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surprising 音标拼音: [sɚpr'ɑɪzɪŋ] [səpr'ɑɪzɪŋ] a. 令人惊讶的 令人惊讶的 surprising adj 1: causing surprise or wonder or amazement; " the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; " leaped up with surprising agility"; " she earned a surprising amount of money" [ ant: { unsurprising}] Surprise \ Sur* prise"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Surprised}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Surprising}.] [ From { Surprise}, n.: cf. F. surprendre, p. p. surpris.] 1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack. [ 1913 Webster] Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. -- Isa. xxxiii. 14. [ 1913 Webster] The castle of Macduff I will surprise. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Who can speak The mingled passions that surprised his heart? -- Thomson. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me. [ 1913 Webster] I am surprised with an uncouth fear. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Up he starts, Discovered and surprised. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To lead ( one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to bring ( one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as, to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into generosity. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To hold possession of; to hold. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Not with me, That in my hands surprise the sovereignity. -- J. Webster. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: See { Astonish}. [ 1913 Webster]
Surprising \ Sur* pris" ing\, a. Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape from danger. -- { Sur* pris" ing* ly}, adv. -- { Sur* pris" ing* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing; striking. [ 1913 Webster] Surquedous38 Moby Thesaurus words for " surprising": abrupt, amazing, astonishing, astounding, breathtaking, confounding, electrifying, eye- opening, hasty, headlong, impetuous, impulsive, jarring, jolting, mind- boggling, miraculous, nerve- shattering, overwhelming, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, prodigious, quick, shocking, spectacular, speedy, staggering, startling, stunning, stupendous, sudden, swift, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked- for, unpredicted, wondrous
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