/sə'praɪz; sɚ`praɪz/
n
1 (a) [U] feeling caused by sth happening suddenly or unexpectedly 惊奇; 惊讶
*Their defeat caused little surprise, ie was expected. 他们的失败不足为奇.
* To my surprise, the plan succeeded. 我感到惊奇的是那计画竟然成功了.
* Imagine our surprise on seeing her there. 你想想, 我们在那里看见她时, 是多么吃惊啊.
* She looked up in surprise when I shouted. 我叫喊时, 她吃惊地抬起头来看.
* He expressed surprise that no one had offered to help. 谁都不肯帮忙, 他感到诧异.
(b) [C] event or thing that causes this feeling 令人吃惊的事物
*What a surprise! 多么令人惊奇呀!
* We've had some unpleasant surprises. 我们得到一些令人不快的意外消息.
* The gift came as a complete surprise (to me). 这件礼物完全出乎（我的）意料.
* They sprang quite a surprise on me when they offered me that job. 他们把那工作给了我, 我颇感意外.
* [attrib 作定语] a surprise visit, attack, party 突然访问、袭击、料想不到的聚会.
2 (idm 习语) take sb/sth by sur`prise attack, capture, etc sb/sth unexpectedly or without warning 出其不意或毫无预示而攻击、捕获...某人[某事物]
*The town was well defended so there was little chance of taking it by surprise. 该城防守严密, 万难袭占. take sb by sur`prise happen unexpectedly, so as to shock sb slightly 使某人吃一惊
*Her sudden resignation took us all by surprise. 她突然辞职, 我们都为之愕然.

v
1 [Tn] cause (sb) to feel surprise 使（某人）吃惊
*She's over 80? You surprise me! 她80多岁了? 真想不到!
* She was surprised by the boy's intelligence. 那男孩的智力使她很吃惊.
* It wouldn't surprise me/I wouldn't be surprised if they lost, ie I rather expect them to lose. 他们要是失败了也不足为奇.
* Would it surprise you to know that I'm thinking of resigning? 我正考虑辞职, 你感到意外吗?
2 [Tn, Tng] attack, discover, etc (sb) suddenly and unexpectedly 突然而出人意料地攻击、发现...（某人）
*surprise the opposition, ie attack them when they are unprepared 袭击对方
* We returned early and surprised the burglars searching through the cupboards. 我们回来得早, 没想到正撞见有贼正在偷柜橱里的东西.
3 [Tn.pr] ~ sb into sth/doing sth cause sb to do sth through sudden unexpected action 以突然而出其不意的行动促使某人做某事
*By firing a few shots we can surprise them into revealing their positions. 我们冷不防打几枪就能让他们暴露他们的位置.