sur·pris·ing
adjective/səˈpraɪzɪŋ/
/sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/
- causing surprise
令人吃惊的；使人惊奇的；出人意料的；奇怪的 - It’s not surprising (that) they lost.
他们吃了败仗，不奇怪。 - The frequency of such bad weather is hardly surprising given how far north we are.
考虑到我们远在北方，这种坏天气的频繁程度并不令人意外。 - A surprising number of people came.
出人意料地来了好多人。 - We had a surprising amount in common.
我们共同之处出奇地多。 - It's surprising what people will do for money.
人为了钱什么干不出来，想想真令人愕然。 - It’s surprising how many people applied for the job.
令人惊讶的是有多少人申请了这份工作。
Language Bank surprisingsurprisingHighlighting interesting data- What is surprising about these results is that boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
这些结果令人吃惊的是男生比女生更可能是左撇子。
- What is surprising about these results is that boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
- Surprisingly, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
令人吃惊的是男生比女生更可能是左撇子。
- Surprisingly, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
- Interestingly, even when both parents are left-handed, there is still only a 26 per cent chance of their children being left-handed.
有趣的是，即使父母都是左撇子，他们的孩子也是左撇子的可能性仍然只有 26%。
- Interestingly, even when both parents are left-handed, there is still only a 26 per cent chance of their children being left-handed.
- One of the most interesting findings is that only 2 per cent of the left-handers surveyed have two left-handed parents.
最有趣的发现之一是，在接受调查的左撇子中，只有 2% 有两个左撇子父母。
- One of the most interesting findings is that only 2 per cent of the left-handers surveyed have two left-handed parents.
- It is interesting to note that people are more likely to be left-handed if their mother is left-handed than if their father is.
有趣的是，母亲是左撇子的人比父亲是左撇子的人更可能成为左撇子。
- It is interesting to note that people are more likely to be left-handed if their mother is left-handed than if their father is.
- The most striking feature of these results is that left-handed mothers are more likely to have left-handed children.
这些结果中最引人注目的一点是左撇子母亲更可能生左撇子孩子。
- The most striking feature of these results is that left-handed mothers are more likely to have left-handed children.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa2- I find that rather surprising.
我觉得这事很出人意料。 - It is hardly surprising that these stories continue to circulate.
这些谣言仍在流传，不足为奇。 - In the light of these changes, it is not surprising to find regional variations in unemployment.
鉴于这些变化，失业率存在地区差异也就不足为奇了。 - It is surprising how quickly rumours spread.
谣言传播得如此之快，真令人吃惊。 - For a big man, he could move with surprising speed.
对于一个大个子来说，他的移动速度令人惊讶。 - The surprising thing is how little it costs.
出人意料的是它只花很少钱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- make something
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- extremely
- fairly
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- It’s not surprising (that) they lost.