take by surprise

基本解释

Suddenly we hear the shriek of unwary animal take by surprise.
突然我们听到了无戒备的动物遭突袭的尖叫声。
They reduced the odds that a predator would take us by surprise or that we'd overlook a nearby source of food.
这样一来，我们被对手突袭的机会减小了，也不会错过触手可及的食物。
Let's keep this plan under wraps , so we can take them by surprise.
让我们先将这个计划保密，这样才能给大家惊喜。
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Well, the reason for thinking otherwise, the reason for not being utterly dismissive of this suggestion, is that when people get ill, terminally ill, it often seems to take them by surprise.
其他的想法产生的原因，人们没有完全摒弃这个假设的原因，是当人们得病，病入膏肓时，这通常让人措手不及。
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