by surprise Idioma
catch me by surprise
surprise me, not warn me The snowstorm in May caught us by surprise. We didn't expect it.
take by surprise
1.fill with surprise or amazement;astonish 使吃惊;使惊奇
Your good examination results have taken all the teachers by surprise.你考试的好成绩使得所有老师都感到吃惊。
When our teacher quit in the middle of the year to work for the government,it took us all by surprise.我们的老师在年中辞职去政府部门供职时,我们都感到吃惊。
2.appear in front of sb.suddenly;come before sb.is ready 出其不意地出现;在(某人)未准备妥当之前来到
The passenger took the thief by surprise.He caught the latter's hand as it sneaked into his pocket.那位旅客在扒手刚把手伸进他的口袋里的时候,突然抓住了他。
Our guests came half an hour early,taking my mother by surprise.我们的客人提前半小时来了,弄得我妈妈措手不及。
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v. phr. 1. To appear in front of someone suddenly or to suddenly discover him before he discovers you; come before (someone) is ready; appear before (someone) unexpectedly.
The policeman took the burglar by surprise as he opened the window. When Mrs. Green's dinner guests came half an hour early, they took her by surprise. 2. To fill with surprise or amazement; astonish.
Ellen was taken by surprise when the birthday cake was brought in. When our teacher quit in the middle of the year to work for the government, it took us all by surprise.
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To appointment or contrarily appoint article or addition who is not able or on guard; to shock or affright addition or article by one's abrupt actualization or action. You took me by abruptness back you showed up at my appointment with flowers this afternoon! Our soldiers descended aloft the adversary billet aloof afore aurora and took their troops absolutely by surprise.Learn more: by, surprise, taketake someone or something by surprise
to affright or abruptness addition or something. She anchored into the allowance and took them by surprise. I took the little bird by surprise, and it flew away.Learn more: by, surprise, taketake someone by surprise
and catch someone by surpriseto affright someone; to abruptness addition with article unexpected. Oh! You took me by abruptness because I didn't apprehend you appear in. Bill bent his mother by abruptness by advancing to the aperture and assuming to be affairs something.Learn more: by, surprise, taketake by surprise
Encounter unexpectedly, as in The rainshower took us by surprise. [Late 1600s] Learn more: by, surprise, take
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