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单词 surprising
释义
surprising
(səʳprzɪŋ )
1. adjective B1+
Something that is surprising is unexpected or unusual and makes you feel surprised.
It is not surprising that children learn to read at different rates.
A surprising number of customers order the same sandwich every day.
Synonyms: amazing, remarkable, incredible [informal], astonishing  
surprisingly adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb] B1
They did surprisingly well in the general election last year.
Not surprisingly, he enjoyed telling tales about his time at the military academy.
2.  See also surprise
Collocations:
not terribly surprising
In this climate, not terribly surprising.
Times, Sunday Times
In a study of medical students, researchers discovered something depressing but not terribly surprising.
Times, Sunday Times
He suggested that given the 'very low' real cost of borrowing it was 'not terribly surprising that asset prices of all kinds have been rising'.
Times, Sunday Times
Bad, all this, but not terribly surprising.
Times, Sunday Times
surprising aspect
The only surprising aspect of last week's putsch was that it took so long for the board to act.
Times, Sunday Times
But let's start with the most surprising aspect — a ruddy good campaign mode.
The Sun
What were the main challenges in this deal - and any surprising aspects?
Times, Sunday Times
What were the main challenges in the case and the most surprising aspects?
Times, Sunday Times
Are there wider implications and what were the most surprising aspects of this case?
Times, Sunday Times
surprising lack of
At the very least, it illustrates surprising lack of awareness of the bigger economic picture and the daily crises that have gripped the nation.
Times, Sunday Times
His sidefooted attempt from 15 yards out was struck with a surprising lack of belief and went harmlessly over the bar.
Times, Sunday Times
So far there has been a surprising lack of public protest although this may be because of a huge clampdown by police.
Times, Sunday Times
Surprising lack of urgency at times, but were always up against it.
The Sun
But, at other times, his drive to confront accepted wisdom leads him into theoretical tangles, with the rules of historical evidence treated with a surprising lack of even-handedness.
ST
surprising outcome
One of the show's best episodes involves her hunting down an internet troll who mocks her appearance online, with a surprising outcome.
The Sun
Giving a relative a second chance has a surprising outcome.
The Sun
Prepare for a surprising outcome.
The Sun
A journey in three different vehicles has a surprising outcome.
The Sun
The term election surprise may also be used to denote an election with a surprising outcome.
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surprising turn
This melancholy account takes a surprising turn when the writer begins to divulge his bold new money-making scheme.
The Times Literary Supplement
Your love life takes a surprising turn when a workmate from the past sends a romantic message.
The Sun
But when they begin to hang out together again over a virtual reality game, their relationship takes a surprising turn.
The Sun
But many years after those summer nights, things have taken a surprising turn.
Smithsonian
This clash takes a surprising turn in the (drink-sodden) third and final act, which concentrates, for the most part, on the younger generation.
The Times Literary Supplement
surprising twist
But the spiritual underpinning of the whole week has what might seem a surprising twist.
Times, Sunday Times
In a pleasantly surprising twist, the new multiplayer mode offers four unique characters with their own stories.
The Sun
In its surprising twist or rapier sting, a good insult can live down the ages.
Times, Sunday Times
It's the most surprising twist in luxury, that a country's difficult, fashion-less recent history should be rewritten as a fashion statement.
Times, Sunday Times
Late last week the already odd chain of events took a surprising twist.
Times, Sunday Times
with surprising frequency
But it happens online with surprising frequency.
Christianity Today
With surprising frequency his settings are urban.
Times, Sunday Times
But this rule fails with surprising frequency.
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Translations:
Chinese: 令人惊喜的
Japanese: 驚くべき
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