unprovoked

[US]/ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt/
[UK]/ˌʌnprəˈvoʊkt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. (尤指暴力言行)未受招惹而自发的,无缘无故的

Phrases & Collocations

unprovoked attack

无端攻击

Example Sentences

a totally unprovoked attack

无端攻击

acts of unprovoked aggression.

无缘无故的侵略行径。

the unprovoked shooting of civilians by soldiers.

士兵无缘无故地射击平民。

Real-world Examples

Captain Bill Urban, a spokesman for the U.S. Central Command, called the incident an unprovoked attack.

美国中央司令部发言人比尔·厄本上尉称该事件为" 无端袭击。"

Source: VOA Special June 2019 Collection

President Muhammadu Buhari described the attack on Sheikh Goni Aisami as an unprovoked and cold-blooded murder.

总统穆罕默杜·布哈里称,对谢赫·戈尼·艾萨米的袭击事件是无端和冷血的谋杀。

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2022

There have been around 70 to 80 unprovoked shark bites yearly, worldwide, over the past 10 years.

在过去的10年里,全世界每年大约有70到80起鲨鱼无端咬人事件。

Source: VOA Special June 2023 Collection

The state of Florida led the world last year with 16 unprovoked bites, the shark attack file said.

国际鲨鱼攻击档案称,佛罗里达州去年发生了16起无端咬人事件,位居世界首位。

Source: VOA Special June 2023 Collection

It was a surprise assault from the air, what President Franklin D. Roosevelt described as an unprovoked and dastardly attack.

这是一次空中突袭,富兰克林·D·罗斯福总统称之为“一次无端的、卑鄙的偷袭”。

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2021 Collection

Unprovoked displays of aggression cannot be tolerated.

【display】无缘无故的挑衅行为是让人无法忍受的。

Source: Langman OCLM-01 words

Why would ben just come and hit you unprovoked?

本为什么会来无缘无故地打你啊?

Source: Gossip Girl Season 4

Eye-witness accounts told of the unprovoked shooting of civilians.

【account】目击者讲到平民无故被枪击。

Source: Langman OCLM-01 words

Others claimed that Jesse and his fellow guerrillas launched an unprovoked attack on the soldiers.

还有人声称,杰西和他的游击队同伴对士兵们发动了无端攻击。

Source: Charming history

Israel's unprovoked attack on the flotillas supplying aid to Gaza.

以色列无故袭击加沙救援船队。

Source: The Good Wife Season 2

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