unawares

英 [ˌʌnəˈweəz]

美 [ˌʌnəˈwerz]

adv.  猝然; 出其不意地; 冷不防; 不留神地; 未注意到; 不知不觉地

TEM8

BNC.19469 / COCA.28358

牛津词典

adv.

• 猝然；出其不意地；冷不防
  when not expected
  1. The camera had caught her unawares .
     她毫无防备地被拍摄下来。
  2. The announcement took me unawares .
     这项声明令我感到意外。
  3. She came upon him unawares when he was searching her room.
     他在翻她屋子时，冷不防被她撞见了。
• 不留神地；未注意到；不知不觉地
  without noticing or realizing
  1. He slipped unawares into sleep.
     他不知不觉地睡着了。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 冷不防地；出其不意地
  If somethingcatchesyouunawaresortakesyouunawares, it happens when you are not expecting it.
  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。
  2. The suspect was taken unawares, without the chance to dispose of the evidence.
     嫌疑人被弄了个措手不及，根本来不及销毁证据。

双语例句

• We crept up on them unawares.
  我们出其不意地走近他们。
• I shall feel myself shudder, suddenly and unawares.
  我会突然而不自主地感到自己在颤栗。
• He slipped unawares into sleep.
  他不知不觉地睡着了。
• It's a change like this that takes people unawares.
  正是这样的变化弄得人们措手不及。
• I do beg you will not be taken unawares this time.
  我恳求你，这一次不要被人搞得措手不及。
• Sometimes our expectations sneak up on us unawares.
  有些时候，我们期待的事情会不期而至。
• 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。
• The police caught the burglar unawares.
  警方出其不意地抓住了夜贼。
• The words slipped out unawares from her mouth after the long constraint.
  那句话在长期受到禁锢之后下意识地从她嘴里溜了出来。
• She came upon him unawares as he was searching her room.
  她撞见他正在搜查她的房间。