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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- unawares
[^nə'wεəz]
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adverb
to catch {or} take sb unawares 使某人吃惊
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- unawares
[.ʌnə'wεrz]
['ʌnə'wεəz]
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adverb
不知不觉地;无意地
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adverb
出其不意地;突然地
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to sneak up on someone unawares
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偷偷地突然走近某人
Collins English-English Dictionary
- unawares
["^nə'wεəz]
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adv
without prior warning or plan; unexpectedly
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she caught him unawares
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adv
without being aware of or knowing
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he lost it unawares
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Examples
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Sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares.
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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
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he lost it unawares
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乘敌不备
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take the enemy unawares
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打他一个冷不防
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take him unawares; catch him off guard
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有眼不识泰山
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have eyes but not see Mount Tai; entertain an angel unawares
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