willing to see, meet or talk to sb 716 ( ) JEffi;

716 ( The minister was unavailable for

comment. IP -fc ft ?& g ^ i# |T5J Hi if ifc ₀ ESQ avail

able ► unavailability noun [U] un avail ing /.Ana'veilir)/ oc//. (formal) without success ft ^ (ft; ft A (ft 023 unsuccessful : Their efforts were unavailing. ft#

un avoid able /.Ana'voidobl/ adj. impossible to avoid or prevent ftjk'Mf^tfl_; unavoidable delays

7‘5J Praia avoidable ► un-avoid-ably /-abli/

adv.: I was unavoidably delayed. $tftfri%kWcMT o un aware /,An0'wea(r); NAmE -'wer/ adj. [not before noun] ~ of sth | ~ that ... not knowing or realizing that sth is happening or that sth exists 7 If; ^ jfjt iE, fij; A ^ ^: He was completely unaware of the whole affair. ft/f ~ AJA^flo 0 She was unaware that I could see her. M'&$>!]?£ 16if J*Lfto Pra? aware ► un-awareness noun [U]

un awares /.Ana'weaz; NAmE -'werz/ adv. 1 when not expected <47®j: The camera had

caught her unawares. ft^ABfr&ftftftliTAc o The announcement took me unawares. & ft ^ BJ 4* f !j

;§; ₀ o She came upon him unawares when he was

searching her room. ft/EtgftltTBt, ?$-7Krftft3!iJ4l To 2 (formal) without noticing or realizing 7 ft ft; A ft M 3\; 7 7 ft; He slipped unawares into sleep. ftTftPRtft §§#To

un bal ance /.An'baelans/ verb [VN] 1 to make sth no longer balanced, for example by giving too much importance to one part of it ft 7 AH; ft A Aft Hr 2 to make sb/sth unsteady so that they are likely to fall down ftAAfiT' ( ) ; §11 3 to make sb

slightly crazy or mentally ill ftT'J!77#; ft*f ftA?£ un bal anced /.An'baelanst/ adj. 1 [not usually before noun] (of a person A) slightly crazy; mentally ill AST -Tit; ^ftA# 2 [usually before noun] giving too much or too little importance to one part or aspect of sth 7 l#T-(ft; (ilffilft; AHr(ft; an unbalanced article Wi&ii

MW 3:^ 0 an unbalanced diet 7ftHr(fttA# unban /.An'baen/ verb (-nn-) [VN] to allow sth that was banned before JEW.', EGQban

un-bear-able /An'bearabl; NAmE -'ber-/ adj. too painful, annoying or unpleasant to deal with or accept )(f ft W; AAS^W; 023 intolerable: The

heat was becoming unbearable.

0 unbearable pain AASiSW^ffi 0 He’s been unbearable since he won that prize. ₀

EES bearable ► unbearably /-abli/ adv.: unbearably hot

un-beat-able /An'biitabl/ adj. 1 (of a team, player, etc. H PA > lift M ^f) impossible to defeat ft Vf Ajjfc (ft; $T7 1# (ft 023 invincible 2 (of prices, value, etc. {ft $7 ifr impossible to improve Bj£f£ffi!£ft; ftlM^#-^: unbeatable offers IlftS Wtftft un beat en /An'biitn/ adj. (sport ft) not having been defeated A ^ J& W ; A lift M W : The team are unbeaten in their last four games.

^ T/A A AJ&Mo 0 They will be putting their unbeaten record to the test next Saturday. T ft A ft Cl (ft 7$C A A

un be com ing /.Anbi'kAmiq/ adj. (formal) 1 not suiting a particular person it 7^0^ (ft 013 unflattering : She was wearing an unbecoming shade of purple. M^#-;t7*0I6(ft^fe7Ifc_o 2 ~ (to/of sb) not appropriate or acceptable 7 tn ^; 7 % ft; 7 eT 023 inappropriate : He was accused of conduct unbecoming to an officer. ftMit^TrAWA^^o 0323

BECOMING

un-be-fit-ting /.Anbi’fitirj/ adj. (formal) ~ (of/for/to sb/ sth) not suitable or good enough for sb/sth 7'aifi(ft; 7 lit (ft; 71# ft (ft: His behaviour is unbefitting of a university professor, ft ₀

