un dressed /An'drest/ adj. [not usually before noun] not wearing any clothes ifcM; —*M7££: She began to get undressed (= remove her clothes). kfe jfith J3ftA7c§L

Pirn DRESSED

un-drink-able /An'drirjkabl/ adj. not good or pure enough to drink 7if#tA#J(ft'i 7isB161 ELQ drink­able

undue /,An'dju:; NAmE ,An'du:/ adj. [only before noun] (formal) more than you think is reasonable or necessary 7ilS61; M5k61; Mft 61 H3U excessive: They are taking undue advantage of the situation. ftMllMkklilTi 7 & # ‘If Pi o 0 The work should be carried out without undue delay.     3^0^. o We did

not want to put any undue pressure on them.     7$S

KA0 — compare due adj.{6) undulate /'Andjuleit; NAmE -d3a-/ verb [V] (formal) to go or move gently up and down like waves A;

Wi% '. The countryside undulates pleasantly.

un du la tion /.Andju'leijn; NAmE #30-/ noun [C, U] a smooth curving shape or movement like a series of waves       1fc$r; WM

un duly /.An'djuili; NAmE .An'duili/ adv. (formal) more than you think is reasonable or necessary M5k; MS; 7ii:'!i J& excessively: He did not sound unduly worried at the prospect, jik61nMiff±AMiIf:A775k fH.tic o 0 The levels of pollution in this area are unduly high. 7i&K(ftY5^ll§:Mi$io 0 The thought did not disturb her unduly. & 7 *1 m A & # th M M ft M ® „ — compare duly(1)

undying /An'daur)/ adj. [only before noun] lasting for ever AfI61; AA61; 715(ft H7TI eternal: undying love TktlWic

un earned /,An'3:nd; NAmE ,An'3:md/ adj. [usually before noun] used to describe money that you receive but do not earn by working A 5k jff % (ft : Declare all unearned income. — iJJA5k^jff#61i|fc:A#l$# A flL un-earth /An'3:0; NAmE An'3:r0/ verb [VN] 1 to find sth in the ground by digging jg$3; ti;       EHZ1 dig

up: to unearth buried treasures }£ $3 Jfe 7 IS 61 ^ X 2 to find or discover sth by chance or after searching fork (   nm, ®M KEJdigup: I

unearthed my old diaries when we moved house. f§CH$ MM,      7 g B (ft IB 0 iSo O The newspaper has

unearthed some disturbing facts.       7 '~"-®4‘ A7

un earth ly /An'3:01i; NAmE -'3:r0-/ adj. [usually before noun] very strange; not natural and therefore fright­ening   ##(KJ; Ag£S£ll; SWWft: an unearthly

cry 70 an unearthly light g-#61 jt iTTfTil at an unearthly 'hour (informal) very early, espe­cially when this is annoying jg-f-; M5k (ft -¥■: The job involved getting up at some unearthly hour to catch the first train.         A#® AEA7»

un-ease /An'iiz/ (also un-easi-ness /An'iizinas/) noun [U, sing.] the feeling of being worried or unhappy about sth 73c; flfcJtg;       EEC] anxiety: a deep feeling/sense

of unease 'M M (ft tit ft >M / tt B M iR 0 There was a growing unease about their involvement in the war. fMl 0 i&7Ao 0 He was unable to hide his unease at the way the situation was developing.

un easy /An'iizi/ adj. 1 ~ (about sth/about doing sth)

feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situ­ation, especially because you think that sth bad or unpleasant may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is right IS 7'(ft; A ft 61; 7:£ (ft PTifl anxious : an uneasy laugh 7 SM (ft AH o He was beginning to feel distinctly uneasy about their visit. life M M l (ft it A       ife 1$        B A o 0 She felt uneasy

about leaving the children with them, IE f£ 7 # # in itk71, ife'blrfchAliWo O note at worried 2 not certain to last; not safe or settled 7 It X (ft ; H 7 ft (ft; 7 fife (ft: an uneasy peace 7£7#A6Hfl7 0 The two sides eventually reached an uneasy compromise. M. fi jft j&jA 7 W Bl (ft c 3 that does not enable you to relax or feel comfortable ^ A7Ac(ft ; #A7^i (ft; 7 Alt (ft: She woke from an uneasy sleep to find

