Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1807
Fully loadedsurprise
意外；意想不到的事
核心释义
an unexpected event or thing
- 1.
意想不到的事情
Something unexpected.
- 2.
因意外之事而产生的感觉；惊讶
The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
惊讶；诧异；意想不到的事情；因意外之事而产生的感觉；惊讶；惊奇；奇袭
用法In use
The party was a complete surprise to my sister.
用法提示：surprise 作可数名词，表示“意想不到的事”，在句中作表语。
She hid a small surprise in his lunchbox.
用法提示：surprise 作可数名词，表示“惊喜、意想不到的东西”，在句中作宾语。
Life is full of surprises.
用法提示：surprise 用复数形式，作名词，表示“意想不到的事”。
a surprise to/for sb
表示对某人来说是意外之事。
The news came as a surprise to everyone.
这个消息对每个人来说都是一个意外。
in surprise
用作状语，表示惊讶的状态。
She looked at him in surprise.
她惊讶地看着他。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a pleasant surprise
- 一个惊喜
- The news was a pleasant surprise.这个消息是个惊喜。
- take someone by surprise
- 使某人措手不及
- The sudden storm took us by surprise.突如其来的暴风雨让我们措手不及。
- in surprise
- 惊讶地
- She looked at me in surprise.她惊讶地看着我。
- come as a surprise
- 令人意外
- His resignation came as a surprise to everyone.他的辞职令所有人感到意外。
- to my surprise
- 令我惊讶的是
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
助记：sur-表“超过”，prise形似prize奖品——超预期的奖品让人惊讶。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、一般写作 surprise 作名词时通常为中性词，多用于日常口语和书面语；可指‘意想不到的事情’，也可指‘惊讶的感觉’，实际含义需根据上下文判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with the final syllable of 'surprise' (/praɪz/): the stressed vowel is /aɪ/ and the final consonant is /z/. Words spelled with -ise or -ize can both have this sound. Warning: 'promise' /ˈprɒmɪs/ and 'precise' /prɪˈsaɪs/ are lookalikes that do not rhyme (ending in /ɪs/ or /aɪs/). Also, 'surprise' ends in a /z/ sound, not /s/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.