un con trol lable /.Ankan'traolabl; NAmE -'trou-/ adj. that you cannot control or prevent $!] ft)';

it ft); ££ ft ft ftj: an uncontrollable temper g ffjij ft ft ftj (i$ft 0 uncontrollable bleeding it ft ft ftjjiiLlfil 0 I had an uncontrollable urge to laugh. $£23.ftft:!S5£o 0 The ball was uncontrollable. )ftj$r|jiJftft'To 0 He’s an uncontrol­lable child (= he behaves very badly and cannot be controlled).                    fSftJt^fto ► un-con-trol-lably

/-abli/ adv.: She began shaking uncontrollably. M ft &

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un con trolled 0"» /.Ankan'trauld; NAmE -'trould/ adj.

1 (of emotions, behaviour, etc. j[|1#, ftrX^f) that sb cannot control or stop tP rfrJ ft ft ; ft ft M it ftj : uncontrolled anger rfrj ft ft (ft IDS 0 The thoughts rushed into my mind uncontrolled. h|icftM>fto 2 that is not limited or managed by law or rules ftgft# ( i£MIiJ > frjftj ft); Xiftft): the uncontrolled growth of cities                o uncon­trolled dumping of toxic wastes It         ft) $L

— compare controlled

un-con-trover-sial /.An.kDntra'vaiJI; NAmE ,Anka:n- tra'v3:rjl/ adj. not causing, or not likely to cause, any disagreement X;#-i^ftJ; ftzHI^2ft#ftJ: an uncontro­versial opinion X;#i^ftLiSJJiL o He chose an uncontrover­sial topic for his speech, ftX S S ftJil!i#i&# 7-^ftft ^l^^iSCftJi^SSo nran controversial — compare

NON-CONTROVERSIAL

uncon ventional /.Ankan'venjanl/ adj. (often ap­proving) not following what is done or considered normal or acceptable by most people; different and interesting ft ® |B $ ; ftHlW; fr# i| BQU unorthodox : an unconventional approach to the problem                  SIftI?         ftj A ft 0 unconventional

views §\ ftj M jfi Win conventional ► un conven- tion-al-ity /.Ankanvenja'naelati/ noun [U] un-con-ven- tion-al-ly /-Janali/ adv.

un-con-vinced /.Ankan'vinst/ adj. ~ (of sth) | ~ (by sth) | ~ (that ...) not believing or not certain about sth despite what you have been told ftflf ISftj; ftj: I remain unconvinced of the need for change. ft                    ftJi&lc'fto O She seemed unconvinced by their

promises, jtfe U ft ft fg ft ft f|] ftj ft if 0 0 The jury were unconvinced that he was innocent. Pfr^EIlft fgff ft HA $ ftj o PTua convinced

un con vin cing /.Ankan'vinsirj/ adj. not seeming true or real; not making you believe that sth is true ft ft

.ftJC&ft);-ft^AfitM;    I find the

characters in the book very unconvincing. 'fit I# ft ft ftJ A ft M % o o She managed a weak, unconvincing smile, ft M ‘M #F ill — ^ % M „ Win convincing ► un- con-vin-cingly adv.

uncooked /.An'kukt/ adj. not cooked ft?^)f;ft); ftftj HTl raw ; Eat plenty of uncooked fruit and vegetables.

un-cool /.An'kuil/ adj. (informal) not considered accept­able by fashionable young people ft BiM ft); ft iJiii ftj; ftiMftJ; ft “IS” ft) 033cool

un co opera tive /.Ankau'nparativ; NAmE -koo'arp-/ adj. not willing to be helpful to other people or do what they ask ft Jg £ ft ftj; ft JS @S o' ftj PTZ7I unhelpful rrm cooperative

un-co-or-din-ated /.Ankau'aidineitid; NAmE -kou'orrd-/ adj. 1 if a person is uncoordinated, they are not able to control their movements well, and are therefore not very skilful at some sports and physical activities ftj ft ft W i$ftJ; ft ft® ft): ft lift ft) 2 (of movements or parts of the body ftj ft If ft ft) not controlled; not moving smoothly or together ft ft ilft); ft ft ft) 3 (of plans, projects, etc. if^lj, ® @ #) not well organized; with no thought for how the different parts work together ft7cM&Ai#ftj;

un-cork /.An'koik; NAmE -'ko:rk/ verb [vn] to open a bottle by removing the cork from the top ftiFjft'ftiMM 033 CORK

uncorroborated /.Anka'robareitid; NAmE -*ra:b-/ adj. (of a statement or claim p Bg H ft) not supported by

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any other evidence; not having been corroborated Ai$iEft); ft^iiH^ft) EH23unconfirmed un-count-able /An'kauntabl/ (also .non-'count) adj.

