vt. 使惊奇；突袭；意外发现；
n. 惊喜，惊奇；意外的事；
1. surprise可做名词，基本用法如下： 表示“惊讶”时，是不可数名词。
常用短语：
in surprise 惊讶地；
to one's surprise 让某人惊讶的是
1）in surprise意为“惊奇地”常位于动词之后作状语，表示方式。如：
John turned around and looked at me in surprise．
约翰转过身来，惊奇地望着我。
“A farmer?” said the Frenchman in surprise．
“农夫？”那个法国人惊奇地说道。
He looked at me in surprise．他吃惊地看着我。
2）to one's surprise意为“使某人吃惊的是……”它对全句进行解释或说明，表示说话人对上文的看法或态度，一般放在句首。
例如： To our surprise，the boy won the prize. 使我们惊奇的是这个男孩获奖了。 2. surprise还可以做及物动词，意思是“使...惊讶”。 常用短语：surprise sb
The news greatly surprised us. 这条消息使我们大为惊讶。
2. 派生词：
1）surprised 形容词，意思是“感到惊讶的”。
常用结构：be surprised at sth 对某事感到惊讶
We were surprised at his arrival（到达） be surprised to do sth 做某事而感到惊讶
She was surprised to find her handbag missing. be surprised + that从句 因...而惊讶
I was surprised that these houses stay up for such a long time.
让我惊讶的是，这些房子呆这么长时间。
2）surprising 形容词，意思是“令人感到惊讶的”。
a surprising look 一个令人吃惊的表情
1. Sue screamed, not loudly, more in surprise than terror.
休尖叫起来，声音不大，吃惊多于恐惧。
2. The Foreign Office in London has expressed surprise at these allegations.
位于伦敦的英国外交部对这些说法表示惊讶.
3. She looked as if the photographer had caught her by surprise.
看上去，她好像被摄影师搞了个猝不及防。
4. Bob tried the door. To his surprise it opened.
鲍勃试着推了推门。令他吃惊的是，门竟然开了。
5. The surprise twists in the storyline are the film's greatest strength.
该影片最精彩之处就是剧情的曲折离奇。
6. Surprise a new neighbour with one of your favourite home-made dishes.
做一道拿手的家常小菜，给你的新邻居一个惊喜。