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unawares

/uhn-uh-wairz/US // ˌʌn əˈwɛərz //UK // (ˌʌnəˈwɛəz) //

不经意间,不经意地,不经意,不经意的

Related Words

short短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂aback退缩,失望,惊愕,惊慌失措accidentally无意中,偶然间,偶而,偶然的carelessly不经意地,不经意间,不小心,不经意的inadvertently无意中,无意间,不经意间,不经意地mistakenly误以为,误解,误认为,错误地sudden突然,忽然,突然的,突发unconsciously不自觉地,不知不觉中,不经意间,不自觉的unexpectedly不料,岂料,蓦地里,蓦地unintentionally无意中,无意间,无意地,无意之中unprepared不准备,没有准备,不备,没有准备好unwittingly不知不觉中,不知不觉地,不知不觉,不知不觉间abruptly骤然间,突然间,骤然,忽然间by mistake错,错了,误打误撞,失误by surprise惊奇地发现,惊讶,惊讶之余,惊喜ignorantly无知地,无知者无畏,无知,无知的人off guard冷不防,不以为然,不备,冷不防地surprisingly令人惊讶的是,竟然,竟然是,奇怪的是unknowingly不知不觉中,不知不觉地,不知不觉间,不知不觉unready未准备好,未准备,未就绪,未准备好的

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : while not aware or conscious of a thing oneself; unknowingly or inadvertently.
    • : without warning; by surprise; suddenly; unexpectedly: to come upon someone unawares.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adv.without warning; suddenly
Synonyms
short短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂aback退缩,失望,惊愕,惊慌失措abruptly骤然间,突然间,骤然,忽然间accidentally无意中,偶然间,偶而,偶然的by accident不经意间,不小心,不经意地,不巧的是by mistake错,错了,误打误撞,失误by surprise惊奇地发现,惊讶,惊讶之余,惊喜carelessly不经意地,不经意间,不小心,不经意的ignorantly无知地,无知者无畏,无知,无知的人inadvertently无意中,无意间,不经意间,不经意地mistakenly误以为,误解,误认为,错误地off guard冷不防,不以为然,不备,冷不防地sudden突然,忽然,突然的,突发surprisingly令人惊讶的是,竟然,竟然是,奇怪的是unconsciously不自觉地,不知不觉中,不经意间,不自觉的unexpectedly不料,岂料,蓦地里,蓦地unintentionally无意中,无意间,无意地,无意之中unknowingly不知不觉中,不知不觉地,不知不觉间,不知不觉unprepared不准备,没有准备,不备,没有准备好unready未准备好,未准备,未就绪,未准备好的unwittingly不知不觉中,不知不觉地,不知不觉,不知不觉间

Examples

  • Know where your risks are, so that you’re not caught unawares when it happens.

  • Such a woman would be much more difficult to catch unawares than a teenage escort trapped in a motel room.

  • As a result, journalists are often caught unawares when they pop.

  • And yet strange stuff happens all the time that takes investors and traders completely unawares.

  • Joined by international and Israeli activists, all wearing tee-shirts that read “I have a dream,” they caught the army unawares.

  • The Italian fleet was caught unawares by British warships, who sunk three cruisers and two destroyers.

  • This he did till an evil day when Aunty Rosa pounced upon him unawares and told him that he was "acting a lie."

  • And hence, possibly, arose the disquieting sensation that something was gathering, something that might take them unawares.

  • Instantly the captain sought to take advantage of it, thinking to catch Garnache unawares.

  • He did not dare to call assistance; an unguarded word might have slipped out unawares.

  • Queeker had been taken unawares, but he pressed his knees together, knitted his brows, and resolved not to be so taken again.

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