吃惊 → ☊ 
ngạc nhiên 
surprised like: ngạc nhiên → →
to my surprise ☊ 
trước sự ngạc nhiên của tôi ☊ what’s even more suprising (is that) ☊ đáng ngạc nhiên hơn là ☊ 
jemanden überraschen ☊ làm cho ai ngạc nhiên ☊ 
让某人惊讶 ☊ ràng mǒu rén jīng yà jemanden überraschen ☊ làm cho ai ngạc nhiên ☊ 使某人惊喜 ☊ shǐ mǒu rén jīng xǐ verwundert ☊ ngạc nhiên ☊ 让人惊奇的 ☊ ràng rén jīng qí de sich wundern ☊ ngạc nhiên, lấy làm lạ ☊ 感到惊奇 ☊ gǎn dào jīng qí über etwas staunen ☊ ngạc nhiên về điều gì đó ☊ 为某事而惊讶， 惊讶于某事 ☊ wèi mǒushì ér jīngyà, jīngyà yú mǒushì staunen ☊ ngạc nhiên ☊ 惊讶 ☊ jīngyà jemanden überraschen ☊ làm cho ai ngạc nhiên ☊ ☊ verwundert ☊ ngạc nhiên ☊ ☊ die Überraschung ☊ ngạc nhiên ☊ ☊ sich wundern ☊ ngạc nhiên, lấy làm lạ ☊ ☊ über etwas staunen ☊ ngạc nhiên về điều gì đó ☊ ☊ staunen ☊ ngạc nhiên ☊ ☊ Als das Orchester sein Stück beendet, warten alle gespannt auf die nächste Überraschung. ☊ Khi dàn nhạc kết thúc, tất cả hồi hộp chờ đợi vào sự ngạc nhiên tiếp theo. ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1124) This painting is very good—Ellie always was very good at art (= so it is not very surprising). ☊ always ☊
amaze sb what, how, etc...: It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money. ☊ amaze ☊
What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us. ☊ amaze ☊
it amazes sb that.../to see, find, learn, etc.: It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time. ☊ amaze ☊
amazed at sb/sth: I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. ☊ amazed ☊
amazed by sb/sth: We were amazed by his generosity. ☊ amazed ☊
amazed (that)...: I was banging so loudly I'm amazed (that) they didn't hear me. ☊ amazed ☊
amazed how...: She was amazed how little he had changed. ☊ amazed ☊
We were amazed to find that no one was hurt. ☊ amazed ☊
+ adj.: She didn't appear at all surprised at the news. ☊ appear ☊
I do believe you're right (= I think sth is true, even though it is surprising). ☊ believe ☊
cease to do sth: You never cease to amaze me! ☊ cease ☊
It's amazing how she collects friends. ☊ collect ☊
His resignation came as no surprise. ☊ come ☊
It came as a complete surprise. ☊ complete ☊
I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before. ☊ connect ☊
The changes were made with surprisingly little difficulty. ☊ difficulty ☊
The children were surprised by the sudden entry of their teacher. ☊ entry ☊
He looked at me with exaggerated surprise. ☊ exaggerated ☊
an expression of amazement/disbelief/horror ☊ expression ☊
His expression changed from surprise to one of amusement. ☊ expression ☊
I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge. ☊ extent ☊
Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech. ☊ face ☊
It was supposed to be a surprise but the children gave the game away. ☊ give sth/sb away ☊
It's hardly surprising she was fired; she never did any work. ☊ hardly ☊
hear (that)...: I was surprised to hear (that) he was married. ☊ hear ☊
learn (that)...: We were very surprised to learn (that) she had got married again. ☊ learn ☊
a look of surprise ☊ look ☊
She looked at him in mild surprise. ☊ mild ☊
I've heard they're getting divorced. Mind you, I'm not surprised—they were always arguing. ☊ mind you ☊
We listened to the news with a mixture of surprise and horror. ☊ mixture ☊
Their mouths fell open (= they were surprised). ☊ mouth ☊
I must admit (= I feel that I should admit) I was surprised it cost so little. ☊ must ☊
She seemed neither surprised nor worried. ☊ nor ☊
I was pleasantly surprised by my exam results. ☊ pleasantly ☊
pleasure (of sth/of doing sth): She had the pleasure of seeing him look surprised. ☊ pleasure ☊
It's amazing how much computers have come down in price over the past few years. ☊ price ☊
Her promotion to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise. ☊ promotion ☊
roll sth (+ adv./prep.): She rolled her eyes upwards (= to show surprise or disapproval). ☊ roll ☊
It is shocking that they involved children in the crime. ☊ shocking ☊
It was with some surprise that I heard the news. ☊ some ☊
I was somewhat surprised to see him. ☊ somewhat ☊
She didn't sound surprised when I told her the news. ☊ sound ☊
I was surprised by the strength of her feelings. ☊ strength ☊
I'm surprised he rides a motorbike—I'd have thought big cars were more his style (= what suited him). ☊ style ☊
She was surprised by the book's success (= that it had sold a lot of copies). ☊ success ☊
It comes as no surprise to learn that they broke their promises. ☊ surprise ☊
Her letter came as a complete surprise. ☊ surprise ☊
a look of surprise ☊ surprise ☊
She looked up in surprise. ☊ surprise ☊
surprise (at sth): He gasped with surprise at her strength. ☊ surprise ☊
They couldn't conceal their surprise at seeing us together. ☊ surprise ☊
I got a surprise when I saw the bill. ☊ surprise ☊
Much to my surprise, I passed. ☊ surprise ☊
To everyone's surprise, the plan succeeded. ☊ surprise ☊
Imagine our surprise when he walked into the room! ☊ surprise ☊
The decision has been greeted with surprise. ☊ surprise ☊
They expressed surprise at the outcome. ☊ surprise ☊
surprise sb: It wouldn't surprise me if they got married soon. ☊ surprise ☊
surprise sb how, what, etc...: It's always surprised me how popular he is. ☊ surprise ☊
it surprises sb that...: It surprises me that you've never sung professionally. ☊ surprise ☊
it surprises sb to do sth: Would it surprise you to know that I'm thinking of leaving? ☊ surprise ☊
a surprised look ☊ surprised ☊
She looked surprised when I told her. ☊ surprised ☊
surprised (at/by sb/sth): I was surprised at how quickly she agreed. ☊ surprised ☊
I'm surprised at you, behaving like that in front of the kids. ☊ surprised ☊
They were surprised to find that he'd already left. ☊ surprised ☊
surprised (that...): You shouldn't be surprised (that) he didn't come. ☊ surprised ☊
Don't be surprised if I pretend not to recognise you. ☊ surprised ☊
'Will she cancel the party?' 'I wouldn't be surprised.' ☊ surprised ☊
You'd be surprised how many people voted for him. ☊ surprised ☊
It's not surprising (that) they lost. ☊ surprising ☊
It's surprising how many people applied for the job. ☊ surprising ☊
A surprising number of people came. ☊ surprising ☊
She looked surprisingly well. ☊ surprisingly ☊
Surprisingly, he agreed straight away. ☊ surprisingly ☊
Not surprisingly on such a hot day, the beach was crowded. ☊ surprisingly ☊
He took the criticism surprisingly well. ☊ take ☊
What are you talking about? (= used when you are surprised, annoyed and/or worried by sth that sb has just said) ☊ talk ☊
His expression changed from amazement to joy. ☊ to ☊
To her astonishment, he smiled. ☊ to ☊
The violence of her feelings surprised him. ☊ violence ☊
He whistled in amazement. ☊ whistle ☊
It's a small car, yet it's surprisingly spacious. ☊ yet ☊