| 单词 | to take unawares |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take (or catch)..unawares b. In the phrase to take (or catch)..unawares. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > surprise, astonish [verb (transitive)] > take by surprise oppressa1382 susprisea1400 swikec1400 supprisec1405 catchc1425 to take (a person) at advantage(s)1523 to take (also rarely catch, find) a person tardy1530 to take tarde1547 to take (a person) short1553 to catch (also take) (a person) nappinga1576 preoccupate1582 surprise?1592 overcomea1616 to take (or catch)‥unawaresa1616 to take at a surprise1691 to catch (also take) on the hop1868 to catch (a person) bending1910 wrong-foot1957 a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iv. x. 31 Away betimes, before his forces ioyne, And take the great-growne Traytor vnawares. 1790 R. Burns Tam o' Shanter in Poems & Songs (1968) II. 560 Glowring round wi' prudent cares, Lest bogles catch him unawares. 1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons I. i. iii. 15 He seemed incapable of acting for himself; he,..if taken unawares, was pretty sure to be the dupe. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. ii. 98 The famous soubriquet of ‘Wake’; the Watcher, whom no man ever took unawares. < as lemmas |
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