worse Sfcft(ft:
The
fire was
allowed to bum unchecked. AAitJH, 0 The
rise in violent crime must not go unchecked.
f£ ‘J& ]fJB \ll $!l it o 0 The plant will soon
choke ponds and waterways if left unchecked.
-be,
unchristian
/.An'kristfan/
adj. not showing the
qualities you expect of a Christian; not kind or thinking about other people’s
feelings M (ft; A K
A{AflfeAMW
EEH
Christian un civil /.An'sivl/ adj. {formal) not polite A4L(ft;
f&IHft t>TU3 civil — see also incivility
un
civ il ized (BrE also
-ised)
/An'sivalaizd/
adj. {disapproving) 1 (of people or
their behaviour A^^TtA) not
behaving in a way that is acceptable according to social or moral standards ) MMlft; ■?£&.
^ (ft 2 (of people or places A °5c itfe A) not having
developed a modem culture and way of life AJFffctft;
A $3 (ft : I have worked in the
wildest and most uncivilized parts of the world. Ml
M&toflbl&cnffcii. EH3 civilized un claimed /.An'kleimd/ adj. that nobody has
claimed as belonging to them or being owed to them ft AiA^i ift; AAl«(ft
unclassified
/An'klassrfaid/
adj. 1 (of documents,
information, etc. ft # . fa J§> #) not officially secret; available to
everyone ##l$?(ft; AJF(ft PTJ3 classified 2 (technical Ain) that has not
been classified as being the
member of a particular group A ft M1$; ft 3£#i|(ft: {BrE) A high proportion of
candidates get low or unclassified grades (= their work is not
good enough to receive a grade).
ft o 3 {BrE) (of a road if {$■)
not large or important enough to be given a number ( B## Al&ffl )
A#f®lft unde
IHf/■
Aqkl/ noun
1
the brother of your mother or father; the husband of your aunt 1^; Uncle Ian #
<> I’m going to visit my
uncle. H H „ 0
I’ve just become an uncle (= because your
brother/sister has had a baby). ( fkM M ) □ 2 used
by
children, with a first name, to address a man who is a
close friend of their parents ( JLlifflili, $pff¥5£#(ft|5} QfflM ) M, ffiffi HI see Bob un clean /.An'klim/ adj. 1 {formal) dirty and
therefore likely to cause disease ®t Bffc W, ^ ?n ® M # Jl l$t
^ ) : unclean water A fn (ft tK PT22 clean 2 considered to be bad, immoral or not pure in a
religious way, and therefore not to be touched, eaten, etc. ?P3£ (ft; ^ift; ( HE] impure:
unclean thoughts 3fP;& 0 unclean food AfolftlM^ un clear /,An'klia(r); NAmE -'klir/ adj. 1 not clear or
definite; difficult to understand or be sure about A J5! (ft; A fit
(ft; 5® VX % fl W: His motives are unclear. fife
(ft ffl M A ^ o 0 It is unclear whether
there is any damage. Dclff 0 Your
diagrams are
unclear. 2 ~ (about sth) | ~ (as to sth)
not fully understanding sth A%££3 ; ASH ETZ71 uncertain : I’m unclear about what
you want me to do.
.Uncle
‘Sam noun (informal) a way of referring
to the
hat)tim*& (
M. itA^LlifftitiAAJiA ) : He owed $20 000 in tax
to Uncle Sam. ftfeAJi®lfclfF 2 Tj jcM$C.
.Unde
‘Tom noun {taboo,
offensive) sometimes
used in the past to refer to a black man who wants to please or serve white
people mM±M ( [B.H*WH*Hm%SliW3c ftF^SAlftMA^A ) WtircWI From a character in
the novel Uncle
Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. M §
• tfc» • mnmttnw (i»M^/M»
4*&jA^0
un
clothed /.An'klaodd;
NAmE -kloudd/ adj. {formal) not wearing any
clothes $ffc(ftr —MAJ£(ft BOH
NAKED
033 CLOTHED
un
clut tered /.An'klAtad;
NAmE -tard/ adj. {approving) not containing too
many objects, details or unnecessary
I 2189
items SM-(ft;
fJ&(ft 0313 tidy 023 clut
tered
un-coil
/.An'koil/
verb to become or make sth
straight after it has been wound or twisted round in a circle
( fT##(ftA® ) mjf, ngl: [V] The snake slowly
uncoiled. lltg ff It Hfe M jftiT # ff (ft M W „ o [VN] to uncoil a rope
un-coloured
(BrE) {NAmE un-col-ored) /.An'kAlad; NAmE -ard/ adj. with no colour; with
no colour added
Afelft; AjJP&lft
un
combed /An'kaumd;
NAmE -'koomd/ adj. (of hair A ft) that has not been
brushed or combed; very
untidy
SiLti
un-com-fort-able 0-w /An'kAmftabI; BrE also -fat-; NAmE also -fart-/ adj.
1 (of clothes, furniture, etc. AM, MM%?) not letting you feel
physically comfortable; unpleasant to wear, sit on, etc. f 4AA£?ii(fr: uncomfortable
shoes 01 couldn’t sleep
because the bed was
so uncomfortable. &JfcAA£FM7, 033
comfortable 2 not feeling
physically relaxed, warm, etc. jgPJatgM; MAM ( USA® ft# ) M: Iwas sitting in an
extremely uncomfortable position. ^ ^
Ic^)® To O She still finds it
uncomfortable to stand without support. 033
comfortable 3 anxious, embarrassed
or afraid and unable to relax; making you feel like this (
$
^ ^ 0 I had the uncomfortable feeling that
it was my fault. t#fPM&lMf£o
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 ^AA& ( ) ftfe;
M; ) itfe: I became uncomfortably
aware that no one else was laughing, ffc id ig itfe M 1ft M #'] A IP % \ 0 Her
comment was uncomfortably close to the truth. MfifJif fg ^A^fE^^o 0 He shifted
uncomfortably in his seat when I mentioned money. ftfefll^^
ft7o 2 in a way that is not physically
comfortable yp 0M^fe; )®^Afe: I was feeling uncomfortably hot.
^ o 0 She perched uncomfortably on the edge of
the table.
uncom
mitted /.Anka'mitid/ adj. ~ (to sb/sth) not having given or
promised support to a particular person, group, belief, action, etc. A
(ft: The party needs to canvass the uncommitted
voters.
—compare
COMMITTED
un
com mon /An'kmnan;
NAmE -’ka:m-/ adj. 1 not existing in large
numbers or in many places A's’A^ft; ^ J& tfi; $(j ? (ft HE! unusual, rare : an uncommon occurrence A##(ft^'lf 0 Side effects from the
drug are uncommon, ii fS 'P A I1! fF
» 0
It is not uncommon for college students to live at home. A
AKLo O Red squirrels are
uncommon in England.
r»TJ3 common 2 {formal or literary) unusually large in
degree or amount; great jSStif (ft; #£i]A(ft 023 remarkable : She showed uncommon
pleasure at his arrival, ftfelftlij
uncommonly
/An'kDmanli;
NAmE -‘ka:m-/ adv. {formal) *1 to an unusual
degree; extremely M JA Hfe; fF Kitt: an uncommonly gifted
child
—-A (ftjli 2 not often; not usually ¥JE;
Not uncommonly, there is a great deal, of rain in
August.
un com mu ni cative /.Anka'mjumikativ/ adj. {disapproving) (of
a person A) not willing to talk to other people or give opinions %n'>iglft;
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