unawares

英 [ʌnə'weəz] 美[,ʌnə'wɛrz]
  • adv. 不知不觉地;出其不意地;不料

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英英释意


1. without forethought or plan; inadvertently;
"came upon the diamond unawares"
2. suddenly and unexpectedly;
"rain caught them unawares"
"sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln
3. at a disadvantage;
"I was caught short"

英文词源


unawares (adv.)
1530s, "without being aware," from un- (1) "not" + aware + adverbial genitive -s. Meaning "without being noticed" is recorded from 1660s. Form unaware is recorded from 1590s.

考试真题


If the people of the Cascadia region have anything to do with it, they won't be caught unawares?

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实用场景例句


The camera had caught her unawares .
她毫无防备地被拍摄下来。

牛津词典

The announcement took me unawares .
这项声明令我感到意外。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

He slipped unawares into sleep.
他不知不觉地睡着了。

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I cast eyes in that direction and found the seat moistened by a previous occupant unawares.
顺着她的目光一瞧,原来座位上不知哪位乘客不注意,掉了几滴水,弄温了椅面.

期刊摘选

Must we simultaneously thrust the Unawares out at the back entrance?
难道我们同时非把辨识派赶出后门不可?

辞典例句

She probably dropped the parcel unawares.
她很可能无意中丢失了那包裹.

《简明英汉词典》

Tom, you often entertain an angel unawares.
汤姆, 你经常是有眼不识泰山.

期刊摘选

Then I begin to weep, but the tears dry again unawares.
虽说我的才智小, 但我的爱情甚深;你一定要平衡这两方面.

期刊摘选

He took her unawares, coming up behind her to silently!
他不声不响地从她身后走过来,吓了她一跳.

期刊摘选

KJV Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
[新译]不要忘了用爱心接待人,有人就是这样作,在无意中就款待了天使.

期刊摘选

I entertained angels unawares yesterday: an minister visited me but I didn't recognize him.
我昨天无意中接待了贵宾: 一位部长来访问我而我竟没认出来.

期刊摘选

He left the pen on the taBle unawares.
他心不在焉地把笔落在桌子上.

期刊摘选

Have no careless days. Fate loves to play tricks andheap up chances to catch us unawares.
任何时候都不能马虎有时运气喜欢恶作剧,你只要稍不留意,它就会抓住机会.

期刊摘选

Arriving on foot, he could be sure of taking his men unawares.
步行到达, 他确信会使手下的人大吃一惊.

期刊摘选

He must have left It'somewhere unawares.
他一定是不小心把它遗忘在什么地方了.

辞典例句

The enemy came on us unawares.
敌人突然进攻我们.

《简明英汉词典》

I shall feel myself shudder, suddenly and unawares.
我会突然而不自主地感到自己在颤栗.

期刊摘选

They sneaked up on him unawares.
他们偷偷地挨近了他.

辞典例句

The police caught the burglar unawares.
警方出其不意地抓住了夜贼.

期刊摘选

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
2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.

期刊摘选

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.

辞典例句

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.

辞典例句

Without forethought or provision; unawares.
没有事先想好或事先准备好地; 冷不防地.

期刊摘选

Taken unawares by the sudden storm, we got very wet.
我们突然遭到暴风雨的袭击, 都淋湿了.

期刊摘选

I am myself fallen unawares into the snares of death.
我自己不知不觉跌进了死神的陷阱.

辞典例句