surprise的用法

surprise是一個常用詞，它既可用作名詞，也可用作動詞。現將其用法歸納如下

1. surprise可做名詞，基本用法如下：

表示"驚訝"時，是不可數名詞。

常用短語：in surprise 驚訝地；to one's surprise 讓某人驚訝的是

1）in surprise意爲"驚奇地"常位於動詞之後作狀語，表示方式。如：

John turned around and looked at me in surprise．

約翰轉過身來，驚奇地望著我。

"A farmer?" said the Frenchman in surprise．

"辳夫？"那個法國人驚奇地說道。

He looked at me in surprise．他喫驚地看著我。

2）to one's surprise意爲"使某人喫驚的是……"它對全句進行解釋或說明，表示說話人對上文的看法或態度，一般放在句首。例如：

To our surprise，the boy won the prize. 使我們驚奇的是這個男孩獲獎了。

2. surprise還可以做及物動詞，意思是"使...驚訝"。

常用短語：surprise sb

The news greatly surprised us. 這條消息使我們大爲驚訝。

2. 派生詞：

1）surprised 形容詞，意思是"感到驚訝的"。

常用結搆：be surprised at sth 對某事感到驚訝

We were surprised at his arrival（到達）

be surprised to do sth 做某事而感到驚訝

She was surprised to find her handbag missing.

be surprised + that從句 因...而驚訝

I was surprised that these houses stay up for such a long time.

讓我驚訝的是，這些房子呆這麽長時間。

2）surprising 形容詞，意思是"令人感到驚訝的"。

a surprising look 一個令人喫驚的表情。