surprise/sə'praɪz $ sər-/

v. if sth surprises you, you did not expect it and it seems strange

n. a feeling caused by an unexpected or strange thing; or an unexpected or strange thing

v. [T] 使惊奇，使诧异：His rude reaction surprised me. 他鲁莽的反应让我吃了一惊。

◇[it surprises sb (that) ...] It surprises me that he lost the game. 他比赛输了，让我感到意外。

n. [U; C] 惊奇，诧异；令人惊奇的事：He looked at me in(或with) surprise. 他诧异地看着我。

◇What a surprise to meet you here! 真想不到在这儿碰到你！

◇a surprise visit 突然拜访

to sb's surprise 让…吃惊的是：To my surprise, he refused to answer the teacher's question. 让我吃惊的是，他拒绝回答老师的问题。

构词sur- + prise

音组-ise/-aɪz/

advise; arise; rise; surprise; wise

常犯错误

✗ To surprise of his friends, he refused.

✓ To the surprise of his friends, he refused. 让他朋友吃惊的是，他拒绝了。

[✌to sb's surprise 也可以说to the surprise of sb, the不能省略]

用法表示情感的不可数名词，常可表示导致这种情感产生的人或事，用作可数名词，除了surprise外，还有：honor, joy, pleasure。

辨析amaze; astonish; surprise