surprise 英[səˈpraiz] 美[sɚˈpraɪz] 过去式：surprised 过去分词：surprised 现在分词：surprising 复数：surprises
vt.
1.使惊奇, 使诧异
2.意外发现[撞见], 出其不意获得
n.
1.惊奇, 惊讶
2.令人吃惊的事物; 意想不到（或突然）的事; 令人惊奇的事（或消息等）
3.出人意表的做事方式；出奇制胜的策略 及物动词 vt.
1.使惊奇, 使诧异
He may surprise us all yet.
他总有一天会让我们大家惊奇。
I surprised everyone by wearing a terrible mask.
我带了一副可怕的面具, 使大家受惊了。
They surprised us with a visit.
他们突然来访使我们大感意外。
It surprised me to see so many people there.
在那里看到那么多人使我感到意外。
It surprised them that she was such a fine swimmer.
她游得这么好, 使他们都很惊奇。
2.意外发现[撞见], 出其不意获得
We surprised the burglars opening the safe.
窃贼在开保险箱时被我们撞上了。
The police surprised the thief into confessing.
警察出其不意地使小偷招认了。
名词 n.
1.惊奇, 惊讶
I'll never forget his surprise when we told him.
我永远不会忘记我们告诉他时他所表现出来的惊讶表情。
Sue was overcome by surprise when Peter walked in.
当彼得走进屋时, 苏吓了一跳。
He looked up in surprise.
他惊奇地抬头看了一下。
I got a big surprise.
我大吃一惊。
2.令人吃惊的事物; 意想不到（或突然）的事; 令人惊奇的事（或消息等）
We've had some unpleasant surprises.
我们得到了一些令人不快的意外消息。
The whole thing is a surprise to us.
整个事情出乎我们的意料。
3.出人意表的做事方式；出奇制胜的策略

surprise
sur- =super- 上面 + prise 抓，原义是从上面出其不意地抓住
参考词汇
surprise , astonish , astound , amaze 作为动词在一起比较的一般含义是“使吃惊”。
surprise 是通用词，它的含义是使人一愣。这种吃惊可能包含着高兴也可能包含害怕或忧虑。
In spite of this, some people including myself-were surprised by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture.

尽管如此，最近举办的现代雕塑展览会却使一些人——包括我在内——吃了一惊。

I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Herbert was as fat as ever.

我按响了门铃，毫不觉得奇怪地看到赫伯特仍然和以往一样胖。

astonish 在现代英语中通常表示某事使人震惊得难以置信。
The successful laying of the Atlantic cable astonished everybody: its later breaks astonished no one; but after it was finally in operation. many said that no future invention could surprise them.

在大西洋底下成功地铺设了电缆，这使得大家都感到骇然； 后来有几处电缆折断了，谁也不感到惊奇。不过在这些电缆终于投入工作之后，许多人都说，未来的任何发明再也不会使人吃惊了。

He was astonished at what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods.

他所看到的使他大为震惊，箱子里的一堆毛织品上面躺着一个人。

astound 比 astonish 的词义强得多，常用于表示某件事你虽然认为有可能，但与你所发现的实际情况之间有很大差距。
The police were astounded when Mrs Ramsay told them what she had done.

当莱姆赛夫人把自己所做的事告诉了警察时，他们为之骇然。

amaze 所表示的吃惊中包含着使人迷惑不解、困窘或惊疑不定。
When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.

当考古学家把那些碎块拼起来的时候，他们惊诧地发现那女神原来是一个现代装束的妇女。

Scientists have been amazed to find that it can cut through the hardest rock with great ease.

科学家惊诧地发现，它可以轻而易举地钻穿最坚硬的岩石。

surprise
[sə'praiz]
vt.
使惊奇, 使感到意外
突袭, 突然攻占
出其不意地揭发
意外遇见; 当场捉住; 忽然发现
使无意间做某事
surprise sb. in the act
冷不防地当场抓住了某人
surprise a witness into telling the truth
使证人不知不觉中说出真实情况
surprise a confession from sb.
趁某人不备时使其供认
You surprise me!
你吓了我一跳!
lt's nothing to be surprised about[at].
这事不值得大惊小怪。
I am surprised at you.
我对你的举动感到诧异。
I was surprised at seeing [to see] him there.
我真想不到会在那里见到他。
We surprised the enemy while they were sleeping.
我们在敌人睡觉时奇袭他们。
She came home early and surprised a burglar.
她回家早了一些, 结果撞见了一个夜贼。

surprise
[sə'praiz]
n.
惊奇, 吃惊
可惊的事情, 意外的事情
出其不意, 偷袭
be great surprise to sb.
使某人感到十分惊奇
capture sb. by surprise
出其不意地俘获某人
What a surprise!
多么令人吃惊的事!
We have some surprises in store for you.
我们还有些出乎你意料的话[礼物]奉告[奉赠]。
surprise
[sə'praiz]
adj.
出乎意料的, 令人吃惊的
a surprise visit
突然的拜访
surprise roll-call
【军】紧急点名

surprisedly
[sə'praɪzɪdlɪ]
adv.
surpriser
n.
习惯用语
be taken by surprise
冷不防被...吓一跳, 出其不意地攻击
spring a surprise on sb.
使某人大吃一惊
in surprise
惊奇地
to one's great surprise
使某人非常惊奇的是
to the surprise of
令...非常吃惊的是
surprise(sb.)into (doing sth.)
出其不意地使(某人做某事)
surprise(sth.)from [out of] (sb.)
出其不意地使(某人)说出(某事)

[同义词]
surprise astonish amaze astound
都含“使人感到惊奇”的意思。
surprise 指“由于出乎意外而惊异或诧异”, 如:
His coming surprised me.
他的到来使我感到惊奇。
astonish 指“由于出乎意料而又不能理解而感到吃惊”, 语意较强, 如:
I was astonished to see he got up so early.
见他起得这么早我感到惊讶。
amaze 指“由于认为似乎不可能或极少可能发生的事出现而感到大为诧异、迷惑不解”, 语意较强, 如:
I was amazed at his impudence.
他竟然无耻到这种地步使我感到惊愕。
astound 指“使震惊”, 语意比amaze强, 如:
I was astounded at the news.
我听到这个消息大吃一惊。