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

• I have mentioned that I dropped asleep unawares and even seemed to be still reflecting on the same subjects.
  我说过，我在不知不觉中睡着了，仿佛还在思考着那些问题。
• Quite unawares, he had reached the bridge over the Zhonghai lake.
  不知不觉的，他来到了中海。
• I am myself fallen unawares into the snares of death.
  我自己不知不觉跌进了死神的陷阱。
• Taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment.
  不知不觉、突然感到惊奇或惊讶的。
• She came unawares on a struggling circle of people.
  她意外地遇上了一群正在搏斗的人。
• He sent out scouts as well, to make certain no enemy took them unawares.
  他还派出了巡逻队，以确保没有敌人能偷袭他们。
• Sometimes our expectations sneak up on us unawares.
  有些时候，我们期待的事情会不期而至。
• Old age creeps upon one unawares.
  不知不觉间人就老了。
• 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。
• The secret dropped from her almost unawares.
  这个秘密几乎是冷不防地从她嘴里漏出来了。