take by surprise

基本解释

Suddenly we hear the shriek of unwary animal take by surprise.
突然我們聽到了無戒備的動物遭突襲的尖叫聲。
They reduced the odds that a predator would take us by surprise or that we'd overlook a nearby source of food.
這樣一來，我們被對手突襲的機會減小了，也不會錯過觸手可及的食物。
Let's keep this plan under wraps , so we can take them by surprise.
讓我們先將這個計劃保密，這樣才能給大家驚喜。
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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.
其他的想法産生的原因，人們沒有完全摒棄這個假設的原因，是儅人們得病，病入膏肓時，這通常讓人措手不及。
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