Throw for a loop.
[英文俚語]THROW FOR A LOOP. — 探索「使某人大吃一驚」在對話中的驚喜效果
使某人大吃一驚
短語「Throw for a loop」意指使某人感到非常驚訝或困惑。類似於中文裡說的「石破天驚」,指的是當事情出乎意料或是難以理解的時候,讓人感到措手不及。
範例句子
His decision really threw me for a loop.
他的決定真的讓我措手不及。
I was thrown for a loop when I saw the unexpected test results.
看到意想不到的測試結果,我真是大吃一驚。
The news about the company merger totally threw everyone for a loop; nobody had any idea it was coming.
有關公司合併的消息讓所有人都措手不及,沒有人預料到。