surprise
驚訝;驚人的事;使吃驚;突襲
To my surprise, the lazy student did quite well on the test.
令我驚訝的是,那個懶惰的學生考試考得挺好的。
Her suicide was a great surprise to me.
她的自殺著實讓我大吃一驚。
I decided to surprise her with flowers.
我決定送花,給她個驚喜。
They attacked at dawn to surprise the enemy.
他們于拂曉發動攻擊突襲敵軍。
surprised
感到驚訝的
I was surprised at the news.=I was surprised to hear the news.
我對那消息感到驚訝。
surprising
令人驚訝的
The patient made a surprising recovery.
這名病患的復原情況令人驚訝。
quiet
安靜的;安靜下來
Be quiet, everybody!=Quiet down, everybody!
各位,安靜下來!
quietly
靜靜地,悄悄地
He closed the door quietly.
他悄悄地把門關上。
count
計數;重要;計數;罪狀
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
雞孵出來之前先別數/如意算盤不要打得太早。——諺語
Every dollar counts.
每一塊錢都重要。
I could hold my breath for a count of 60.
我可以憋氣數到60。
Michael was charged with several counts.
邁克爾被控多項罪行。
dozen
一打
I bought a dozen eggs in the supermarket.
我在超市買了一打蛋。
I've been to Europe dozens of times.
我去過歐洲幾十次了。
cloud
云;遮蔽,使變暗
The clouds are gray, and it looks like rain.
云灰灰的,看起來要下雨的樣子。
The heavy mist in the mountains has clouded my vision.
山區里的濃霧遮蔽了我的視線。
railroad
鐵路=railway[英]
The railroad was closed because of the typhoon.
因為臺風鐵路關閉了。
chief
首領;主要的
Mr. Wilson is the chief of our department.
威爾遜先生是我們部門的主管。
The chief reason for having this meeting is to talk about the trip.
舉行這個會議的主要原因是要討論這趟旅行。
chiefly
主要地
The land is going to be used chiefly for parking.
這塊地主要會用來當停車場。