| 单词 | surprise |
| 释义 | surprise —surprisedly /seuhr pruy"zid lee, -pruyzd"-, seuh-/, adv. —surpriser, n. /seuhr pruyz", seuh-/, v. , surprised, surprising, n. v.t. 1. to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me. 2. to come upon or discover suddenly and unexpectedly: We surprised the children raiding the cookie jar. 3. to make an unexpected assault on (an unprepared army, fort, person, etc.). 4. to elicit or bring out suddenly and without warning: to surprise the facts from the witness. 5. to lead or bring unawares, as into doing something not intended: to surprise a witness into telling the truth. n. 6. an act or instance of surprising or being surprised. 7. something that surprises someone; a completely unexpected occurrence, appearance, or statement: His announcement was a surprise to all. 8. an assault, as on an army or a fort, made without warning. 9. a coming upon unexpectedly; detecting in the act; taking unawares. 10. take by surprise, a. to come upon unawares. b. to astonish; amaze: The amount of the donation took us completely by surprise. [1425-75; (n.) late ME < AF surpris(e), MF, ptp. of surprendre, equiv. to sur- SUR-1 + pris (masc.), prise (fem.) < L prensus, -sa, equiv. to prend(ere), contracted var. of prehendere to take (see PREHENSION) + -tus, -ta ptp. suffix; (v.) late ME surprisen < AF surpris(e) (ptp.), MF, as above] Syn. 1. SURPRISE, ASTONISH, AMAZE, ASTOUND mean to strike with wonder because of unexpectedness, strangeness, unusualness, etc. TO SURPRISE is to take unawares or to affect with wonder: surprised at receiving a telegram. TO ASTONISH is to strike with wonder by something unlooked for, startling, or seemingly inexplicable: astonished at someone's behavior. TO AMAZE is to astonish so greatly as to disconcert or bewilder: amazed at such an evidence of stupidity. TO ASTOUND is to so overwhelm with surprise that one is unable to think or act: astounded by the news. |
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