| 词汇 | take by surprise |
| 释义 | take by surprise 1. fill with surprise or amazement; astonish 使吃惊；使惊奇 * Your good examination results have taken all the teachers by surprise. 你考试的好成绩使得所有老师都感到吃惊。 * When our teacher quit in the middle of the year to work for the government, it took us all by surprise. 我们的老师在年中辞职去政府部门供职时，我们都感到吃惊。 2. appear in front of sb. suddenly; come before sb. is ready 出其不意地出现；在（某人）未准备妥当之前来到 * The passenger took the thief by surprise. He caught the latter's hand as it sneaked into his pocket. 那位旅客在扒手刚把手伸进他的口袋里的时候，突然抓住了他。 * Our guests came half an hour early, taking my mother by surprise. 我们的客人提前半小时来了，弄得我妈妈措手不及。 |
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