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be surprising
The result was surprising.
结果令人惊讶。
令人惊讶的；出人意料的
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令人惊讶的；出人意料的
causing surprise
The result was surprising.
结果令人惊讶。
令人惊讶的。
Causing surprise.
It was surprising to see so many people at the early morning meeting.
看到这么多人来参加清晨的会议，真令人惊讶。
The test results were surprising, showing a much higher pass rate than last year.
考试结果很出人意料，通过率比去年高很多。
She gave me a surprising gift that I had never expected.
她送了我一份我从未想到的、令人惊喜的礼物。
The result was surprising.
结果令人惊讶。
it 作形式宾语，that 从句为真正宾语。
I find it surprising that he didn't call.
我惊讶于他没打电话。
it 作形式主语，不定式为真正主语。
It is surprising to see so many people here.
在这里看到这么多人真令人惊讶。
surprising 直接修饰名词。
It was a surprising discovery.
这是一个令人惊讶的发现。
Not this
It surprising me.
Use this
It surprises me.
“surprising”是形容词，不能直接跟宾语；应用动词“surprises”表示“使惊讶”。
Not this
I am surprising at the news.
Use this
I am surprised at the news.
“surprising”描述事物本身令人惊讶，而“surprised”描述人感到惊讶。
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令人惊讶的结果
The experiment yielded a surprising result.
实验得出了一个令人惊讶的结果。
令人惊讶的事实
It is a surprising fact that many people don't know.
这是一个令人惊讶的事实，很多人不知道。
令人惊讶的发现
The team made a surprising discovery in the ruins.
团队在废墟中有了一个令人惊讶的发现。
事态的惊人转折
In a surprising turn of events, the underdog won the match.
事态发生了惊人的转折，弱旅赢得了比赛。
惊人的数量
She has a surprising amount of energy for her age.
以她的年龄来说，她有惊人的精力。
不足为奇
Given his hard work, it's not surprising that he passed the exam.
鉴于他的努力，他通过考试不足为奇。
尽管似乎令人惊讶
Surprising as it may seem, the quiet student was actually a skilled debater.
尽管似乎令人惊讶，那个安静的学生实际上是个熟练的辩手。
事态的意外转折
In a surprising turn of events, the underdog team won the championship.
在事态的意外转折中，弱势队伍赢得了冠军。
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联想surprise（惊喜），加上-ing，表示令人惊喜的。
语域：neutral 常见场景：general use、news media、academic contexts 通常用于各种语境，无明显正式或非正式倾向。
Words sharing the '-ising' spelling (arising, advising, comprising) rhyme with surprising. Words like passing, missing, pressing look similar but have different vowel sounds (/æ/, /ɪ/, /ɛ/ respectively) and do not rhyme.
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