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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

不料 [búliào]

1. verb not anticipate

不料下午下雨。

I didn't anticipate it would rain in the afternoon.

我们本想和她开个玩笑，不料她却当真了。

We had just wanted to have a laugh with her – we hadn't appreciated that she was serious.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不料 [búliào]

1. unexpectedly; to one's surprise

早上天气还好好的，不料下午竟下起雹子来了。

It was so fine this morning. Who would have thought it would hail in the afternoon!

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早上天气还好好的，不料下午竟下起雹子来了。: It was so fine this morning. Who would have thought it would hail in the afternoon! → 不料
不料下午下雨。: I didn't anticipate it would rain in the afternoon. → 不料
我们本想和她开个玩笑，不料她却当真了。: We had just wanted to have a laugh with her – we hadn't appreciated that she was serious. → 不料
他以为自己必胜无疑，不料输得这么惨 → 不料
He tripped during his spectacular entrance.: 他本想闪亮登场，不料却跌倒了。 → entrance

Collocations

不料竟: beyond one's expectation
不料却: unexpected

Word Decomposition

不 [bù]	+	料 [liào]

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