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unsuspecting

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·sus·pect·ing /ˌʌnsəˈspektɪŋ◂/ adjective [usually before noun]  NOT KNOWnot knowing that something bad is happening or going to happen 不怀疑的,无疑心的 unsuspecting victims 无提防之心的受害人 Fake designer clothes are being sold to an unsuspecting public. 有冒牌的设计师服装正在向毫不知情的大众出售。
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unsuspectingHere an impressive collection of vehicles from the Great Age of Steam awaits unsuspecting engineers from two to ninety-two.I jab smartly, snapping out into his unsuspecting face and make solid contact against his nose.Edward Davis, a son of the owner, assured the unsuspecting farmer that everything within was free.When males are unleashed on to unsuspecting females, there may be evolutionary mayhem.The bill for incorporating the bank of the United States did not steal upon an unsuspecting legislature, and pass unobserved.And perhaps it was offered to me all those years ago in unsuspecting naturalness.Just catch some unsuspecting psychopathic bee, strap it on and watch it go.Shareware authors, however, release their products on an unsuspecting world with no up-front payment.
bad not happening or that knowing Corpus is something


unsuspecting
unsuspecting /ˌʌnsəˈspektɪŋ◂/ adjective [usually before noun]
 Word Family: adjective: suspect, suspected, unsuspecting, suspicious; noun: suspect, suspicion; verb: suspect; adverb: suspiciously
not knowing that something bad is happening or going to happen:
    unsuspecting victims
    Fake designer clothes are being sold to an unsuspecting public.


un·sus·pect·ingBrE /ˌʌnsəˈspektɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnsəˈspektɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] feeling no suspicion; not aware of danger or of sth bad 毫不怀疑的;无危险意识的;无戒备心的He had crept up on his unsuspecting victim from behind. 他从背后悄悄逼近了那毫无戒备的受害者。🔊🔊