undetectable
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prostitution and other undesirable
practices lASfn^ftfe A H.£j^ E22 desirable ► un desir ably /-abli/ adv.
»noun [usually pi.] a person who is not wanted in a particular
place, especially because they are considered dangerous or criminal A [§. T: He’s
been mixing with drug
addicts and other undesirables.
un detect able /.Andi'tektabl/ adj. impossible to see or find3fAjiLW; ^AtBW; ATJIATW: The sound is virtually
undetectable to the human ear.
A?)® W D/f #I*J W o ESH DETECTABLE un detect ed /.Andi'tektid/ adj. not noticed by anyone A M fE .11W : How could anyone break
into the palace undetected? %'aA#A$X MA:EiWAJi:SnA? O The disease often goes/remains undetected for many years.
un-deterred /,Andi‘t3:d; NAmE -'t3ird/ adj. if sb is undeterred by sth, they do not
allow it to stop them from doing sthj$3SW; Mt&W; AliA^W un devel oped /.Andi'velapt/ adj. 1 (of land ±iffe) not used for farming, industry,
building, etc. A JF J! W; A5'J W ; A X A W 2 (of a country H M) not having modern
industries, and with a low standard of living A A 1* W; W 3 not grown to full
size A W A & W; A AXAWW: undeveloped limbs AWAXW0M — compare
UNDERDEVELOPED
undid pt of undo
un-dies /'Andiz/ noun [pi.] (informal) underwear pt| A ;
MA
undifferentiated /.Andifa'renjieitid/ adj. having parts that you cannot distinguish between; not
split into different parts or sections W;
XAXW;
— ff W: a view of society as
an undifferentiated whole iA A ft & it — A H
ff W M & 0 an undifferentiated
target audience AXIHW g
undignified /An'dignifaid/ adj. causing you to look silly and to lose the respect of
other people A^flW;
AAfWW; AfEfiW: There was an undignified
scramble for the best seats. AWfvT,
{*03 DIGNIFIED
un diluted /.Andai'luitid; BrE also -'ljuitid/ adj. 1 (of a liquid ftjtff) not made weaker by having water
added to it; not having been diluted
A^tRW; A##W 2 (of a feeling or quality 'If ^ pp M) not mixed or combined with anything and therefore very
strong 4( fp: W;
W; v&$lW; ®^J¥
mm* c
un discharged /,Andis'tJa:d3d; NAmE -’tja:rd3d/ adj. (law W) an undischarged bankrupt is a person who has
been officially stated to be bankrupt by a court but who still has to pay his
or her debts ( ) A?#^
mm
un dis cip lined /.An'disaplind/ adj. lacking
control and organization; behaving badly A W W ; AM®
W; ESQ disciplined
un dis closed /.Andis'klauzd; NAmE -'klouzd/
adj. not made known or told to anyone; not
having been disclosed AM® W; A£-XW; f£^W: He was paid an
undisclosed sum. flfeffPJT—A#W$$o un-dis-cov-ered /.Andis’kAvad; NAmE -ard/
adj. that has not been found or noticed; that
has not been discovered A&PJ ( lfc£iftPJ ) W; AttlW: a previously undiscovered talent
l^Fjy AMAMWXA un dis guised /.Andis’gaizd/ adj. (especially
of a feeling A fa ^ 'I#) that you do not try to hide from other people; not disguised MM W; iDW; AiPitfftW: a look of undisguised
admiration undismayed /.Andis’meid/ adj. [not before noun]
(formal) not worried or
frightened by sth unpleasant or unexpected ^h^A^; A1t&; HX undaunted undisputed /.Andi’spjuitid/ adj. 1 that cannot be
questioned or proved to be false; that cannot be disputed AWf iW; ^ A15 IRlW; A Rl It W
HTl irrefutable : undisputed
facts A§tiWf ^ 2 that everyone
accepts or recognizes T* A/ W; A iA W: the
undisputed champion of the world £ iA W tS
