| 词组 | surprised |
| 释义 | surprised The prepositions that occur after surprised are at and by. By is the choice when surprised means "taken unawares": • At dawn the household was surprised by a sudden Indian attack —American Guide Series: New Hampshire, 1938 Both at and by are possible when surprised means "struck with wonder" or "taken aback": • I am surprised at this evidence —Eric Larrabee, CEA Critic, October 1954 • ... have been myself continually surprised... by the abrupt and vast changes that I have seen —S. P. B. Mais, The English Scene To-day, 2d ed., 1949 |
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