unawares

英 [ˌʌnə'weəz] 美 [ˌʌnə'werz]

• adv. 出其不意地；无意中

英英释义

Adverb:

1. without forethought or plan; inadvertently;

   "came upon the diamond unawares"
   

2. suddenly and unexpectedly;

   "rain caught them unawares"
   "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"
   

3. at a disadvantage;

   "I was caught short"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. You caught us unawares by coming so early.
   你来得这麽早，我们都很惊讶。
2. She came upon him unawares as he was searching her room.
   她撞见他正在搜查她的房间。
3. I must have dropped my keys unawares.
   我准是不留神把钥匙丢了。
4. He must have left it somewhere unawares.
   他一定是不小心把它遗忘在什麽地方了。

经典引文

• So great a master having fallen unawares into an error.

  出自： J. Bentham

词汇搭配

• entertain an angel unawares 款待名人而不知其身份...
• at unawares 出其不意(突然)...
• take someone unawares 突袭某人,攻其不备...

近反义词

【近义词】

• unwittingly 不知不觉地
• by surprise 突然(冷不防...
• off guard 不警戒， 不警惕,，不提...
• unexpectedly 未料到地
• on the hop 到处奔忙(出其不意)...
• short 短的