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{
"term": "surprise",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an event, a piece of news, etc. that is unexpected or that happens suddenly",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "What a nice surprise!"
},
{
"text": "I have a surprise for you!"
},
{
"text": "a surprise attack"
},
{
"text": "There are few surprises in this year's budget."
},
{
"text": "It **comes as no surprise to** learn that they broke their promises."
},
{
"text": "Her letter **came as a** complete **surprise**."
},
{
"text": "‘The appointment came as a **pleasant surprise** to me,’ she says."
},
{
"text": "The announcements came as **something of a surprise** to them."
},
{
"text": "There are lots of **surprises in store for** visitors to the gallery."
},
{
"text": "He was there on a **surprise visit** to the troops."
},
{
"text": "Life’s full of surprises."
},
{
"text": "She likes **springing surprises on** people."
},
{
"text": "Visitors to the gallery are in for a few surprises."
},
{
"text": "I had a lovely surprise when I saw Mark there."
},
{
"text": "It was a complete surprise for me."
},
{
"text": "His refusal came as no surprise to his boss."
},
{
"text": "Johnson sprung a surprise by beating the favourite in the first round."
},
{
"text": "Roach was the surprise winner of the £10 000 first prize."
},
{
"text": "She feels that the future holds few surprises."
},
{
"text": "They launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet."
},
{
"text": "Your mother's in for a bit of a surprise when she gets home."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "complete", "genuine"],
"verb + surprise": ["be", "come as", "get"],
"surprise + noun": ["announcement", "appearance", "party"],
"preposition": ["surprise for", "surprise to"],
"phrases": [
"a bit of a surprise",
"quite a surprise",
"hold few, many, no, etc. surprises"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a feeling caused by something happening suddenly or unexpectedly",
"sensetop": "in surprisesurprise at somethingsurprise at seeing, hearing, etc.to somebody's surprise",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a look of surprise"
},
{
"text": "She looked up in surprise.",
"contextForm": "in surprise"
},
{
"text": "He gasped **with surprise** at her strength.",
"contextForm": "surprise at something"
},
{
"text": "They couldn't conceal their surprise at seeing us together.",
"contextForm": "surprise at seeing, hearing, etc."
},
{
"text": "I **got a surprise** when I saw the bill."
},
{
"text": "To everyone's surprise, the plan succeeded.",
"contextForm": "to somebody's surprise"
},
{
"text": "**Much to my surprise**, I passed."
},
{
"text": "Imagine our surprise when he walked into the room!"
},
{
"text": "When we went inside we got a nasty surprise."
},
{
"text": "The decision has been greeted with surprise."
},
{
"text": "They **expressed surprise** at the outcome."
},
{
"text": "He feigned surprise when I went up and said hello."
},
{
"text": "His eyebrows rose in mock surprise."
},
{
"text": "It was with some surprise that I read of his resignation."
},
{
"text": "She showed no surprise at the news."
},
{
"text": "She was quick to hide her surprise."
},
{
"text": "Much to her surprise she enjoyed the party."
},
{
"text": "The president's remarks caused surprise and embarrassment."
},
{
"text": "After the initial surprise I got to like the place."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "total", "utter"],
"verb + surprise": ["express", "register", "show"],
"preposition": [
"in surprise",
"to somebody’s surprise",
"with surprise"
],
"phrases": [
"an expression of surprise",
"a look of surprise",
"a gasp of surprise"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the use of methods that cause feelings of surprise",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A successful campaign should have **an element of surprise**."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "total", "utter"],
"verb + surprise": ["express", "register", "show"],
"preposition": [
"in surprise",
"to somebody’s surprise",
"with surprise"
],
"phrases": [
"an expression of surprise",
"a look of surprise",
"a gasp of surprise"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "used to show that something is not a surprise to you, as you could easily have predicted that it would happen or be true",
"labels": "(ironic, often disapproving)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "One of the candidates was the manager's niece, and surprise, surprise, she got the job."
},
{
"text": "Bob turned up half an hour late, surprise surprise."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used when giving somebody a surprise",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Surprise, surprise! Look who's here!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to happen unexpectedly so that somebody is slightly shocked; to surprise somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His frankness took her by surprise."
},
{
"text": "The storm took us completely by surprise."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to attack or capture somebody/something unexpectedly or without warning",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The police took the burglars by surprise."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/səˈpraɪz/",
"audio": "su/surprise/surprise__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/sərˈpraɪz/",
"audio": "su/surprise/surprise__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘unexpected seizure of a place, or attack on troops’): from Old French, feminine past participle of surprendre, from medieval Latin superprehendere ‘seize’."
}