0 an unexpected event:
Don't tell Anne we've arranged a party for her - I want it to be a surprise.
It was a wonderful/nasty surprise to get home and find the letter.
You're always full of surprises (= doing unexpected things).
I wish you wouldn't keep springing surprises on me (= telling me unexpected things or causing unexpected things to happen).
1 the feeling caused by something unexpected happening:
2 to make someone feel surprise:
The news surprised everyone.
[ + that ] It doesn't surprise me that their parents don't want them to get married.
[ + to infinitive ] It will not surprise anyone to learn that the offer has been rejected.
[ + question word ] Janet was surprised how quickly the time passed.
The robbers had just opened the safe when they were surprised by the police.
[ + -ing verb ] His mother surprised him helping himself to her gin.
3 an unexpected event, or the feeling caused when something unexpected happens:
4 (of an event you did not expect) to cause you to feel excitement over a sudden discovery:
Her confession was no surprise to him, - just the confirmation of a long-held suspicion.
The dizzying pace of political change in the country caught many people by surprise.
It won't surprise you to learn that she has left the company.
They surprised their father by cleaning the house from top to bottom.
Their generosity surprised me.
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意想不到的事物, 驚訝,詫異, 使詫異,使驚奇,使感到意外…
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意想不到的事物, 惊讶,诧异, 使诧异,使惊奇,使感到意外…
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sorpresa, sorprender, sorpresa [feminine…
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surpresa, surpreender…
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予期せぬ出来事, 驚き, ~を驚かせる…
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sürpriz, şaşkınlık, hayret…
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surprise [feminine], étonnement [masculine], surprendre…
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sorpresa, sorprendre…
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