un hap pily /An'haepili/ adv. 1 in an unhappy way $£ ]AiA77i&: He sighed unhappily.

7 “ P o 2 used to say that a particular situation or fact makes you sad or disappointed        ; 77i&;

nj '(r iffe saa unfortunately : Unhappily, such good luck is rare, il'fe! WJl,    £? is A7 7 <> 0 His wife,

unhappily, died five years ago. #,$JH777777117

V&To Pm HAPPILY

Un happy Our /An'haepi/ adj. (un-hap-pier, un-happi- est) liljUj More unhappy and most unhappy are also common. * more unhappy ffl most unhappy ft! 7)7 1 not happy; sad 71&7W;

W): to beAook/seem/sound unhappy Hill] / |f5|t /         /

D/f ®771t1A 0 an unhappy childhood 7'l£7fiil1i7 o I didn’t realize but he was deeply unhappy at that time.

2 ~ (about/at/

with sth) not pleased or satisfied with sth 7'tft$J; 7 Afft; 7#t$J: They were unhappy with their accommo­dation.   o He was unhappy at being

left out of the team.   APA^PJ 7®7o

3 (formal) unfortunate or not suitable 7^67 7jg^ (ft : an unhappy coincidence 7 7 (ft Vj ft 0 It was an unhappy choice of words. $P#ffiT5[JI7:ili^lfto ►un­happiness noun [U]

unharmed /An'haimd; NAmE An'hairmd/ adj. not injured or damaged; not harmed 73l7j(ft;

UNHCR /ju: en ,eitf si: 'a:(r)/ abbr. United Nations High Commission for Refugees (an organization whose func­tion is to help and protect refugees)

unhealthy /An'helGi/ adj. 1 not having good health; showing a lack of good health 7 It It (ft; 0!i (ft: They looked poor and unhealthy. i\] # jgSfC- ft ifc  0

unhealthy skin 7HtJ^(ftj£li£ 0 His eyeballs were an un­healthy yellow.          2 harmful

to your health; likely to make you ili/sick ;

(ft;      (ft: unhealthy living conditions ^

0 an unhealthy dietAifestyle 7 g.(ft {I        3 not normal and likely to be harmful

Ix7(ft; 7g#J; Wlflft 0311 unwholesome: Hehad an unhealthy interest in disease and death. tw-fti&(ft AMo       Pm healthy ► un health ily

/-ili/ adv.

un-heard /An'h3:d; NAmE An'h3:rd/ adj. 1 that nobody pays attention to ft A M £  ; 7 M & M : Their

protests went unheard, ftfe 111 (ft ]jl iA A A il 7 <, 2 not listened to or heard 7n)T (ft; 7 ff PJ (ft: a. previously unheard tape of their conversations I^M7D/fM(ftlffeCI'i&

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unheard-of /An'h3id dv; NAmE An‘h3:rd av/ adj. that has never been known or done; very unusual f(j0r7l^l (ft; $ $1 (ft; jg lx. # (ft: He’d dyed his hair, which was almost unheard-of in the 1960s. #,^*7 zk%L, 20 # 60 7 ft H ? j®, (ft ♦ o o It is almost unheard-of for a new band to be offered such a deal.

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un-heat-ed /An'hirtid/ adj. having no form of heating A {& H$ i£ M (ft; ft fit H : an unheated bathroom ft it

pm HEATED

un-heed-ed /An'hiidid/ adj. (formal) that is heard, seen or noticed but then ignored iifM7M67 if off M 7 M (ft; M M. 11(ft: Her warning went unheeded. M (ft W 7 &       1 &>tHo — compare heed

un-help-ful /An'helpfl/ adj. not helpful or useful; not willing to help sb ft £          7K#flfr#J: an

unhelpful response 7^A;M'(ftlxjS o The taxi driver was being very unhelpful. M 7 fcb ifi i t] til 7 # ffl 'it 0 helpful ► un-help-ful-ly /-fali/ adv.

