meet by chance

〈 1．find or meet by chance偶然發現；偶遇 〉

*I ran across the article in yesterday's newspaper．我在昨天的報紙上偶然發現了這篇文章。

*He ran across an excellent book on the subject in the library．他在圖書館偶然找到了有關這個題目的一本極好的書。

*I ran across my old classmate in the street yesterday．昨天我在街上偶然碰到了我的老同學。

2．convey across讓…搭車穿過；運送…到對面去

*He ran us across to the other side of the bay in his private launch．他用私人汽艇送我們到海灣彼岸。

3．cross（by running）（跑著）穿過

*Burning with curiosity，she ran across the fields after the dog．她充滿了好奇心，跟在那條狗後面奔過田野。

〈 1．fill with surprise or amazement；astonish 使吃驚；使驚奇 〉

*Your good examination results have taken all the teachers by surprise．你考試的好成績使得所有老師都感到吃驚。

*When our teacher quit in the middle of the year to work for the government，it took us all by surprise．我們的老師在年中辭職去政府部門供職時，我們都感到吃驚。

2．appear in front of sb．suddenly；come before sb．is ready 出其不意地出現；在（某人）未準備妥當之前來到

*The passenger took the thief by surprise．He caught the latter's hand as it sneaked into his pocket．那位旅客在扒手剛把手伸進他的口袋裡的時候，突然抓住了他。

*Our guests came half an hour early，taking my mother by surprise．我們的客人提前半小時來了，弄得我媽媽措手不及。