surprising

adj.

1. 令人吃惊的；使人惊奇的；出人意料的；奇怪的
   causing surprise
   1. It's not surprising (that) they lost.
      他们吃了败仗，不奇怪。
   2. We had a surprising amount in common.
      我们共同之处出奇地多。
   3. It's surprising what people will do for money.
      人为了钱什么干不出来，想想真令人愕然。

1. ADJ-GRADED 令人吃惊的;令人惊奇的
   Something that is surprising is unexpected or unusual and makes you feel surprised.
   1. It is not surprising that children learn to read at different rates...
      小孩子识字的速度不同,这不足为奇。
   2. A surprising number of customers order the same sandwich every day.
      每天点同一种三明治的顾客多得惊人。
2. See also: surprise

1. The anthology has a surprising sense of coherence.
   整本选集有着惊人的连贯性。
2. That there are problems with this kind of definition is hardly surprising, given its level of generality.
   由于其笼统性，不难料想这种定义会存在问题。
3. It's hardly surprising his ideas didn't catch on
   他的想法没有被广泛接受，这并不足为奇。
4. It is not surprising they did so badly in last year's elections.
   他们在去年选举中如此糟糕的表现并不奇怪。
5. Some surprising names have lined up behind the idea
   有些出人意料的名人也在支持这个想法。
6. It would be surprising were the Mafia not to have muscled in.
   如果黑手党不插上一脚，那反倒令人奇怪了。
7. Second-placed Auxerre suffered a surprising 2-0 home defeat to Nantes.
   排名第二的欧塞尔队出人意料地在主场以0比2败给了南特队。
8. It is surprising how many people start sounding off about something without really deciding what they think about it.
   居然有那么多人还没有真正确定自己的想法就开始大发议论——这真是令人吃惊。
9. It is not surprising that children learn to read at different rates
   小孩子识字的速度不同，这不足为奇。
10. A surprising number of customers order the same sandwich every day.
    每天点同一种三明治的顾客多得惊人。
11. It somehow seems hardly surprising that Ms Player is now his sworn enemy.
    现在普莱耶女士成了他不共戴天的仇敌反倒让人觉得不足为奇了。
12. She'd mentioned it casually once, surprising him by her unconcern
    她曾随口提到过，当时她的冷漠很让他吃惊。
13. It is not perhaps surprising that the administration now appears so indecisive and unfocused.
    政府现在优柔寡断、毫无章法，这或许并不奇怪。
14. A surprising number of ailments are caused by unsuspected environmental factors
    有大量疾病是由不明环境因素造成的。
15. It is surprising that it has taken people so long to take advantage of what is a win-win opportunity.
    真奇怪，人们居然用了这么长时间才把握住一个万无一失的机会。
16. He was moving with surprising speed for a man of his years
    他的行动速度对于他那个年纪的人来说很是惊人。
17. A surprising number of people were bidding for those rather worthless things at the sale.
    拍卖那些没有什么价值的东西时，出价抢购者人数之多令人咋舌。
18. It is not surprising that such a view has led to very considerable conflict.
    这样的一种观点引起很大的分歧是不足为怪的。
19. Their unwillingness to face the dangers of the journey was not surprising.
    他们不愿冒旅途中的风险，这也没有什么可奇怪的。
20. A surprising feature of the higher fungi, in the small sample available, is the number of cryptic or sibling species.
    在合用的小样本中高等真菌的一种惊奇性状是同形种或姊妹种的数量。
21. Such a contrast between brother and sister is surprising.
    兄妹之间如此之大的差别令人惊讶。
22. The local economy developed at surprising speed.
    当地经济疾速发展。
23. I tried something a little different this year and the results were surprising.
    今年，我尝试了一点不同的方法，结果收到了惊喜。
24. We spent a lot of time talking about localization, and we came to conclusions that I found surprising.
    我们花了很多时间来谈论本地化，并且我们获得了一个让我吃惊的结论。
25. That's a surprising way.
    这是一个另人奇怪的方式。
26. This is a surprising thing but it occurs.
    这是一个很惊奇的事情但是还是发生了。
27. This year the snow is really surprising, even under such a long period.
    本年的雪真是奇了，居然下了这么长期。
28. He made a surprising decision.
    他做了个让人大吃一惊的决定。
29. They have heard the surprising news.
    他们听到了那惊人的消息。

adj

1. causing surprise or wonder or amazement
   1. the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data
   2. leaped up with surprising agility
   3. she earned a surprising amount of money