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unexpected, to one’s surprise
unerwartet
inaspettatamente
à l'improviste
inesperadamente
297 Conjunctions, contrary 转折连词 (zhuǎnzhé liáncí) unexpected, to one’s surprise 10 不料 [-] búliào (not-expected) unexpected, to one’s surprise: 他计 划三个月完成, ~一个月就完成了. He planned to finish the work in three months, but unexpectedly, it was done in a month. || 眼看她就赢了美国总 统大选, ~电视上爆出了她的丑闻, 结果她输了. She was about to win the U.S. presidential election, but unexpectedly her scandal broke on TV, and she lost the election.'