| 单词 | unforeseen |
| 释义 | unforeseen (once / 2294 pages) adj Something unforeseen is something that could not be predicted and was not expected. It's a surprise. If something was foreseen, you saw it coming and it wasn't a surprise. Something unforeseen is the opposite: no one saw it coming. Accidents are usually unforeseen events: no one expects to get in a car or bike accident on a given day. Winning the lottery, since it's so unlikely, would be an unforeseen event. If something was unanticipated or out of the blue, it was unforeseen. Unforeseen events can be good or bad, but they’re all surprises. WORD FAMILYforeseen: unforeseen+/foresee: foresaw, foreseeable, foreseed, foreseeing, foreseen, foresees/foreseeable: foreseeably, unforeseeable/oversee: oversaw, overseed, overseeing, overseen, overseer, oversees/overseer: overseers/see: foresee, oversee, seeable, seeing, seen, seer, sees/seeable: unseeable/seeing: seeingly, seeings, unseeing/seen: unseen, unseeyn/seer: seers/unforeseeable: unforeseeably/unseeing: unseeingly/unseen: unseens USAGE EXAMPLESFor last minute gift-shopping and unforeseen household needs, Walmart will be open until 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve but is closed on Christmas Day. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) But this isn’t the type of insurance homeowners buy to protect against unforeseen, catastrophic risks. Wall Street Journal(Dec 11, 2016) Should an some unforeseen shock rattle the economy, there will be little room to cut rates to offset it. Economist(Dec 08, 2016) adj not anticipated unforeseen circumstances Syn out of the blue, unanticipated, unlooked-for unexpected not expected or anticipated |
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