SURPRISING/SURPRISED to my/her/their surprise /tu: (my
etc) S3r'praiz/ use this when ycu are telling a story or describing past events, to say that someone was surprised by something: He asked her to go out with him end, to his surprise, she agreed immediate/у.
Aoon't use to my/her/their surpriseat
the end of a sentence.
Qcan't believe /,ka:nt b^'li:v|k<ent-.'
especially spoken if you can't believe something, you are very surprised by it because it does not seem possible can't believe it I can't believe it! Jane and Richard are getting married! + (that) She was a brilliant pianist - we couldn't believe that she was only fi fteen.
taken aback/.teibn э'Ыек/so surprised or shocked by what someone has done or said to you that for a moment you do not know what to say
be/look/seem taken aback When I asked her to marry me, she looked rather taken aback.
+ by Bill was taken aback by her rude and aggressive behaviour.
speechless /'spiitfbs/ [adj] so surprised,
by something very good or very bad, that you do not know what to say: When I told her J was pregnant, she was totally speech less.
В surprised and upset because something very bad has happened
shocked /;okt|/a:kt/ [adj] surprised and upset by something very bad that has happened: When they heard that Janet was in hospital they were really shocked. + by The whole town was shocked by the news.
shocked to hear/learn/find We were shocked to hear of Brian's death - he was so young.
horrified /'horifaidl'ha-, ha:-/ [adj]
extremely shocked by something very unpleasant or frightening that has happened: Horrified passengers saw the man fall under the train. f by Sam's parents were horrified by his injuries.
horri/ied to see/hear/find They looked out of the window, and were horrified to see two men attacking each other with knives.
Stunned/stAnd/ [adj] so shocked that you
are unable to speak or do anything: When I heard about the accident J was stunned.
+ by Staff were stunned by the news that 200 people were to lose their jobs
El to make someone
surprised
surprise/s3r'praiz/ [u T] if something surprises you, it makes you feel surprised: Diana s reaction surprised him - he had n 'f realized that she was so upset. I The exam was actually quite easy, which surprised me.
it surprises sb that It surprised me that he could still walk.
amaze /s'meiz [u T] to make someone feel extremely surprised: Dave amazed his friends by leaving a well-paid job to travel around the world. it amazes sb tHat It amazes me that no-one thought of the idea sooner.
come as a surprise /,клт zz э
S3r'praiz/ if something comes as a surprise, it surprises you because you were not expecting it at all
+ to Richard's marriage came as a surprise to everyone. come as a complete surprise I didn't think I'd get the job, so it came as a complete surprise when they offered it to me.
take sb by surprise /teik (sb) bai S3r'praiz/ if something takes you by surprise. it happens suddenly at a time when you are not expecting it: The President's resignation took everyone by surprise.
shock , Jok|Ja:k [и T] if something very bad or unpleasant shocks you. it makes you feel very surprised and upset: What really shocked me was that no-one seemed to care about all the beggars. it shocks sb to see/realize/hear etc It shocked us to see how ill she looked.
come as a shock/,kAm эг э /ок||-/а:к/
if something unpleasant comes as a shock, it makes you feel surprised and upset because you were not expecting it to
happen: We knew he had been ill, but Robert's death still came as a shock. come as a complete/terrible shock (to
sb) It came as a terrible shock to Richard when his wife told him she was seeing another man.
Qmake sb jump ,meik (sb) d^mp/ especially spoken to make someone feel surprised and nervous by making a sudden noise or movement, especially when they did not know you were there: Гт sorry. I didn't mean to make you jump.
В when something makes
you surprised
surprising ?s3r'praiz]t] [adj] something that is surprising makes you feel surprised: A surprising number of 16-year- olds leave school without being able to read and write. I a surprising choice it is surprising (that) It is surprising that so few people came to the party, it is surprising how/what It was surprising how quickly we got used to the new house
surprisingly [adcj The restaurant was surprising/y cheap. 1 Surprising/y, very few people complained about the
show. _ »
amazing p'meizii], [adjl very surprising - use this especially about something very good or impressive: an amazing achievement I Hong Kong is an amazing city, with all those tall modern buildings. it is amazing how/what It's amazing how fast these Grand Prix cars can go. it is amazing that It's amazing that the inscriptions are still clear enough to read after 2000 years. amazingly [ac/uj Chris u>as amazingly /иску to pass the exam. 1 Five cars crashed into each other, but amazingly no-one was hurt.
unexpected /.Anik'spekt^k [adj] something unexpected is surprising, because you did not think that it would happen: the unexpected success of her first novel I His decision to leave was completely unexpected. unexpectedly [adu] Phil arrived unexpectedly while we were having lunch.
Startling sta:rt]:r] [adjl a startling fact is one that you would never have expected to be true: There had been a startling increase in the numbers of homeless
people. I startling new discoveries about the way the universe began
unbelievable/incredible /лпЬПЬ
эЬс?1, inkred^l/ [adj] extremely surprising and difficult to believe: He's so rude. It's unbelievable! I Over the next two weeks, we saw on incredible change in
her character.
it is unbelievable/incredible that They were driving much too fast. It's incredible that no-one was hurt. unbelievably/incredibly faduj Throughout the crisis, Bi/f remained incredibly calm. I It was a fantastic hotel and unbelieuably cheap.