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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"