0 The amount of litter in the streets is unbefitting for a historic city.

un beknown /.Anbi'naun; NAmE -'noon/ (also less frequent un-be-knownst /.Anbi'naunst; NAmE -'nounst/) adj. ~ to sb (formal) without the person mentioned knowing 1$ H ; Hf $f _: Unbeknown to her they had

comment. IP -fc ft ?& g ^ i# |T5J Hi if ifc ₀ ESQ avail

able ► unavailability noun [U] un avail ing /.Ana'veilir)/ oc//. (formal) without success ft ^ (ft; ft A (ft 023 unsuccessful : Their efforts were unavailing. ft#

un avoid able /.Ana'voidobl/ adj. impossible to avoid or prevent ftjk'Mf^tfl_; unavoidable delays

7‘5J Praia avoidable ► un-avoid-ably /-abli/

adv.: I was unavoidably delayed. $tftfri%kWcMT o un aware /,An0'wea(r); NAmE -'wer/ adj. [not before noun] ~ of sth | ~ that ... not knowing or realizing that sth is happening or that sth exists 7 If; ^ jfjt iE, fij; A ^ ^: He was completely unaware of the whole affair. ft/f ~ AJA^flo 0 She was unaware that I could see her. M'&$>!]?£ 16if J*Lfto Pra? aware ► un-awareness noun [U]

un awares /.Ana'weaz; NAmE -'werz/ adv. 1 when not expected <47®j: The camera had

caught her unawares. ft^ABfr&ftftftliTAc o The announcement took me unawares. & ft ^ BJ 4* f !j

;§; ₀ o She came upon him unawares when he was

searching her room. ft/EtgftltTBt, ?$-7Krftft3!iJ4l To 2 (formal) without noticing or realizing 7 ft ft; A ft M 3\; 7 7 ft; He slipped unawares into sleep. ftTftPRtft §§#To

un bal ance /.An'baelans/ verb [VN] 1 to make sth no longer balanced, for example by giving too much importance to one part of it ft 7 AH; ft A Aft Hr 2 to make sb/sth unsteady so that they are likely to fall down ftAAfiT' ( ) ; §11 3 to make sb

slightly crazy or mentally ill ftT'J!77#; ft*f ftA?£ un bal anced /.An'baelanst/ adj. 1 [not usually before noun] (of a person A) slightly crazy; mentally ill AST -Tit; ^ftA# 2 [usually before noun] giving too much or too little importance to one part or aspect of sth 7 l#T-(ft; (ilffilft; AHr(ft; an unbalanced article Wi&ii

MW 3:^ 0 an unbalanced diet 7ftHr(fttA# unban /.An'baen/ verb (-nn-) [VN] to allow sth that was banned before JEW.', EGQban

un-bear-able /An'bearabl; NAmE -'ber-/ adj. too painful, annoying or unpleasant to deal with or accept )(f ft W; AAS^W; 023 intolerable: The

heat was becoming unbearable.

0 unbearable pain AASiSW^ffi 0 He’s been unbearable since he won that prize. ₀

EES bearable ► unbearably /-abli/ adv.: unbearably hot

un-beat-able /An'biitabl/ adj. 1 (of a team, player, etc. H PA > lift M ^f) impossible to defeat ft Vf Ajjfc (ft; $T7 1# (ft 023 invincible 2 (of prices, value, etc. {ft $7 ifr impossible to improve Bj£f£ffi!£ft; ftlM^#-^: unbeatable offers IlftS Wtftft un beat en /An'biitn/ adj. (sport ft) not having been defeated A ^ J& W ; A lift M W : The team are unbeaten in their last four games.

^ T/A A AJ&Mo 0 They will be putting their unbeaten record to the test next Saturday. T ft A ft Cl (ft 7$C A A

un be com ing /.Anbi'kAmiq/ adj. (formal) 1 not suiting a particular person it 7^0^ (ft 013 unflattering : She was wearing an unbecoming shade of purple. M^#-;t7*0I6(ft^fe7Ifc_o 2 ~ (to/of sb) not appropriate or acceptable 7 tn ^; 7 % ft; 7 eT 023 inappropriate : He was accused of conduct unbecoming to an officer. ftMit^TrAWA^^o 0323

BECOMING

un-be-fit-ting /.Anbi’fitirj/ adj. (formal) ~ (of/for/to sb/ sth) not suitable or good enough for sb/sth 7'aifi(ft; 7 lit (ft; 71# ft (ft: His behaviour is unbefitting of a university professor, ft ₀

