by surprise

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  • adv.突然
  • Web冷不防；猛不防；出其不意

Synonym

E-C

Web Definition

adv.
1.
突然
un.
1.
十分意外

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,突然突然,冷不防冷不防,猛不防猛不防,出其不意出其不意
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Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
As I leaned on the railing, trying to guess at the outline of the sierra, nostalgia's first blow caught me by surprise.
当我靠在栏杆上，试着看出锯齿山脊的轮廓时，思乡之情第一次油然而生。
dāng wǒ kào zài lán gān shàng , shì zhe kàn chū jù chǐ shān jǐ de lún kuò shí , sī xiāng zhī qíng dì yī cì yóu rán ér shēng 。
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2.
People close to the situation said the bank had been taken by surprise by the article.
据知情人士表示，那篇文章着实让摩根士丹利吃了一惊。
jù zhī qíng rén shì biǎo shì , nà piān wén zhāng zhuó shí ràng mó gēn shì dān lì chī le yī jīng 。
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3.
He took her quite by surprise when he suddenly appeared at the door.
他突然出现在门口，这使她感到出乎意料。
tā tū rán chū xiàn zài mén kǒu , zhè shǐ tā gǎn dào chū hū yì liào 。
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4.
He took me by surprise when he suddenly appeared at the door.
他突然出现在门口，这使我感到意外。
tā tū rán chū xiàn zài mén kǒu , zhè shǐ wǒ gǎn dào yì wài 。
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5.
Gathering himself quickly up, he stood more erect, like a man taken by surprise in a mood to which he was reluctant to have witnesses.
他立刻提起精神，挺直身子站住了，就象是一个人正处于不想被人看见的心情之中，突然吃了一惊似的。
tā lì kè tí qǐ jīng shén , tǐng zhí shēn zǐ zhàn zhù le , jiù xiàng shì yī gè rén zhèng chǔ yú bù xiǎng bèi rén kàn jiàn de xīn qíng zhī zhōng , tū rán chī le yī jīng shì de 。
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6.
He quickly got up from his chair, it caught him by surprise, And when he opened up the door could not believe his eyes.
他赶紧从椅子上站起，有人来访实在让他惊奇，打开门时，他无法相信自己的眼睛。
tā gǎn jǐn cóng yǐ zi shàng zhàn qǐ , yǒu rén lái fǎng shí zài ràng tā jīng qí , dǎ kāi mén shí , tā wú fǎ xiāng xìn zì jǐ de yǎn jing 。
edu.sina.com.cn
7.
It came as a surprise, so he did not know what to do. Taken by surprise, he did not know what to do.
事出意外，他不知道该怎么办。
shì chū yì wài , tā bù zhī dào gāi zěn me bàn 。
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8.
The demonstration took Britain by surprise: No one expected the crowd to be as large as it was; no one expected trouble.
这次大游行震惊了英国，没人料想到人群如此庞大并伴有冲突发生。
zhè cì dà yóu xíng zhèn jīng le yīng guó , méi rén liào xiǎng dào rén qún rú cǐ páng dà bìng bàn yǒu chōng tū fā shēng 。
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9.
He led the ships down the river to a place where the British army could land safely and take the enemy by surprise.
他率领船队顺流而下，到达英军可以安全登陆的地点，并对敌军发起突然袭击。
tā shuài lǐng chuán duì shùn liú ér xià , dào dá yīng jūn kě yǐ ān quán dēng lù de dì diǎn , bìng duì dí jūn fā qǐ tū rán xí jī 。
www.enteacher.cn
10.
Q. Did Lewis Hamilton take you by surprise coming up the inside like he did? It seemed you left a bit of a gap there?
汉密尔顿发车时走了内线让你惊讶吗？那里你似乎留了一点空间？
hàn mì ěr dùn fā chē shí zǒu le nèi xiàn ràng nǐ jīng yà ma ? nà li nǐ sì hū liú le yì diǎn kōng jiān ?
blog.sina.com.cn
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