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unawares

英 [ˌʌnəˈweəz]

美 [ˌʌnəˈwerz]

adv.  猝然; 出其不意地; 冷不防; 不留神地; 未注意到; 不知不觉地

TEM8

BNC.19469 / COCA.28358

牛津词典

    adv.

    • 猝然;出其不意地;冷不防
      when not expected
      1. The camera had caught her unawares .
        她毫无防备地被拍摄下来。
      2. The announcement took me unawares .
        这项声明令我感到意外。
      3. She came upon him unawares when he was searching her room.
        他在翻她屋子时,冷不防被她撞见了。
    • 不留神地;未注意到;不知不觉地
      without noticing or realizing
      1. He slipped unawares into sleep.
        他不知不觉地睡着了。

    柯林斯词典

    • PHRASE 冷不防地;出其不意地
      If somethingcatchesyouunawaresortakesyouunawares, it happens when you are not expecting it.
      1. Investors and currency dealers were caught completely unawares by the Bundesbank's action...
        投资者和外汇交易商被德意志联邦银行的这一举措打了个措手不及。
      2. The suspect was taken unawares, without the chance to dispose of the evidence.
        嫌疑人被弄了个措手不及,根本来不及销毁证据。

    双语例句

    • It's a change like this that takes people unawares.
      正是这样的变化弄得人们措手不及。
    • Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
      不可忘记用爱心接待客旅。因为曾有接待客旅的,不知不觉就接待了天使。
    • We crept up on them unawares.
      我们出其不意地走近他们。
    • Mr Zuckerberg admits that Twitter caught Facebook unawares, though he plays down its significance.
      扎克伯格承认,twitter打了facebook一个措手不及,但他认为关系不大。
    • He came into the room so quietly that he took me unawares.
      他进到房间是那么轻,致使我吃了一惊。
    • It came out quite unawares, quite undesignedly.
      这事发生于无意之中,全无预料。
    • The words slipped out unawares from her mouth after the long constraint.
      那句话在长期受到禁锢之后下意识地从她嘴里溜了出来。
    • I shall feel myself shudder, suddenly and unawares.
      我会突然而不自主地感到自己在颤栗。
    • The Argentines have said subsequently that they were taken unawares by the attack.
      阿根廷人事后曾说,这次袭击对他们是出其不意的。
    • I do beg you will not be taken unawares this time.
      我恳求你,这一次不要被人搞得措手不及。