0 The amount of litter in the streets is unbefitting for a historic city.

un beknown /.Anbi'naun; NAmE -'noon/ (also less frequent un-be-knownst /.Anbi'naunst; NAmE -'nounst/) adj. ~ to sb (formal) without the person mentioned knowing 1$ H ; Hf $f _: Unbeknown to her they had

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organized a surprise party, ft Cl $r ft li HC7 A inMM

un-belief /,Anbi'liif/ noun [u] (formal) lack of belief, or the state of not believing, especially in God, a religion, etc. ( ) 7*0ft; ft ( mm ) ft# — compare

belief(3), disbelief

un-believ-able /.Anbi’liivabl/ adj. 1 used to emphasize how good, bad or extreme sth is A#£F ( I&iT, ) 69; ftIMfiftlW; tKAW Baa incredible: We had an unbelievable (= very good) time in Paris. fSCI#

0 T ft Wl T o o Conditions in the prison camp were unbelievable (= very bad). Hii7o

0 The cold was unbelievable (= it was extremely cold).

® T o 0 It’s unbelievable that (= very shocking) they have permitted this trial to go ahead. ft ft ^ ft iT it fT & 35 ^ ifl, o 2 very difficult to believe and unlikely to be true fttUfSftEft; H771

incredible : I found the whole story bizarre, not to say unbelievable.

njft To EEQ believable for sense 2 ► un-believ-ably adv.: unbelievably bad/good #4* Aft Vf Sft 0

Unbelievably it actually works. ftW+gft^jft,

un-believer /,Anbi'li:va(r)/ noun (formal) a person who does not believe, especially in God, a religion, etc. ft

( mm. ) ft#WA; ( Aft ) Tft±^^)A EH3

BELIEVER

un-believ-ing /.Anbi'liivirj/ adj. (formal) feeling or showing that you do not believe sb/sth 7 ft ft (ft;

(ft: She stared at us with unbelieving eyes, ft ft M. (ft BUffi If H Us ft o 0 He gazed at the tetter, unbelieving, ft

Wi&BTfft, II«o

un-bend /.An'bend/ verb (un-bent, un-bent /.An'bent/)

1 [V] to relax and become less strict or formal in your

behaviour or attitude ( $i%ft

Rift 2 [VN, V] to make sth that was bent become straight; to become straight Jilt; ftj[; 4:lit unbending /.An'bendn]/ adj. (often disapproving) unwilling to change your opinions, decisions, etc. ffl g| aaa INFLEXIBLE

un biased (also un-biassed) /An'baiast/ adj. fair and not influenced by your own or sb else’s opinions, desires, etc.JEW; TiiTftW; AI§E(ft 033 impartial_: unbiased advice «• 0 an unbiased judge W

lAft' Pra3 biased

un-bid-den /An'bidn/ adj. (literary) (usually used after the verb ji'^ST^i^lft) without being asked, invited or expected it ft 023 unasked:

He walked into the room unbidden. ft@ ft 1A un bleached /An'bliitjt/ adj. not made whiter by the use of chemicals; not bleached Alft W: unbleached flour n

un blem ished /An'blemift/ adj. (formal) not spoiled, damaged or marked in any way (ft; Aft (ft; ftH .&(ft: He had an unblemished reputation, ft (ft & p ft II ftMo o her pale unblemished skin ft$Pftlf;ftft£fti£lj£ un blinking /An'blirjkir)/ adj. (formal) if sb has an unblinking stare or looks with unblinking eyes, they look very steadily at sth and do not blink A 02 01 (ft;

@ A$t0S(ft ► un-blink-ing-ly adv. un-block /₍An'blDk; NAmE -'blaik/ verb [VN] to clean sth, for example a pipe, by removing sth that is blocking it

mm (tit^); 'm-mm

un born /.An'bain; NAmE -'bairn/ adj. [usually before noun] not yet bom AftAW: her unborn baby ft

un-bound-ed /An'baundid/ adj. (formal) having, or seeming to have, no limits ( ft ) A HI (ft; A^(ft; ft$j (ft 023 boundless, infinite : her unbounded energy

MMftmtiJ

un bowed /.An'baud/ adj. (literary) not defeated or not ready to accept defeat 7H£(ft; TH(ft; The

losing team left the field bloody but unbowed.

un breakable /An'breikabl/ adj. impossible to break 03G1 indestructible _: This