| 词汇 | be not to know |
| 释义 | be not to knowbe not to know British EnglishBrE used to say that you do not mind that someone has made a mistake because they could not have avoided it 是不知道的，不是故意的〔表示不在意某人的错误，因为他们无法避免〕 ‘Sorry, I didn’t realize you had guests.’ ‘That’s all right – you weren’t to know.’ “很抱歉，我没想到你有客人。”“没关系，你又不知道。” Examples from the Corpus be not to know• The joint Chiefs were not to know.• Only Janet wasn't to know, because she'd feel awkward if she did.• You weren't to know, but the boy's simple.• Lynsey wasn't to know that, and Courtney's boast added to his aura of respectability.• But Sally was not to know that and she was mortified.• She was not to know that Tina, sticking to her principles, had long ago slept with her cousin Jarvis.• But Fen wasn't to know that.• The blood on my face was not mine - though she was not to know this. → be not to know at know1(SPOKEN SECT) |
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