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un dated /.An'deitid/ adj. 1 without a date written or printed on it A'7 0 $!] W: an undated letter —0 Wft 2 of which the date is not known 0 $f|7 W;

B4 |h] 7 7 W: undated archaeological remains 04 |h] A 5ft — compare dated

un-daunt-ed /.An'daintid/ adj. [not usually before noun]

(formal) still enthusiastic and determined, despite difficulties or disappointment M3®; If ffr 7 $£; M®7 H H771 undeterred: He seemed undaunted by all the opposition to his idea. %WS$Illifi7*t, %flA7{J5

un decided /.Andi'saidid/ adj. [not usually before noun] 1 ~ (about sb/sth) | ~ (as to sth) not having made a decision about sb/sth A77±;tc; 7 it 7 A: I’m still undecided (about) who to vote for.

(ft M o 2 not having been decided i*j A M #; ig; M A 7: The venue for the World Cup remains undecided. tk#fTW#AJ'%#>$iAiftA£o — compare decided undeclared /.Andi'klead; NAmE -'klerd/ adj. not admitted to; not stated in an open way; not having been declared A iA W ; A A ft W : No

income should remain undeclared. —bJttftAASjjSAfjsL 0 Undeclared goods (= that the customs are not told about) may be confiscated. AMAWWn RfliM'&il/o undefeat ed /.Andi'fiitid/ adj. (especially in sport 77 ii^l) not having lost or been defeated 7!3£W; A#J3/^tW: They are undefeated in 13 games. ftMH 13 tk || A M fT AL 0 the undefeated world champion

un defend ed /.Andi'fendid/ adj. 1 not protected or guarded 7i&PAW; 7 jJP PA fP W PTiTCI unprotected _: undefended borders 7 Rf i£ # 2 if a case in court is undefended, no defence is made against it Af/t# W;

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undefined /.Andi'faind/ adj. not made clear or definite A (fl ^ W ; A PS ae: W : The money was lent for an undefined period of time. /±S₀

undelete /.Andi'liit/ verb [VN, V] (computing if) to cancel an action of deleting a document, a file, text, etc. on a computer, so that it appears again %$fjfj[^;

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undemand ing /.Andi'maindir)/ adj. 1 not needing a lot of effort or thought 7^A(ft; 7^MW;

W: an undemanding job $£f&W7# 2 (of a person A) not asking for a lot of attention or action from other people 7 3® A W ; ^ U m W EH2

DEMANDING

un-demo-crat-ic /.Andema'kraetik/ adj. against or not acting according to the principles of democracy A K ±(ft; 7 ft W; H it W: undemocratic decisions 7ft]W 0 an undemocratic regime 7® 2/fX. ED33 democratic ► un-demo-crat'ic-aMy /-kli/ adv. ■. an undemo- cratically elected government $. E 11 i o He was accused of acting undemocratically. undemon stra tive /.Andi'mnnstrativ; NAmE -'main-/ adj. not showing feelings openly, especially feelings of affection #&7^7&W; 7Mlif»W EGGI demonstrative

undeni-able /.Andi'naiabl/ adj. true or certain; that cannot be denied 7 7iA W; IS&5 HTfl indisputable: He had undeniable charm. %Jlr77 ^IHA WM Aj o o It is an undeniable fact that crime is increasing.

► un deni ably /-abli/ adv.: undeniably impressive £HA% A fe under 0-w /'_Anda(r)/ prep., adv., adj. u prep. 1 in, to or through a position that is below sth ( M5!k iiM ) ■•■Tffi: Have you looked under the bed? WMT M/I;7'$7f? 0 She placed the ladder under (= just lower than) the window. %fE^7771l77[ifo 0 The dog squeezed under the gate and ran into the road. $JM. rMT&dJ A, £6fiJAl&±A7o 2 below the surface of sth; covered by sth |E --3g®7; 7---Ujltlf: The boat lay under several feet of water. #P A$&ti4E7.K.7£F /h 3 less than; younger than 77; 77; '77; it-- an annual income of under £10 000 7PJ 1 7T# €Kft7MA o It took us under an hour. ji7?£74!Gfl7

