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unawares是什么意思

unawares

英[ˌʌnəˈweəz] 美[ˌʌnəˈwerz]
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • PHRASE
    冷不防地；出其不意地
    If something catches you unawares or takes you unawares, it happens when you are not expecting it.
    例句
    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。 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。
英汉词典释义
  • adv.
    出其不意地;意外地;突然地
    The enemy came on us unawares. 敌人突然进攻我们。
    不知不觉地;无意中
    She probably dropped the parcel unawares. 她很可能无意中丢失了那包裹。
    使某人措手不及；出其不意；令人惊讶
    Her sudden refusal took me unawares. 她突然拒绝，出乎我的意料。 You caught us unawares by coming so early. 你这么早就来了，真没想到。
英英词典释义
  • Adverb
    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"