surprise的用法
surprise是一个常用词,它既可用作名词,也可用作动词。现将其用法归纳如下
1. surprise可做名词,基本用法如下:
表示"惊讶"时,是不可数名词。
常用短语:in surprise 惊讶地;to one's surprise 让某人惊讶的是
1)in surprise意为"惊奇地"常位于动词之后作状语,表示方式。如:
John turned around and looked at me in surprise.
约翰转过身来,惊奇地望着我。
"A farmer?" said the Frenchman in surprise.
"农夫?"那个法国人惊奇地说道。
He looked at me in surprise.他吃惊地看着我。
2)to one's surprise意为"使某人吃惊的是……"它对全句进行解释或说明,表示说话人对上文的看法或态度,一般放在句首。例如:
To our surprise,the boy won the prize. 使我们惊奇的是这个男孩获奖了。
2. surprise还可以做及物动词,意思是"使...惊讶"。
(1).常用短语:surprise sb
The news greatly surprised us. 这条消息使我们大为惊讶。
(2). 派生词:
1)surprised 形容词,意思是"感到惊讶的"。
常用结构:be surprised at sth 对某事感到惊讶
We were surprised at his arrival(到达)
be surprised to do sth 做某事而感到惊讶
She was surprised to find her handbag missing.
be surprised + that从句 因...而惊讶
I was surprised that these houses stay up for such a long time.
让我惊讶的是,这些房子呆这么长时间。
2)surprising 形容词,意思是"令人感到惊讶的"。
a surprising look 一个令人吃惊的表情。
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