unawares
英 [ʌnə'weəz]
美 [,ʌnə'wɛrz]
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.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Sometimes our expectations sneak up on us unawares.
- 有些时候，我们期待的事情会不期而至。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The camera had caught her unawares .
- 她毫无防备地被拍摄下来。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. She probably dropped the parcel unawares.
- 她很可能无意中丢失了那包裹.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The enemy came on us unawares.
- 敌人突然进攻我们.
来自《简明英汉词典》