SURPRISE


Meaning of SURPRISE in English

I

n.

1) to spring, uncork a ~ on smb.

2) to achieve ~

3) to express ~

4) to show ~

5) (a) complete, outright, total ~ (we achieved complete ~)

6) a pleasant; unpleasant ~ (they sprang an unpleasant ~ on us)

7) ~ at (to express ~ at recent events)

8) a ~ to (the results were a complete ~ to everyone)

9) a ~ to + inf. (it was a pleasant ~ to learn of her promotion)

10) a ~ that + clause (it was a ~ that he got here on lime)

11) by ~ (our troops took the fortress by ~)

12) to smb.'s ~ (to our ~ he was not drunk)

II

v.

1) to ~ greatly, very much

2) ( R ) it ~d me to see them drunk; it ~d us that their party won the election

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.