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Take someone by surprise
take someone by surprise
使感到意外;猝不及防
This phrase means that things happened so suddenly that it was too late to prepare for it and people feel so surprised.
它指的是事情发生得过于突然,以至于来不及做准备;也让人感到很意外。
What happened this morning really takes me by surprise.
今天上午发生的事让我很意外。
They broke up yesterday, which took me by surprise.
他们昨天分手了,这真的很猝不及防。