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 surprised [sә'praizd]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 感到惊讶的



    surprised
    [ adj ]
    taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
    <adj.all>
    surprised by her student's ingenuitysurprised that he remembered my name
    a surprised expression


    Surprise \Sur*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surprised}; p. pr. &
    vb. n. {Surprising}.] [From {Surprise}, n.: cf. F.
    surprendre, p. p. surpris.]
    1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take
    unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.

    Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. --Isa.
    xxxiii. 14.

    The castle of Macduff I will surprise. --Shak.

    Who can speak
    The mingled passions that surprised his heart?
    --Thomson.

    2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by
    something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound;
    as, his conduct surprised me.

    I am surprised with an uncouth fear. --Shak.

    Up he starts,
    Discovered and surprised. --Milton.

    3. To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to
    bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as,
    to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into
    generosity.

    4. To hold possession of; to hold. [Obs.]

    Not with me,
    That in my hands surprise the sovereignity. --J.
    Webster.

    Syn: See {Astonish}.

    1. PETA says it doesn't advocate violence but wouldn't be surprised if more incidents occur.
    2. Yesterday's announcement surprised and disappointed analysts.
    3. The move surprised analysts and money managers familiar with the bank.
    4. "Andrew Dice Clay did not do this in rehearsal and we were very surprised by it.
    5. Those who say Congress used to run with alacrity and efficiency are revisionists; the Founding Fathers didn't intend it that way, and they rarely would have been surprised.
    6. One analyst said he would not be surprised to see another money center bank cut its dividend by year's end and two or three do so next year.
    7. Some in business who are close observers of the Supreme Court say they aren't surprised by the pattern.
    8. Also, said his aunt, Jean Byrne, jumping was "a wee bit cheaper." "We were really surprised" by the publicity, she said. "He only went to jump.
    9. Analysts weren't surprised that the stock rally fizzled. With the end of the year rapidly approaching, too many crosscurrents are at work in the stock market for prices to move steadily in any direction, the analysts said.
    10. Bolstering the recovery had to be the government's aim for next year. Mr Clarke told the BBC's Breakfast with Frost programme: 'It surprised everybody when we began to have recovery in the spring and summer of this year.
    11. "I would be surprised if there is a conscious bias.
    12. "We were surprised, we're disappointed and we're examining our options," he said.
    13. But, he hastens to add: "We should never be surprised by a write-off.
    14. He was pleasantly surprised by the balance and fairness of the historical presentation, but depressed that he was the only Japanese present.
    15. However, I have sold the dental equipment business." The Elf executive has surprised industry colleagues with his zeal.
    16. Robert White, manager of corporate foreign-exchange trading at First Interstate Bank in Los Angeles, said traders were surprised a bit by the dollar's rise early in the day despite then-slumping stock and bond prices.
    17. "I dropped a screwdriver under the car," he said. "The hedgehog really surprised me." Rose, a sheet-metal worker, dismantled the suspension and removed the frightened animal, taking care not to touch it.
    18. Mr Tom Pendry, the party's sports spokesman, urged ministers to 'get talks on the road again' without delay. The Sports Council said it was 'disappointed but not surprised at the policy change'.
    19. I was surprised to see salmon on every menu and in the charcuteries and fish-shops, seeing that France has almost no native stocks and they must be flown from salmon farms in Britain or Norway.
    20. Nor should the big fish be surprised if the small fry seem sceptical about their real intentions. The moral is that big companies need to work harder at achieving consistency in the messages they send within their organisations.
    21. "I was very, very surprised," he told reporters. "The prize means a great lot, not in the sense it's a passport to immortality. But it gives you the possibility of a wider audience.
    22. "This is a first step," said Kobern. "I would not be surprised if we see further cuts after the IRA season if business stays at the same pace.
    23. Kathy Campbell, a career counselor at the Career Planning and Placement Center at Stanford University, has been surprised to see even these students having problems finding jobs.
    24. Touvier's brother Andre, 61, said in an interview he was surprised by the arrest because he had been "99 percent" convinced his brother was dead.
    25. The move, which surprised Wall Street professionals, was part of a bigger shakeup at the corporate-finance division of the Primerica Corp. unit after the departure of three top executives.
    26. Beggs said he was pleased and surprised by the letter. "I've had a year now to get over that ordeal," he said. "I guess I pretty much put it behind me.
    27. London International Group surprised the market yesterday by announcing interim losses, warning of 'very substantial' restructuring charges and passing the dividend. Its plans include the sale of large parts of the business and a capital reconstruction.
    28. But with a low cost base and minimal overheads, we've been able to compete in Europe.' 'In fact, what has surprised us is just how conservative the European market is for women's clothing.
    29. "I think everybody's surprised at how well this product has done," says Tom Pirko, president of Bevmark, a Los Angeles beverage consulting firm.
    30. "We were expecting it last year," said Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Pat Bell. "I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did.
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