worse不加约束的；不受限制的；放任的：The fire was aZZowed to bum unchecked.大火肆虐，不受控制。o The rise in vi'oZent crime must not go imchecfced•暴力犯罪的 增长必须加以制止。◊ TVie piant wiH soon chofce ponds and waterways unchecked.如不控制这种植‘的生 长，池塘和水道很快就要被阻塞。 un.chris.tian /.An'kristjan/ adj. not showing the qualities you expect of a Christian; not kind or thinking about other people’s feelings无基督教徒品质的；不慈 善的；不为他人着想的EH3 CHRISTIAN un-civil /.An'sivl/ adj. (formal) not polite       粗鲁的

r*nm civil — see also incivility un-civ-il-ized {BrE also -ised) /An'sivalaizd/ adj. {disap- /?rav//?g) 1 (of people or their behaviour 人或其行为）not behaving in a way that is acceptable according to social or moral standards不合社会（或道德）规范的；无教 养的 2 (of people or places 人或地，方）not having developed a modem culture and way of life 未开化.的‘； 远离文明的：Z have worfced in the. wi/de5t and most undvitoedparts 〇/the wor〖d.我曾在世界上最荒凉、最 原始的地区工作过。E23 CIVILIZED un-claimed /.An'kleimd/ adj. that nobody has claimed as belonging to them or being owed to tiiem 无人认领 的；无人索取的

un-clas-si-fied /An'klaesifaid/ adj. 1 (of documents, information，etc.文件、信i 等）not officially secret; available to everyone 密的；公开的 f»TiI3 classi­fied 2 {technical that has not been classified as being ttie member of a particular group 未分类的；无 类另樹：(6r£) A high proportion of candidates get low or unclassified grades (= their work is not good enough to receive a grade).有很大一部分考生得分很低甚或不获评 分。3 (8/f) (of a road 道路）not large or important enough to be given a number (因并非大路而）未编号的 uncle 〇T»/'Ai]kl/ noun

1 the brother of your mother or father; the husband of your aunt舅父；叔父；伯戈；姑父；姨父：1/ndeJari伊 恩叔叔◊ /’m going to visit my unde.我要去看我舅舅。◊ rvejust become an uncle (= because your brother/sister has had a baby)•我刚当上叔叔（或_舅）。2 used by children, with a first name, to address a man who is a ,close friend of their parents (儿童用语，称呼父每囟同 辈朋友）叔叔，伯伯IM see Bob un-clean /.Aii'kliin/ adj. 1 {format) dirty and therefore likely to cause disease肮脏的，不诘净的（因而容易致 病）：imdean water 不清洁的水 clean 2 con­sidered to be bad, immoral or not pure in a religious way, and therefore not to be touched, eaten, etc.邪恶 的；不洁的；（.宗教上所指）'不洁净的Baa impure: undean thoughts 邪念◊ undean/ood 不洁的食物 un-dear /,An'klia(r); NAmE -'klir/ adj. 1 not clear or definite; difficult to understand or be sure about 不清 楚的；禾确定的；难以掌握的：Hfs motives are uncZear. 他的用意不明。◊ ft is imciear whether there any damage.有无损环尚不清楚。◊ Ybur dfagrams are unciear•你的图&不淸楚。2 ~ jabout sth) | 〜（as to sth) not fully understanding sth 不完全明白；不理解 uncertain ： Vm unclear about what you want me to da我不太明白你要我做什么。

.Uncle 'Sam noun {informal) a way of referring to the United States of America or the US government (some­times shown as a tall man with a white beard and a tall hat)山姆大叔（指美国或美国政府，有时被塑造成留白 须、戴大礼帽的高个子男人）：He owed $20 000 in tax to Unde Sam.他欠美国政府2万元税款。

,Uncle 'Tom noun (taboo, offensive) sometimes used in the past to refer to a black man who wants to please or serve white people汤姆大叔（旧时有时用以指想讨好或 侍奉白人的黑人男子>_ tsimswi From a character in the novel L//?de Fow’5 Cab//? by Harriet Beecher Stowe•源自 哈丽雅特•比彻•斯托所著长篇小说《汤姆叔叔的小屋》 中的人物。

un*clothed /.An'klaudd; NAmE -kloo6d/ adj. {formal) not wearing any clothes赤备的；裸体的;一丝不挂的Baa

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un>clut-tered /.An'klAtad; NAmE -tard/ adj. (approving) not containing too many objects, details or unnecessary

