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unknowing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·know·ing /ʌnˈnəʊɪŋ $ -ˈnoʊ-/ adjective [only before noun]  formalNOT KNOW not realizing what you are doing or what is happening 不知道的;未察觉的 SYN unawareunknowingly adverb She became ill after unknowingly taking an illegal drug. 她在不知情的情况下服用了一种违禁药品,身体感到不适。
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unknowingThey can even become unknowing agents of propaganda.Suddenly one of the best-known bandits in existence turns up, parks nearer us, and starts giving unknowing grins.It took only a few seconds for Benny to rush on and spot her unknowing guides.Incompetent doctors could seriously injure their unknowing patients.It could have been Hope's unknowing repudiation of the popular notion of black people which fired my imagination.
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unknowing
unknowing /ʌnˈnəʊɪŋ $ -ˈnoʊ-/ adjective [only before noun]
 Word Family: adjective: knowing, knowledgeable, knownunknown; noun: knowledge, the unknown; adverb: knowinglyunknowingly, knowledgeably; verb: know
formal not realizing what you are doing or what is happening
   SYN  unaware
—unknowingly adverb:
    She became ill after unknowingly taking an illegal drug.


un·know·ingBrE /ʌnˈnəʊɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ʌnˈnoʊɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (formal) not aware of what you are doing or what is happening 没意识到的;未察觉的;无知的He was the unknowing cause of all the misunderstanding. 他无意中引起了这一切误会。🔊🔊   compare knowing un·know·ing·ly BrE /ʌnˈnəʊɪŋli/ 🔊NAmE /ʌnˈnoʊɪŋli/ 🔊 adverbShe had unknowingly broken the rules. 她无意中犯了规。🔊🔊