sur‧prised S2 W2 / səpraɪzd $ sər- / 形容词

having a feeling of surprise :

He looked surprised to see Cassie standing by the front door.

surprised at/by

We were greatly surprised at the news.

surprised (that)

She was surprised that no one was there to greet her.

surprised to see/hear/learn etc

I bet she’ll be really surprised to see me.

He had a surprised look on his face.

Don’t be surprised if the interviewer is rather direct.

I wouldn’t be surprised if she married that fellow.

COLLOCATIONS

副词

very/really surprised I would be very surprised if that was the case.

quite surprised I was quite surprised at his reaction.

a little/somewhat/slightly surprised He was a little surprised by her request.

mildly surprised (= slightly surprised ) He looked mildly surprised by the question.

pleasantly surprised (= when someone has a pleasant surprise ) You will probably be pleasantly surprised at the amount of food you are allowed to eat on this diet.

genuinely surprised ‘Me?’ Theodora seemed genuinely surprised.

THESAURUS

surprised having the feeling you get when something happens that you did not expect : I was surprised to see her again so soon. | I’m really surprised that he remembered my birthday. | Nobody was surprised when they split up. | a surprised expression

amazed [名词前不用] extremely surprised, especially by something good or by something that seems hard to believe : I’m amazed that he survived. | You’ll be amazed when you see the difference.

astonished extremely surprised : He was astonished by how much she had changed. | an astonished look

astounded extremely surprised or shocked. Astounded sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonished : She was astounded by how much it cost.

staggered/flabbergasted/dumbfounded [名词前不用] extremely surprised or shocked : ‘What?’ I said, utterly staggered by his answer. | She just sat there looking flabbergasted.

stunned so surprised that you do not know what to do or say : I was too stunned to protest. | Everyone seemed stunned by his outburst. | They listened in stunned silence.

speechless so surprised that you cannot speak : I was speechless when I heard that I’d won.

taken aback [名词前不用] surprised by what someone says or does, so that you are not sure how to react : I was a little taken aback by her question. | Sharpe was somewhat taken aback by the girl ’s directness.

nonplussed / nɒnplʌst $ nɑn- / formal surprised and a little confused : She was nonplussed by such an odd question.

gobsmacked [名词前不用] British English informal extremely surprised – a very informal use : I was absolutely gobsmacked when they told me I had passed.