surprised
US: /səˈpɹaɪzd/, /sɝˈpɹaɪzd/
UK: /səpɹˈaɪzd/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
surprised- tính từ
- (+at) ngạc nhiên
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective~ (at / by sb/sth)
~ (that ...)
~ (to see, hear, etc.) feeling or showing surprise: a surprised look / expression + She looked surprised when I told her. + I was surprised at how quickly she agreed. + I'm surprised at you, behaving like that in front of the kids. + They were surprised to find that he'd already left. + You shouldn't be surprised (that) he didn't come. + Don't be surprised if I pretend not to recognise you. + 'Will she cancel the party?' 'I wouldn't be surprised.' + You'd be surprised how many people voted for him.
Compare: UNSURPRISED
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 shock, astound, astonish, amaze, disconcert, nonplus, dumbfound or dumfound, stagger, take aback, strike, hit, Colloq floor, bowl over, flabbergast, rock or set (someone) back on his or her or Chiefly Brit their heels, Brit knock (someone) for six, US knock (someone) for a loop:
What surprised me was her coolness in the face of danger.
2 take or catch unawares, catch red-handed or in the act or in flagrante delicto, catch napping or off guard, discover:
When Samuel Johnson's wife found him with a maid, she said, 'Dr Johnson! I am surprised!', to which he replied, 'No, madam: you are amazed. I am surprised.'
n.
3 shock, astonishment, amazement, stupefaction, wonder, incredulity:
Imagine my surprise to learn that I was being arrested.
4 blow, jolt, shocker, bolt from or US also out of the blue, bombshell, eye-opener:
It came as a surprise to me that my sister was pregnant.
Collocation
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
ADV.
extremely, greatly, most, really, terribly, very | hardly, not altogether, not at all, not entirely, not in the least, not particularly, not totally, scarcely
Her father didn't seem at all surprised.
| almost | a bit, faintly, a little, mildly, pretty, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat, vaguely
She looked faintly surprised at my remark.
| genuinely | clearly, evidently, obviously | secretly | constantly, continually
I am constantly surprised by what my fourteen-month-old son understands.
| momentarily | agreeably, pleasantly
He was pleasantly surprised to discover that he was no longer afraid.
PREP.
at
He sounded surprised at this request.
| by
She appeared genuinely surprised by this gesture of affection.
Concise dictionary
surprises|surprised|surprisingsər'praɪz /sə'p-noun
+the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
+a sudden unexpected event
+the act of surprising someone
verb
+cause to be surprised
+come upon or take unawares
+attack by storm; attack suddenly