un her ald ed /An'heraldid/ adj. (formal) not previously mentioned; happening without any warning ^ If il R

mmm-,

unhesitating /An'heziteitirj/ adj. done or given immediately and confidently

frO : He gave an unhesitating yes’ when asked if he would go through the experience again,

► un­hesitatingly adv.

| 2203                     uniform

un-hin-dered /An'hindad; NAmE -dard/ adj. without anything stopping or preventing the progress of sb/

sth^Mlft; ifcitSrtfM; mMftm.M: She had unhindered access to the files. M bJ ji M ^    ^ M» 0 He

was able to pass unhindered through several military checkpoints, jife % ft ft m M M&7 » Jl& % m 1b $ f &,

•-—see also hinder

un-hinge /An'hind3/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to make sb mentally ill          ( i^SL )

un hitch /An'hitJ/ verb [VN] to undo sth that is tied to sth else fflff; jfff ; fip W: to unhitch a trailer ^ — see also hitch

un-holy /An’hauli; NAmE -'hou-/ adj. 1 dangerous; likely to be harmful jg ; fi IS W : an unholy alliance between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry          2 not respecting the

laws of a religion 7"7litM(ft ;

Pm holy 3 [only before noun] (informal) used to empha­size how bad sth is ; ftfe&M W: She

wondered how she had got into this unholy mess.

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un-hook /An'huk/ verb [VN] ~ sth (from sth) to remove sth from a hook; to undo the hooks on clothes, etc. fk

^7±&T; fflff (     ) 6U^l7: He unhooked his

coat from the door, faff H ±    7#;-|c 6 O She unhooked

her bra. mMffjmW-*

unhurried /An'hArid; NAmE -’h3ir-/ adj. (formal) relaxed and calm; not done too quickly ; 7'$! 7

f£$J Pm hurried ► un hur ried ly adv.: Lynn walked unhurriedly into the kitchen. # ® 7         7^-ft ffe M M 7

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un-hurt /An'h3:t; NAmE An'h3:rt/ adj. [not before noun] not injured or harmed ft'jtifj;   %MftM

HB7I unharmed : He escaped from the crash unhurt. #, E33HURT

un-hygien-ic /.Anhai'dsiimk; NAmE usually -'d3en-/ adj. not clean and therefore likely to cause disease or infection 7jo W ; 714&d;  ) $J

Pm HYGIENIC

uni /'ju:ni/ noun (BrE, informal) university friends

from uni     0 Where were you at uni? #^®PJL±

W#t*?

uni- /'juini/ combining form (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs        ^^islfPS'Jiel) one; having one

: uniform 7[JUS O unilaterally Wife

uni-cam-eral /juim'kaemaral/ adj. (technical 7iff) (of a parliament i$C £) that has only one main governing

body*RW; -*K'( « ) «l

UNICEF /'juimsef/ abbr. United Nations Children’s Fund (an organization within the United Nations that helps to take care of the health and education of children all over the world)

uni-ce£-lu-lar /ju:m‘seljal0(r)/ adj. (biology £) (of a living thing £.$)) consisting of only one cell :

unicellular organisms

uni-corn /'juimkoin; NAmE -ko:rn/ noun (in stories) an animal like a white horse with a long straight horn on its head (

uni-cycle /'juimsaikl/ (also mono-cycle) noun a vehicle that is similar to a bicycle but that has only one wheel

un-iden-ti-fi-able /.Anai'dentifaiabl/ adj. impossible to identifyHehad an unidentifiable accent, ftfe W P "h MIA iR 0 o Many of the bodies were unidentifiable except by dental records.

eaa identifi­able

un-iden-ti-fied /.Anai'dentifaid/ adj. not recognized or known; not identified 7 ftl 1$; 7 0J ; 7 il iA : an unidentified virus         0 The painting was

sold to an unidentified American dealer (= his or her name was not given).

MAo

lini-form <>*» /■juimfoim; NAmE -fo:rm/ noun, adj.

mnoun [C, U] the special set of clothes worn by all