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N-COUNT
意想不到的事;突如其來的事;令人驚奇的事(或消息等)
A surprise is an unexpected event, fact, or piece of news.
例句
I have a surprise for you: We are moving to Switzerland!...
我有一個驚喜的消息要告訴你：我們要搬去瑞士了！
It may come as a surprise to some that a normal, healthy child is born with many skills...
一個身體健康正常的小孩天生就會許多技能，這或許會令有些人感到驚奇。
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N-UNCOUNT
驚奇;驚訝;詫異
Surprise is the feeling that you have when something unexpected happens.
例句
The Foreign Office in London has expressed surprise at these allegations...
位于倫敦的英國外交部對這些說法表示驚訝。
'You mean he's going to vote against her?' Scobie asked in surprise...
斯科比驚訝地問道：“你是說他會投她的反對票嗎？”
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VERB
使驚奇;使詫異;使感到意外
If something surprises you, it gives you a feeling of surprise.
例句
We'll solve the case ourselves and surprise everyone...
我們要自己解決這件事，然后讓所有人感到吃驚。
It surprised me that a driver of Alain's experience should make those mistakes...
令我驚訝的是像阿蘭這樣經驗豐富的司機竟然會犯那樣的錯誤。
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VERB
給…驚喜;使喜出望外
If you surprise someone, you give them, tell them, or do something pleasant that they are not expecting.
例句
Surprise a new neighbour with one of your favourite home-made dishes.
做一道拿手的家常小菜，給你的新鄰居一個驚喜。
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N-COUNT
使人驚異(或意想不到)的事物;讓人大吃一驚的人
If you describe someone or something as a surprise, you mean that they are very good or pleasant although you were not expecting this.
例句
...Senga MacFie, one of the surprises of the World Championships three months ago...
森加·麥克菲，三個月前世界錦標賽上的一匹黑馬
My father decided to slip a little extra spending money into my purse as a surprise.
為了給我一個驚喜，父親決定往我的錢包里多塞一些零花錢。
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VERB
突襲;使措手不及;使毫無防備
If you surprise someone, you attack, capture, or find them when they are not expecting it.
例句
Marlborough led his armies across the Rhine and surprised the French and Bavarian armies near the village of Blenheim.
馬爾伯勒帶領他的部隊穿過萊茵河，在離布萊尼姆村不遠的地方向法國和巴伐利亞聯軍發動了突襲。
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PHRASE
一點兒都不稀奇;可想而知
You can say 'surprise, surprise' if you disapprove of something because it is not surprising or original, or could easily have been predicted.
例句
There is a shortage of carrots. So everybody starts growing carrots. Next season, surprise, surprise, there is a glut of carrots.
胡蘿卜緊缺，于是大家都去種胡蘿卜。等到來年這個時候，可想而知，胡蘿卜就會過剩。
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PHRASE
(用于遇見熟人或給別人一些意想不到的東西時)想不到吧
You can say 'surprise, surprise' if you meet someone you know or give them something when they are not expecting it.
例句
He came back in as I was heading up to the shower. 'Surprise, surprise,' he said.
我正要去淋浴時他回來了。“想不到吧，”他說。
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PHRASE
使大吃一驚;出乎…意料
If something takes you by surprise, it happens when you are not expecting it or when you are not prepared for it.
例句
His question took his two companions by surprise...
他提的問題讓他的兩個伙伴都愣住了。
Whenever it snows in Britain we are taken by surprise.
每次英國下雪，我們都會感到驚訝。