(grammar ifjft) a noun that is uncountable cannot be made plural or used with a or an, for example water, bread and information (     ) ftWI^ftj 033 count­

able — compare countless

'uncount noun noun {grammar ifj-}&) o uncountable

PT-I-3 COUNT NOUN

un-couple /.An'kApl/ verb [VN] ~ sth (from sth) to remove the connection between two vehicles, two parts of a train, etc. ft ( ft #S Aft IB# )   Aft (

®ft)Mft )

un-couth /An’ku:0/ adj. (of a person or their behaviour rude or socially unacceptable ft#ft); Aft ft) ; A;lSc#ftJ EE2U coarse-, uncouth laughter J 0 an uncouth young man -ftfttfcftfi<jft$£A un-cover /An‘kAva(r)/ verb [VN] 1 to remove sth that is covering sth fllJFlift: Uncover the pan and let the soup simmer. #1 ftIt,    » 2 to discover

sth that was previously hidden or secret ft M ;

M; HA): Police have uncovered a plot to kidnap the President’s son.        ft) BE i$0

un-covered /An'kAvad; NAmE -ard/ adj. not covered by anything &Mft); 4Wft); AI1W: His head was uncovered.

un-crit-ic-al /.An'kritikl/ adj. (usually disapproving) not willing to criticize sb/sth or to judge whether sb/sth is right or wrong ft Mftt ft ftj; ftfilf^ftj; ftj#fPA#J: Her uncritical acceptance of everything I said began to irritate me. UciftftHESlS, Ji#J#|ic'ft Win critical ► un-crit-ic-al-ly /-ikli/ adv. un-crowd-ed /An'kraudid/ adj. not full of people ft #ft); A A'ftj: The beach was pleasantly uncrowded. M ftttAfti,       033 crowded

un-crowned /.An'kraund/ adj. (of a king or queen Hit) not yet crowned jnj ft jjn M ftj IT»T71 the .uncrowned 'king/'queen (of sth) the person considered to be the best, most famous or successful in a particular place or area of activity ( *JfeKi|&«#4>**£tfJftlA )

unc tion /'Agkjn/ noun [U] 1 the act of pouring oil on sb’s head or another part of their body as part of an important religious ceremony ( j^iStiiftj ) ft ft ?l — see also extreme unction 2 {formal, disapproving) behaviour or speech that is not sincere and that expresses too much praise or admiration of sb

(mm ).;

unc tu ous /'Arjktjuas; NAmE -tjuas/ adj. {formal, disap­proving) friendly or giving praise in a way that is not sincere and which is therefore unpleasant i£j#j ft); ft jf-ftJ; ftl-Sj^ifflft} ► unc tu ous ly adv. un-culti-vated /An'kAltiveitid/ adj. (of land ± jfe) not used for growing crops ft & fflr jfe ftj; ft JF M ft) 033 cultivated

un-curl /.An'k3:l; NAmE -'k3:rl/ verb ~ (sth/yourself) to become straight, or to make sth become straight, after being in a curled position ( ft& ##^^ ) fti; ft 5: [VN] The cat uncurled itself and jumped off the wall. SNSftiSTMMftJlItfto <> [V] The snake slowly uncurled.

033 curl up

uncut /,An'kAt/ adj. 1 left to grow; not cut short ftgi] ftj; ft M ft): The uncut grass came up to her waist. ft i|J ftj  J M ft) Si o 2 (of a book, film/movie, etc.

ft M ^ ^) left in its complete form; without any parts removed; not censored ft PH? ftj; ftPJ ft); .ft ft^ftj: the original uncut version ftPJftftj!^ 3 (of a precious stone g[ W) not shaped by cutting ft||)^ ft); ftjjpXft): uncut diamonds ftH^ftJ^f/fr 4 not cut into separate pieces ft^JiftftJ; ^HftJ: an uncut loaf of breadIftJ®#.

un-dam-aged /An‘daemid3d/ adj. not damaged or spoilt ft ft ft ft); ft IS ft): There was a slight collision but my car was undamaged.

fft o O He emerged from the court case with his reputa­tion undamaged. ftfeftijS f'Piu],