures and perfect stillness bespeaking at once that they were intended for a surprise party," he meant a surprise attack, not a birthday party. WORD FAMILYsurprise: surprisal, surprised, surpriser, surprises, surprising+/surprisal: surprisals/surprised: surprisedly, unsurprised/surpriser: surprisers/surprising: surprisingly, surprisingness, unsurprising/unsurprised: unsurprisedly/unsurprising: unsurprisingly USAGE EXAMPLESWhat is surprising is that relatively large drops in RMR are quite common among individuals who lose body fat through diet or exercise. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Irsay surprised many within the league by retaining both after last season. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “There’s just so many checks and balances, it just doesn’t surprise me that he got caught before this plane was able to leave the gate.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v come upon or take unawares She surprised the couple He surprised an interesting scene Hypo|Hyper blindside catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 2v attack by storm; attack suddenly Syn|Hyper storm assail, attack launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with 3v cause to be surprised The news really surprised me Hypo|Hyper amaze, astonish, astound affect with wonder explode a bombshellutter or do something surprising catchdiscover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state boggle, bowl over, flabbergastovercome with amazement ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, take abacksurprise greatly; knock someone's socks off dazzleamaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill galvanise, galvanize, startleto stimulate to action affect, impress, move, strike have an emotional or cognitive impact upon 4n the act of surprising someone Syn|Hyper surprisal disruption, perturbation the act of causing disorder 5n a sudden unexpected event Hypo|Hyper bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap a shocking surprise coup de theatrea dramatic surprise eye openersomething surprising and revealing peripeteia, peripetia, peripetya sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) blow, shockan unpleasant or disappointing surprise stunneran unexpected and amazing event blipa sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption alteration, change, modification an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another 6n the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you Hyper amazement, astonishment the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising |
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