释义 |
be not to knowHave no way of being aware of: you weren’t to know he was about to die...- In both cases the guns were not real, and not intended for criminal use, but the officers were not to know that.
- She was not to know what leaving would do to my father.
- Mr Newton was not to know that the builder on his doorstep had a string of convictions for deception and misleading customers.
See parent entry: know |