unawares
UK [ˌʌn.ə'weəz] US [-'werz] adverb
■suddenly and unexpectedly without any warning 出其不意地，意外地，冷不防地•The overnight invasion took the military experts unawares.突然入侵令军事专家们始料不及。 •The prime minister seemed to have been caught unawares by (= was not expecting) this sudden attack of criticism.首相似乎对这突然发起的抨击猝不及防。 |