surprising

adjective
🔊/səˈpraɪzɪŋ/
🔊/sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/
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  1. 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.考虑到我们有多北,这种恶劣天气的发生频率不足为奇。
    • A surprising number of people came.令人惊讶的人数来了。
    • 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强调有趣的数据
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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,即使父母双方都是惯用左手的,他们的孩子惯用惯左手的可能性仍然只有26%。
      • 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,接受调查的左撇子中只有2%有两个左撇子父母。
      • 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。
      • 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。
    language bank at contrast, emphasis, illustrate, similarly
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    • 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,发现失业的地区差异并不奇怪。
    • 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,他可以惊人的速度移动。
    • The surprising thing is how little it costs.出人意料的是它只花很少钱。
    Topics Feelingsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • make something
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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