III—7B4o O Nobody under 18 is allowed to buy alcohol. Afi 18 7#7#5c?Ilo 4 used to say who or what

controls, governs or manages sb/sth & ••• ( MH

m, ) : The country is now under martial law. 751 M @ HU ftMf* A o 0 The coinage was reformed under Elizabeth I (= when she was queen). i£|I]7 $377®}^' 73— t£B4ft#7M7o 0 She has a staff of 19 working under her. M777 19 75RM7f7 o Under its new conductor, the orchestra has established an international

reputation, , &7AM7TSP*#

#₀ 5 according to an agreement, a law or a system fit #7 MM ( lAiA ) : Six suspects are being

held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. fftDg «P/fit AAffiiAMMffo 0 Under the terms of the lease you had no right to sublet the property. MffiW Aifc W$2J7 0 Is the television still under

guarantee? & £ lA ^ ? 6 experiencing

a particular process • • • Mfl A: The hotel is still under construction. O The matter is under

investigation. 7 affected by sth & • ■ ■

ia f&; B|rI : The wall collapsed under the strain.

J#M0^77S£EM^li7o 0 I’ve been feeling under stress lately. S it i5 PJ jEk A M A ₀ o I’m under no illusions about what hard work this will be. Xf 7 ^

<> You’ll be under

anaesthetic, so you won’t feel a thing, j&f# MttB?, 0flA fh ^ 71!] o 8 using a particular name #], IA

( ®—^ 7 ) : She also writes under the pseudonym of Barbara Vine.

9 found in a particular part of a book, list, etc. fE ■ • ■

T; & ( 45# If it’s not under ‘sports’, try

looking under ‘games’. J^TSAI¹],

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m adv. 1 below sth T ffi: He pulled up the covers and crawled under. Ith fi AF M 7 ^ i'J llo 2 below the surface of water /E/KT : She took a deep breath and stayed under for more than a minute.

MhA/f/K—o The boat was going under fast. 7 Hl&IEffljtTffio 3 less; younger 77; 77; ^7^: prices of ten dollars and under 7At;,$.[A“F(ft^/fftf& 0 children aged 12 and under * 12 7 AlATWJLlr 4 in or

into an unconscious state A; P§A#i§A^: He

felt himself going under,

■ adj. [only before noun] lower; underneath $£jl£(ft; Tffi (ft: the under layer 7® (ft—M <> the under surface of a leaf Pf 7(ft#®

under- /'Anda(r)/ prefix 1 (in nouns and adjectives 7) fiX £ 4P ffr W i^) below; beneath ftfl; Ae ••• A T : undergrowth Mfcik 0 undercover Bf AW 2 (in nouns ffcj lower in age or rank ( 7M ) '^7; ( itS'J )

: the under-fives 771A“F WJLIS 0 an undergraduate A7A 3 (in adjectives and verbs f^J®7Wi^4RS&-®) not enough 7A; A: underripe A6/^5 0 undercooked A

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underachieve /.Andara'tXiiv/ verb [V] to do less well than you could do, especially in school work ( At fa 7 -g± ) A^^77, A► under-achievement noun [U] under-achiever noun underage /'Andareid3/ adj. [only before noun] done by people who are too young by law A& ?'J ’?£ ^7 M W A Ik # W; A Ml# AW : underage drinking A M # tA M — see also age

underarm /'Andaraim; NAmE -airm/ adj., adv. uadj. 1 [only before noun] connected with a person’s armpit 8$^W; i"FW: underarm hair/deodorant/ sweating W. 4 ; M 7 ^ / tB 7 2 an underarm

throw of a ball is done with the hand kept below the level of the shoulder 7# ( MfftA ) ©AtW —compare

OVERARM

■ adv. if you throw, etc. underarm, you throw keeping

your hand below the level of your shoulder 77%, IK; 7% ( ) — compare overarm

underbelly /'Andabeli; NAmE -darb-/ noun [sing.] 1 the weakest part of sth that is most easily attacked id M M; At 1177_: The trade deficit remains the soft underbelly of the US economy.

2 the underneath part of an animal ( Ef] % W ) Tl 7 , tt ; (figurative) He became familiar with the dark