surprise vt. 1.使吃惊,使惊奇,使觉得意外。 2.出其不意地袭击[捉住];突袭占领。 3.乘对方不备使其做某事[交待,承认],从其得到某信息等。 4.当场逮捕;忽然发现。 The news greatly surprised us. 这消息使我们大为吃惊。 They surprised the burglar while he was still trying to open the safe. 当窃犯还在设法开保险柜的时候,他们出其不意地把他捉住了。 surprise a confession from sb. 在某人不备时使其供认。 surprise a witness into telling the truth 使证人不知不觉中说出真实情况。 I should not be surprised if ... [to learn] 即使…我也不会惊奇。 They surprised him in the act. 他们冷不防地当场抓住了他。 n. 1. 惊奇,吃惊。 2. 可惊的事情,意外事情。 3. 奇袭,偷袭。 His arrival was a great surprise. 他的到达真是个意外。 I have a surprise for you. 我有一个意想不到的东西给你看[消息跟你讲]。 What a surprise ! 真想不到! be taken by surprise 冷不防竟被…吓一跳。 to my great surprise 使我非常惊奇的是。 adj. 出乎意料的;令人惊奇的。 a surprise visit 事先没有通知的访问。
They were constantly on the alert not to be taken by surprise . 他们一直处于常备不懈状态以防突然袭击。
The armies were constantly on the alert not to be taken by surprise . 部队一直处于警戒状态以防突然袭击。
We were taken by surprise to see him on tv 我们都很意外能在电视上看到他。
And you , sir , have been taken by surprise 先生,你一定非常吃惊吧
Be taken by surprise 冷不防被吓一跳
It ' s a chore he probably never thought he ' d be doing this season . and who could blame him for being taken by surprise ? this hurdle he ' s up against made history 本季这样的例行工作也许庥从没想过的,而且,他做的好到令人惊讶谁又能有机会去责备他?他甚至己经面临要跨越某项记录了!
" monsieur , " said the count to albert , " i do not ask you to accompany me to my house , as i can only show you a habitation fitted up in a hurry , and i have , as you know , a reputation to keep up as regards not being taken by surprise “阁下, ”伯爵对阿尔贝说道, “我不请您陪我回去了,因为我现在只能给您看到一个匆匆布置起来的住处,而我,您知道,一向是以办事迅速闻名的。