y surprise 侧重于被动,即别人做了某事使另外一个人吃惊
出其不意；冷不防；猛不防
如：I hit him by surprise.我出其不意地打了他一下.（我发出的动作使 他吃惊）
I was confused by what he meant by surprise.
我被他出其不意的意思混淆.
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So the events of 2010 took some people by surprise.
因此,2010年诸多事件的发生令一些人感到意外.
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This caught us retailers by surprise.
这让美国的零售商们颇为意外.
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But the scale of the regulatory system has taken even some of its cartographers by surprise.
但这一监管系统的范围让一些制图者也相当吃惊.
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This took me somewhat by surprise.
这多少让我有些惊讶.
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