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Unforeseen Surprise 英 ˌʌnfɔː'Siːn] 美 ˌʌnfɔːr'siːn Adj.无法预料的 Problems Make

英语单词 unforeseen
英美音标 英 [ˌʌnfɔː'siːn] 美 [ˌʌnfɔːr'siːn]
中文释义 adj.无法预料的
英语例句 (1) There were many unforeseen problems.
(2) You must make a liberal allowance for unforeseen circumstances.
中文例句 (1) 有许多无法预料的问题。
(2) 你必须充分考虑到预料不到的情况。
vocabulary简明 Something unforeseen is something that could not be predicted and was not expected. It's a surprise.
vocabulary扩展 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.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词]出乎意料的;未预见到的 If something that has happened was unforeseen, it was not expected to happen or known about beforehand.
  • Radiation may damage cells in a way that was previously unforeseen...

    辐射可能以一种我们过去未能预见到的方式破坏细胞。

  • Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this year's show has been cancelled...

    遗憾的是,由于一些意外情况,今年的演出被取消了。

  • Ring regularly to check that no unforeseen problems have arisen.

    定期打个电话,确认一下有没有意外情况。

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