Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1807
surprise
使惊讶；令…感到意外
to make someone feel surprised
- 1.
To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
使(某人)因意外之事而感到异常震惊或高兴
- 2.
To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
做使(某人)意想不到的事以使其惊喜
- 3.
To undergo or witness something unexpected.
经历或目睹意外之事
- 4.
To cause surprise.
引起惊讶
- 5.
To attack unexpectedly.
突然袭击
- 6.
To take unawares.
使措手不及
给…惊喜；让…惊喜；突袭；出其不意地攻击；使措手不及；趁…不备；意外经历；偶然发现；撞见；使(某人)因意外之事而感到异常震惊或高兴
In use
It surprises me that he still remembers my birthday.
We surprised our dad with tickets to the football game.
The children were surprised to find a puppy in the garden.
surprise sb
及物动词，后接被惊吓的人。
The news surprised everyone.
这个消息使每个人都感到惊讶。
surprise sb with sth
用某物给某人惊喜。
He surprised his wife with a bouquet of flowers.
他用一束鲜花给妻子一个惊喜。
be surprised to do sth
表示因做某事而感到惊讶，常见于被动结构。
She was surprised to find him at home.
Connections
Collocations
- surprise someone
- 使某人惊讶
- Her sudden resignation surprised everyone in the office.她的突然辞职让办公室里的每个人都感到惊讶。
- surprise the enemy
- 突袭敌人
- The troops surprised the enemy under cover of darkness.部队在夜幕掩护下突袭了敌人。
- surprise by storm
- 突袭攻占
- The castle was surprised by storm at dawn.城堡在黎明时分被突袭攻占。
- surprise with a gift
- 用礼物使惊喜
- He surprised his wife with a bouquet of roses.他用一束玫瑰花给了妻子一个惊喜。
- surprise by one's arrival
- 因某人的到来而惊讶
- She surprised her friends by arriving at the party unannounced.她没打招呼就出现在派对上，让朋友们大吃一惊。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一次惊喜派对，surprise 就是突然出现让人惊讶。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 日常对话,客观陈述; note_zh: surprise作动词表示'使惊讶'时语气中性，适用于多种场合。
Grammar Note
常用于被动结构 be surprised at/by
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the stressed vowel and following sounds of 'surprise' (səˈpraɪz), sharing the /aɪz/ ending. Note: despite different spellings ('ise' vs 'ize'), the pronunciation is consistent.
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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