surprising
🇬🇧 UK/sә'praiziŋ/🇺🇸 US
A2
Definitions
adj.
Causing a feeling of surprise; unexpected or astonishing
令人惊讶的;出乎意料的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsurpriseother
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=surprising
Common Collocations
- 1.surprising result出人意料的结果
- 2.surprising discovery惊人的发现
- 3.hardly surprising毫不奇怪
- 4.surprising turn of events意想不到的转折
Example Sentences
- 1.
It is surprising how quickly children can adapt to new environments.
- 2.
The team's surprising victory over the champions made headlines worldwide.
- 3.
She made a surprising career change, leaving law to become a chef.