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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

unawares [^nə'wεəz]
  1. 1. adverb to catch {or} take sb unawares 使某人吃惊

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

unawares [.ʌnə'wεrz] ['ʌnə'wεəz]
  1. 1. adverb 不知不觉地;无意地
  2. 2. adverb 出其不意地;突然
    to sneak up on someone unawares
    偷偷突然走近某人

Collins English-English Dictionary

unawares ["^nə'wεəz]
  1. 1. adv without prior warning or plan; unexpectedly
    she caught him unawares
  2. 2. adv without being aware of or knowing
    he lost it unawares

Examples

Sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares.
悲伤向所有人袭来,对于年轻人而言它所带来的痛苦更巨大,因为这完全出乎他们意料
he lost it unawares
乘敌不备
take the enemy unawares
打他一个冷不防
take him unawares; catch him off guard
有眼不识泰山
have eyes but not see Mount Tai; entertain an angel unawares

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