surprise的用法:surprise主要用作动词和名词,在用作动词时的意思是“使惊奇;奇袭”,用作名词时的意思是“惊奇,诧异;突然袭击”。搭配有:surprise at(对…惊讶),surprise by(以…使某人惊奇),surprise with(用…使某人惊奇),take by surprise(使大吃一惊),surprise out of(出其不意地使某人说出某事)。
下面分别讲解下surprise的用法和搭配。
surprise后接介词at表示“对…感到惊讶”,后接介词from表示“出其不意使…说了”,后接介词into表示“出其不意地使人…”,后接介词with表示“以…使(某人)惊奇”。
常见句型
It surprised me to see so many people there.
在那里看到那么多人使我感到意外。
It surprised them that she was such a fine swimmer.
她游得这么好,使他们都很惊奇。
surprise at的意思是“对…惊讶”,等同于give a feeling of surprise to sth。
常见句型
We were surprised at finding the house clean, bright and spacious.
我们发现房子又干净又豁亮感到惊奇。
She was very much surprised at his coming at all.
他居然来了,她非常惊讶。
surprise by的意思是“以…使某人惊奇”。
常见句型
He surprised us by producing from his pocket a five-pound note.
他从口袋中取出一张5英镑的纸币,这使我们感到意外。
surprise with的意思是“用…使某人惊奇”,句式结构为surprise sb with sth。
常见句型
He surprised us with his knowledge of the locality.
他对那个地方的熟悉使我们感到惊奇。
take by surprise的意思是“使大吃一惊;出乎…意料”,等同于happen unexpectedly。
常见句型
The policeman took the burglar by surprise as he opened the window.
当夜盗开窗时,警察冷不防地捉住了他。
surprise out of的意思是“出其不意地使某人说出某事”,句式结构为surprise sth out of sb。
常见句型
The court surprised a confession out of the defendant.
法庭冷不防使被告招了供。