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