undistinguished /.AndistirjgwiJ’t/ adj. not very interesting,
successful or attractive A A W; A K. W; ft W; A M 31A W: an undistinguished career A Hi W IRikXti rrm distinguished un-dis-turbed /,Andi’st3:bd; NAmE -'st3:rbd/ adj. 1 [not usually before noun] not moved or touched
by anyone or anything AM&%} ( A ) Pin untouched: The treasure had lain undisturbed for centuries, ffi Ift ^ A A $A;1£iffe#M7
JLAt&^Eo 2 not interrupted by anyone A^ltiftW; AMfTlfW HTn uninterrupted : She succeeded in working undisturbed for a
few hours, fttfe X^WAA^TMXff AXA/TBto 3 [not usually before noun] ~ (by sth) not affected or upset
by sth A i; Ift X; 0EEI unconcerned : He seemed undis
turbed by the news of her death. ftfe^&lfeW
AiRftlX fcib A^o — compare disturbed un-div-ided /.Andi'vaidid/ adj. 1 not split into smaller
parts; not divided A ft] X W; AXXW; tgSIW:
an undivided
Church AXilXMWfStz^ 2 [usually before noun] total; complete; not
divided A*XW; 4fenflW; AftW: undivided loyalty MIIA A' o You must be prepared to give the
job your undivided attention.
undo /An'du:/ verb (un-does /xn'dxz/, un-did /An'did/, un-done /An'dAn/) [VN]
1 to open sth that is fastened, tied or wrapped JJ ff; ffljf; : to undo a button/knot/zip, etc. MAM
in, ffl-JfMtn. 0 to undo a jacket/shirt, etc.
OI undid the package and took out
the books. JJc ft JF A A A c E33 do up 2 to cancel
the effect of sth jgih ( ^#W^B|r] ) : He
undid most of the good work of the previous manager, life 0 It’s not too late to try and undo some of the damage. [A $kl$: bP ffWi. ASA/N'A^o 0 UNDO (= a command on a
computer that cancels the previous action) [tig ( if
^#lW£EMtH A ) 3 [usually passive] (formal) to make sb/sth fail fflBC;
The
team was undone by the speed and strength of their opponents. &AlAM)tfXW3lJf
fflffcAXJ&To un-dock /An'dnk; NAmE -’da:k/ verb [VN] (computing if) to remove a computer
from a docking station ttl H22dock
un-do-ing /An'duinj/ noun [sing.] the reason why sb
fails at sth or is unsuccessful in life AI&W IfPiS EY771 downfall: That one mistake was his undoing.
A^'fSo
un-done /An'dAn/ adj. [not usually before noun] 1 (especially of
clothing Alt AM) not fastened or tied AfP; A^; Her blouse had come undone, WMI^fP
To 2 (especially of work A It
Iff) not finished A^Mi; A^: Most of the work had been left
undone.
I#2T&111 3 (old use) (of
a person A)
defeated and without any hope
for the future A $; -MAM; AtbAXB
un doubt ed /An'dautid/ adj. [usually before
noun] used
to emphasize that sth exists or is definitely true A15 W; fil^W; "fMTiW\W H33indubitable: Shehasan undoubted talent as an organizer. M W fift ^ MIRXtL ► un doubt ed ly adv.: There
is undoubtedly a great deal of truth in what he says. fifeJMWWiiA^AliPII^'lf „ undreamed-of
/An'drirmd
nv; NAmE av/ (also undreamt-of /An'dremt dv; NAmE av/ especially in BrE) adj. much more or much
better than you thought was possible $: M XM W; i® PJ W: undreamed-of
success ;#HAPJ WJ58$J un-dress /An'dres/ verb, noun
u verb to take off your
clothes; to remove sb else’s clothes ( ■ ) J3&AM: [V] She undressed and got into bed. M
MAX A To o [VN] to undress a child DAMMAM 0 He got undressed in a small
cubicle next to the pool. mffM Affe^WAMA^MMMTAMo E33 dress mnoun [U] (formal) the fact of sb wearing no, or few, clothes ^ m# : He appeared at the window in a state
of undress. fifeAMXfhJJlMHUo