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the house empty. MBi #7 AH, HA Bi A %M 7 E 3? A - ' A o 4 used to describe a mixture of two things, feelings, etc. that do not go well together 7 lH it (ft; .7 t-friff 61; 7 if 61: an uneasy mix of humour and violence mIk-%H h (ft 7 jjf £1 # 0 Old farmhouses and new villas stood together in uneasy proximity. ®£IB(ftA#7f$r|ff61 M It rfnXL, H7HiMo ► un-eas-ily /An'iizili/ adv.:

I wondered uneasily what he was thinking. l^'[i'IS7 A,

7 life III ® it $E ft o 0 She shifted uneasily in her chair. M^X7AAbf£lf7±#5lo 0 His socialist views sit uneasily with his huge fortune. (fk^TTAMM^, M Mftkim±£±AM*&&7Ao un eat able /An'iitabl/ adj. (of food # $j) not good enough to be eaten 7t£R£61; 7S#f0 61 —see also

INEDIBLE

un-eat-en /An'iitn/ adj. not eaten Ai£61 : Bill put the uneaten food away. tb7IE'Sife61#tli[jc7 un eco nom ic /.An.iika'nnmik; ,An,ek-; NAmE -'nciim-/ adj. 1 (of a business, factory, etc. ik Ik 7 7 A ^) not making a profit 7 Mfj 61; 7(ft ECC] unprofit­able : uneconomic industries 7 (ft 7r ik CEOQ

ECONOMIC 2 = UNECONOMICAL

un-eco-nom-ic-al /.An.irka'nnmikl; ,An,ek-; NAmE -'na:m-/ (also un-eco-nom-ic) adj. ~ (to do sth) using too much time or money, or too many materials, and there­fore not likely to make a profit fllff 61; 7T>f&(ft; 7 M$f£ft: It soon proved uneconomical to stay open 24 hours a day. 0% 24        ^7^i7(fto

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un-edify-ing /An'edifanrj/ adj. (fotmal, especially BrE) unpleasant in a way that makes you feel disapproval kf A 61;      61; Wft MX 61: the unedifying sight of

the two party leaders screeching at each other ^!gMA61il^'itf: — compare edifying un-edu-cated /An‘ed3ukeitid/ adj. having had little or no formal education at a school; showing a lack of education A^IkW61; AlkX&l; ftfcAlk#61: an uneducated workforce ftfe7lkW610 an unedu­cated point of view A£fl61kffiA — compare educated un-elect-ed /.Am'lektid/ adj. not having been chosen by people in an election A ^ 35 61; M & 61: unelected bureaucrats A^i^61'i',®f

un emo tion al /.Am'maujbnl; NAmE -‘mou-/ adj. not showing your feelings 7£If (ft; 7^lAfe61; 7# (ft: an unemotional speech 7'H (ft iff it 0 She seemed very cool and unemotional, ktk JM# + 5k If °          E33

emotional ► un emo tion al ly adv. un-employ-able /^mm'ploiabl/ adj. lacking the skills or qualities that you need to get a job 7 61 ( @

) Ena EMPLOYABLE

un-employed o™ /.Amm'plaid/ adj. without a job although able to work Aik 61; f#ik(ft;

7      61 BQ3 jobless : How long have you been

unemployed? |^Aik^A7? 0 an unemployed builder Aik61fi^[lA ►the un-employed noun [pi.] : a programme to get the long-term unemployed back to work HS!lAS!Aik#1^ft7fk61it$] o I’ve joined the ranks of the unemployed (= I’ve lost my job). lklPA7

Aik# (ft It #7

un employ ment /.Amm'ploimant/ noun [U]

1 the fact of a number of people not having a job; the number of people without a job Aik; Aik Aik: an area ofhigh/low unemployment A ik A- (ij / {ft 61 Jtii K 0 rising/,falling unemployment Jzkf-lft / 71^61^:#.^ O It was a time of mass unemployment. ^ Pi# Altt AAiko 0 measures to help reduce/tackle unemployment h £fc#Aik-/tftj»Aik1t-«6Mii' o the level/rate of unemployment Aik A^k / -A 0 unemployment benefit/ statistics Aik## /   2 the state of not having

a job Aik;  : Thousands of young people are

facing long-term unemployment. A 7 7 A 61 # A 71§] f#ik>Ai£o — compare employment unem ployment benefit (BrE) (US unem ployment compensation) noun [U] (also unemployment benefits [pi.]) money paid by the government to sb who is unemployed Aik## ( jjfc^# ) Aik#^r#: