➡ See also the entry for amazing另見amazing條surprising ♦︎ unexpected ♦︎ unpredictable ♦︎ extraordinary ♦︎ unforeseen ♦︎ unforeseeableThese words all describe things that surprise you because you did not expect them.這些詞均表示令人吃驚的、出乎意料的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen events◆surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen effects / changes◆surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary results◆a surprising / an unexpected / an extraordinary / an unforeseen development◆unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen demand / problems◆unexpected / extraordinary / unforeseen / unforeseeable circumstances◆quite surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen◆totally unexpected / unpredictable / unforeseen◆very / rather surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary■surprisingcausing surprise令人吃驚的;使人驚奇的;出人意料的;奇怪的◆It is not surprising (that) they lost.他們吃敗仗並不奇怪。◆It is surprising how quickly rumours spread.謠言傳播得如此之快,真令人吃驚。◆It's surprising what people will do for money.人爲了錢什麽都肯幹,想想真令人愕然。◆The surprising thing is how little it costs.出人意料的是它只花很少錢。◆I find that rather surprising.我覺得這事很出人意料。◆Quite a surprising number of people turned up.到場的人出奇地多。ⓘ Surprising is by far the most frequent and most general of these words and can describe any fact or event that causes surprise. * surprising在本組詞中最常用,含義最廣,可以描述任何令人吃驚的事實或事件。OPPunsurprising ⇨ predictable1▸surprisingly
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◆The event was surprisingly popular.這項活動出奇地受歡迎。◆Not surprisingly, the request was refused.毫不奇怪地,那個要求被拒絕了。■unexpectednot expected and therefore surprising出乎意料的;始料不及的◆We had an unexpected visitor this morning.今天上午我們來了一位意外的訪客。◆Although not unexpected, his death had still come as a shock.雖然有心理準備,但他的死訊還是讓大家感到震驚。◆The following day something quite unexpected happened.第二天發生了一件非常意外的事。ⓘ Unexpected can describe either an event that you did not expect to happen, or a person, when they do sth that you did not expect them to do. * unexpected可描述讓人始料不及的事件,或做了出乎意料之事的人。▸the unexpected
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[singular] ◆Police officers must be prepared for the unexpected.警察必須随時準備應付突發事件。▸unexpectedly
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◆The plane was unexpectedly delayed.飛機意外地延誤了。◆They encountered an unexpectedly high level of demand.他們遇到了預料之外的大量需求。■unpredictablethat cannot be predicted because it changes a lot or depends on too many different things無法預言的;不可預測的;難以預料的◆The result is entirely unpredictable.結果是完全無法預料的。◆The unpredictable weather in the mountains can make climbing extremely hazardous.山裏那變幻莫測的天氣可以使登山變得異常危險。OPPpredictable ⇨ predictable1■extraordinaryunexpected, surprising or strange意想不到的;令人驚奇的;奇怪的◆It's extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party.真想不到他竟然能夠從聚會開始一直睡到結束。◆What an extraordinary thing to say!真是咄咄怪事! see also extraordinary ⇨ remarkable■unforeseenˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn; NAmEˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːn (ratherformal) that you did not expect to happen未想到的;始料不及的◆We reserve the right to alter the timetable in the event of unforeseen circumstances.我們保留在遇到意外情況時變更時刻表的權利。NOTE辨析 Unexpected or unforeseen?Unforeseen is more formal than unexpected and only describes events, not people.與unexpected相比,unforeseen更正式些,且只能修飾事件,不能修飾人◆an unforeseen visitor■unforeseeableˌʌnfɔːˈsiːəbl; NAmEˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːəbl (ratherformal) that you cannot predict無法預見的;難以預測的◆You need to allow for any unforeseeable expenses.你需要將無法預見的花費計算在内。OPPforeseeable ⇨ predictable1
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