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items简洁的；整洁的；利落的HTO tidy E33 clut­tered

un-coil /.An'koil/ verb to become or make sth straight after it has been wound or twisted round in a circle

(使盘卷的东西）展开，打开；拉直：[V]77iesnafce slowly uncoiled.  o [VN] to

imeoii a rope打开盘卷的绳索

un.col.oured (6r£) (NAmE un-col-ored) /.An'kAlad; NAmE -ard/ adj. with no colour; with no colour added

无色的；不加色的

un-combed /An'kaumd; NAmE -'koumd/ adj. (of hair ^ 发）that has not been brushed or combed; very untidy

未梳理的；蓬乱的

im.C〇m.f〇rt.able 0*w /An'kAmftebl; Srf also -f9t-; NAmE also -fart-/ adj.

1 (of clothes，furniture，etc.衣服、家具等）not letting you feel physically comfortable; unpleasant to wear, sit on, etc.备人不舒服的v令人不舒适的：imeom/ormbie shoes 不舒适的鞋子◊ J couZdn’t sZeep because the bed was so uncom/ortaWe•这床太不舒服了，我睡不着觉。033 comfortable 2 not feeling physically relaxed, warm, etc.感到难受的；感觉不舒服（或不暖和等）的：Jwos in an extremeZy uncorn/ortabZe position•我坐看的 藥势难受极了。◊ S/ie   it uncom/ortabZe to stand

without support.她不扶东西站着仍觉彳屢木苛服。EEQ comfortable 3 anxious, embarrassed or afraid and unable to relax; making you feel like this (使）焦虑 的，尴尬的，害怕的，不|在的：投Zoofced disrinctZy uncomfortable when the subject was mentioned. ^ ^!j 这个岳题，他显然烏促木i起爽。◊ There was pi uncom/ortabie srtence.有一种令'乂 木安的寂静。RTin comfortable 4 unpleasant or difficult to deal with 棘 手的；麻烦的；难处理的：an uncom/ortaWe/act令人$ 痛的事实◊ J had fhe imcom/ortaWe /eding that it was my/auZt.我内心揣揣不觉得那是我的过错。 un-com-fort-ably /An'kAmftabli; BrE also -fat-; NAmE also -fart-/ adv. 1 in a way that makes you feel anxious or embarrassed; in a way that shows you are anxious or embarrassed令人术安（或尴尬）地；显得不安或尴 尬）地：I became uncomfortably aware that no one else was kzug/zing.我难堪地:i识到别人都没有笑。◊ Her comment was uncomfortably close to the truth.

逼近真相，令人局促禾苯。Oifesh^edimcom/ortaWyin his seat when J mentioned money.我提到钱时，他便坐未 住了 0 2 in a way that is not physically comfortable'不 舒服地；难受地：/ was /eeZing uncom/ortabZy hot•我金; 得酷热难当。◊ She perched uncom/ortabZy on t/ie edge o/t/ie 她将就坐‘在桌边上^;非常难受。

un-com-mit-ted /.Anka'mitid/ adj. ~ (to sb/sth) not having given or promised support to a particular person, group, belief, action, etc.未作承诺的未表态 的：The party .needs to canvass the uncommitted voters. 这个党需要向未表明态度的选民游说拉票。一 compare

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un-com-mon /An'kDman; NAmE -*ka:m-/ adj. 1 not existing in large numbers or in many places 不常有的； 。罕见的；稀罕的 BH3 unusual, rare: an uncommon occurrence     0 Side effects from the drug are

uncommon.这药很少有副作用。◊ It is not uncommon /or coHege students to Zive at home.大学生住在家里.并不 少见。◊ Red squirrek are uncommon in EngZand.红松 鼠在英格兰很少见。.PTJ3 common 2 {formal or literary) .unusually large in degree or amount; great 程度深的； 特别大，的 HTO remarkable ： She showed, uncommon pZecwure at ftis arrivaM也的到来令她异常欢喜。 un.com.mon.ly /aii丨krnnanli; NAmE -'ka:m-/ adv. (format) 1 to an unusual degree; extremely       极端

地；非凡地：an uncommonly g^ed chi7d —个关賦鼻禀 的儿i 2 not often; not usually不经常；罕见；不平常： Not uncommonly, there is a great deal, of rain in August.

.八月份降雨量大并非异常。

un-com-mu-ni-ca-tive /.Anka'mjuimketiv/ adj. {disap­proving) (of a person A) not willing to talk to other people or give opinions不爱说话的；寡言少语的；缄默 的 Hn TACITURN EQa COMMUNICATIVE