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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。
意外；意想不到的事
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意外；意想不到的事
an unexpected event or thing
The news came as a surprise to everyone.
这个消息对每个人来说都是一个意外。
意想不到的事情
Something unexpected.
因意外之事而产生的感觉；惊讶
The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
The party was a complete surprise to my sister.
那场聚会对我妹妹来说完全是一个意外。
She hid a small surprise in his lunchbox.
她在他的午餐盒里藏了一个小惊喜。
Life is full of surprises.
生活充满了意想不到的事。
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。
用作状语，表示惊讶的状态。
She looked at him in surprise.
她惊讶地看着他。
固定短语，表示使某人大吃一惊。
The storm took us by surprise.
暴风雨让我们措手不及。
Not this
To my surprised, he came early.
Use this
To my surprise, he came early.
错误地将形容词 'surprised' 用在了介词短语中，正确用法是使用名词 'surprise'，因为 'to one's surprise' 是固定搭配。
Not this
It was a big surprised party.
Use this
It was a big surprise party.
错误地将过去分词 'surprised' 当作形容词修饰名词 'party'，此处应使用名词 'surprise' 作定语，表示‘惊喜派对’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一个惊喜
The news was a pleasant surprise.
这个消息是个惊喜。
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。
惊讶地
She looked at me in surprise.
她惊讶地看着我。
令人意外
His resignation came as a surprise to everyone.
他的辞职令所有人感到意外。
令我惊讶的是
To my surprise, he agreed immediately.
令我惊讶的是，他立刻同意了。
出人意料的因素
The element of surprise gave them an advantage.
出人意料的因素给了他们优势。
真是意外啊（常带讽刺意味）
He was late again — surprise, surprise.
他又迟到了——真是意外啊。
使某人措手不及；让某人感到意外
The sudden storm took us by surprise.
这场突如其来的暴风雨让我们措手不及。
出乎意料；令人意外
His resignation came as a surprise to everyone.
他的辞职让大家都很意外。
没想到吧，没想到吧，没想到吧！
Gomer Pyle's catchphrase, “Surprise, surprise, surprise!”, became a famous American pop culture reference.
戈默·派尔的口头禅“没想到吧，没想到吧，没想到吧！”成了美国流行文化中的著名梗。
Use surprise naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
助记：sur-表“超过”，prise形似prize奖品——超预期的奖品让人惊讶。
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。
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/.
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