| 词组 | surprised |
| 释义 | surprised /səˈpraɪzd $ sər-/ adjective having a feeling of surpriseadverbsreally surprised I was really surprised when he said he was leaving the company.greatly surprised (=very surprised) No-one was greatly surprised to hear they were getting divorced.pleasantly/agreeably surprised (=surprised and pleased) You will probably be pleasantly surprised at how easy the job is.a little surprised They were a little surprised by the study’s findings.mildly surprised (=slightly surprised) He looked mildly surprised by the question.genuinely surprised She seemed genuinely surprised to have won.not exactly surprised spoken (=not surprised at all, because you expected something to happen) To be honest, I’m not exactly surprised we lost.nounsa surprised look/expression We were amused by the surprised look on her face.prepositionssurprised by sth We were surprised by people’s angry reaction to the proposal.surprised at sth They were surprised at how expensive the meal was.phrasessurprised to find/learn/hear I was surprised to learn that this very English-looking woman is actually French.surprised to see We were surprised to see him back at work so soon after his illness.I wouldn’t be surprised spoken (=used for saying that you expect something to happen) I wouldn’t be surprised if she never spoke to you again after the way you treated her.don’t be surprised if... spoken (=used for warning someone that something might happen) Don’t be surprised if you don’t get a reply straight away.THESAURUS: surprised amazed extremely surprised, especially by something good or by something that seems hard to believe: I’m amazed that he survived. | You’ll be amazed when you see the difference. | I was amazed by the change in her behaviour. astonished extremely surprised: He was astonished by how much she had changed. | She had an astonished look on her face. astounded extremely surprised or shocked. Astounded sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonished: We were astounded by how much it cost. staggered/flabbergasted/dumbfounded extremely surprised or shocked: “What?” I said, utterly staggered by his answer (=completely surprised or shocked). | She just sat there looking flabbergasted. stunned so surprised that you do not know what to do or say: I was too stunned to protest. | Everyone seemed stunned by his outburst. | They listened in stunned silence. speechless so surprised that you cannot speak: I was speechless when I heard that I’d won. taken aback surprised by what someone says or does, so that you are not sure how to react: I was a little taken aback by her question. | Sharpe was somewhat taken aback by the girl's directness. nonplussed /nɒnˈplʌst $ nɑːn-/ formal surprised and a little confused: She was nonplussed by such an odd question. gobsmacked BrE informal extremely surprised – a very informal use: I was absolutely gobsmacked when they told me I had passed my driving test - I was sure that I had failed. |
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