of
the jargon they use is unintelligible to outsiders. fife Cl to A M. ff ig M ft A O/f 7
IS to o ISOS INTELLIGIBLE
► unintelligibly /-abli/ adv. unintended /.Anm'tendid/ adj. an unintended effect, result or meaning is one that you
did not plan or intend to happen Ait$Jto; ?c>lt/to
un in ten tion al /.Anin'tenjanl/ adj.
not done
deliberately, but happening by accident dc# to; I#; Cl
to;
Perhaps I
misled you, but it was quite unintentional (= I did not mean to).
A' M W M. to o rrnni intentional ►
unintentionally
/-Janali/
adv.: They had unintentionally provided wrong information.
flfeCJA;3l4,$ltt7 If A toff Ho un inter est-ed /An'intrastid;
-trest-/ adj. ~ (in sb/sth) not
interested; not wanting to know about sb/sth 7i& )X- ® to;
#Mto; 'M 7 H >l> to: He was totally uninterested in sport.
itfe/3/AWis^4A;Ai&o 0 She seemed cold and uninterested. cj> note
at INTERESTED
un-inter-est-ing /An'intrastirj;
-trest-/ adj. not attracting your attention or interest; not interesting
731A to; AH to; AfPto o note at interested, boring un-inter-rupt-ed /.An.inta'rAptid/ adj.
not stopped or blocked by anything; continuous and not interrupted
7 to; 710] mto; t#^7 Wrto: We had an uninterrupted view of the
stage. fi{\ \ tb'/tHttfe# JEff a „ 0 eight hours of uninterrupted
sleep A77B475£7££toSIB& 0 We managed to eat our meal uninterrupted
by phone calls. ftaAJTRfcT—
un in vited /.Anm’vaitid/ ad/.
doing sth or going somewhere when you have not been asked or invited to, especially
when sb does not want you to AM 3c 7 to;
A
$ it if to; 7 il W M to: uninvited guests at a party IS^XtoAiil^lF o
He turned up uninvited, fife 7 if i 3\ 7 o
un in vit ing /.Anm'vaitir)/ adj.
not attractive or pleasant A
to; 7A to: The water looked cold and
uninviting.
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INVITING
union 0-m /'juinian/ noun
1
[C] = trade/labor
union :
7Ve
joined the union.
fJcELM/jPAX^o
o a union member 2 [C] an
association
or a club for people or organizations with the same interest jj} £; 77; 74±; fH A nP: the
Scottish
students’ union(2) 3 [C] a group of states or
countries that have the same central government or that agree to work together
[WJ M ; : the former Soviet
Union fj $ ik 0 the European Union
gfc #H SK 99 4
civil
war) () mm, m
the
5
[U, sing.] the act of joining two or more things together; the state of being
joined together; the act of two people joining together §£ ft; 2p «•; 7 ft:
a summit to discuss economic and monetary union ^ hf '#F fP 1% ffjM to Jti ibl 7 iX 0 Northern
Ireland’s union with Britain fc gt 7
M IrI H B to ft 0 sexual union '14 ff 6 [C] (old-fashioned)
a marriage AA; MM: Their union was blessed with six children. fM7lJ0
Af#A7JL£0 unionist /'juiniamst/ noun
1 = trade unionist
2
Union ist a person who believes
that
a#, m ft )
3
Union-ist a supporter of the
union ize [BrE also -ise) /'juinianaiz/ verb to
organize people to become members of a trade/labor
union; to become a member of a trade/labor union
)
X7; ( {£ ) jjflAI^: [VN] a unionized
work
force 7 X741to ^^J A o [V] They were forbidden
to unionize, ^ ^ it: J&X & 0 ► union iza tion,
-isa-tion / jurnianai'zeij’n; NAmE
-na'z-/ noun [U] the ,
unique CHr /ju'niik/ ody.
1 being the only one of its kind ut — to; ®J^C-to:
Everyone’s
fingerprints are unique. #7 A to -- dn X to o You can use absolutely, totally or
almost with unique in this meaning. # lit
A W absolutely, totally §£ almost uniquec 2 very special or unusual
34#to; iAlto: a unique talent The
preview
offers a unique opportunity to see the show without the crowds, ffi mm & 7# U 7^ & to M # la^o <> The deal will put the company in a
unique position to export goods to
EHH You can
use more, very, etc. with unique in this meaning, f^jtb
X Rf more, very [# iA unique 0 3 ~ (to sb/sth)
belonging to or connected with one particular person,
place or thing (HA, ) 54Hto, #Hto: an
atmosphere
that is unique to
4
The koala is unique to
H to o ► unique-ly adv.: Her past experience made her uniquely
suited to lead the campaign. MlXStoiMfH
0 The UK,
uniquely, has not had to face the problem of mass unemployment.
@ AMffiXtAItAi' to fn]So 0 He was a uniquely gifted
teacher. unique ness noun
[U]: The author stresses the uniqueness
of the individual.
uni-sex /'juimseks/ adj. intended for or used by both men and
women H ft W S to; 7 H '14 ^ij to
: a unisex hair
salon 0
unisex jeans
uni-son /'juinisn/ noun IHTO1 in unison (with
sb/sth)
5
if people do or say sth in unison, they all do it at the
same time ( )
— M, —fx 2 if people or
organizations are working in unison, they are working
together, because they agree with each other — SSc 7t %}; 3 (music tf) if singers or musicians sing or
play in unison, they sing or play notes at the same pitch or at one or more octaves apart ( )
apf, i«, mm
unit f>w /'jurmt/ noun
►
SINGLE THING #-77^ 1 a single thing,
person or group
that is complete by itself but can also form part of
sth larger J|M4to*tJ ( j£A,
is
the unit of which all living organisms are composed. £0
"KlXtltoHfVo o The basic unit of society
is the family. A± 7 to S A 7 fv
11H lA 2 (business fgj) a single item of the type of product that
a company sells ) ; #-fv: The game’s selling price was $15
per unit. 15 jCo 0 What’s the unit
cost?
m
►
GROUP OF PEOPLE 3 a group of people
who work or live together, especially for a particular purpose JM; 7(A: army/military/police units
IA o Medical units were operating in
the disaster area. IS
fr7M*AKX ft.
►
IN HOSPITAL [£ ^ 4 a department,
especially in a hospital, that provides a particular type of care or treatment!^;
^IX: the intensive
care unit # ^ O a maternity unit #37^4
►
MEASUREMENT if If S ~ (of sth) a fixed
quantity, etc. that is used as a standard measurement Hfv; Htc: a unit of time/length/weight R3 N / A ® / S ft 7 if. o a unit of currency, such as the euro or the dollar ffi ff5 #. fi, $P0C7L^^7t;O Women are advised not to drink
more than fourteen units of alcohol per week. HiJiCjElXc
►
FURNITURE I I 6 a piece of
furniture, especially a cupboard, that fits with and matches others of the same
type
a
fitted kitchen with white units
^Sfe^M.f4to®^ o floor/wall units lb® / i§§Bfi/H4 o bedroom/kitchen/ storage units Ebg /
►
SMALL MACHINE /Jvfcfllf 7 a small machine that
has a
particular purpose or is part of a larger machine #H4; tl#: a waste disposal unit 0
the
central processing unit of a computer 7 ® to A A Xt
mm
IN TEXTBOOK if A 8 one of the parts into which a