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English

1. unexpectedly
2. unforseeable; surprising; did not predict it to be that way
3. to one's surprise

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 冇預料到; 冇估到

Examples

• 佢落海游水, 不料水裏面有鯊魚, 搞到佢要衝番上岸。

  He went into the sea to swim, yet there was a shark, so he had to speed back to the shore.