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。