HfeSo 3 [sing.] a set of experiences of a particular type ( 3S# )    the moral universe

uni-Ver-Slty 0-w /ju:m'V3:sati; NAmE -'V3:rs-/ noun [C, U] (pi. -ies) (abbr. Univ.)

an institution at the highest level of education where you can study for a degree or do research (         ) ft

7;     Is there a university in this town?

ftjc ifftAftft7? 0 Ohio State University j'\]fL ft

7 0 the University of York ftlj£ft7 0 York University ft ft 7 o (BrE) Both their children are at university, jtkf] (f) li 7 ® 7 f&.ft ± X 7 o O (BrE) He’s hoping to go to university next year, flkftl!|9[]ftils±ft7o 0 a univer­sity course/degreeAecturer ft 7      / 7 fv / i#

p note at college —see also state university ftm the university of 'life (informal) the experience of life thought of as giving sb an education, instead of the person gaining formal qualifications A7ft7 (

fl)tf7IE5t7Jft ) : a degree from the university of life X%.X¥f£isL

Unix™ /'juimks/ noun [U] (computing if) an operating system which can be used by many people at the same time * Unix     ( nJ#t^A|W]Nlif] )

unjust /,An'd3Ast/ adj. not deserved or fair ft^TEfl; ft£l£6<J; ftiEftto: an unjust law 022

just ► un just ly adv. : She felt that she had been unjustly treated. Mft# i B [ft III 7^477 Eft#ilL un justi fi able /An'd3Astifaiabl/ adj. (of an action impossible to excuse or accept because there is no good reason for it ft if Ifa# 67 A&ggtfj; AJE^MEfi PP371 indefensible: an unjustifiable delay rma justifiable ► un jus ti fi ably /-abli/ adv. un justified /An’d3AStifaid/ adj. not fair or necessary ft^JEfft; ftjESW; ft/J&iftJ H77I unwarranted: The criticism was wholly unjustified. iA # Eft Itt if ft A Je ft£7Eft0 022 justified

un kempt /.An'kempt/ adj. (especially of sb’s hair or general appearance %Yb ftftliJt^f'Sn!) not well cared for;

not neat or tidy ft Si Eft; jiiftEft; ftffci£i|SEft EEC3 dishevelled : greasy, unkempt hair    jUS Eft

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un kind 0-w /.An'kaind/ adj.

- (to sb/sth) (to do sth) unpleasant or unfriendly; slightly cruel ft ft It (ft; ft^lft; ftgftEft; an unkind remark ft AII Eft i% o He was never actually unkind to them. SAIfeAAft)ftlMnft£F 0 0 It would be unkind to go without him.      ftft^UA T 0

PTJ3 kind ► un kind ly adv.: ‘That’s your problem,’ she remarked unkindly. “MJiftEft0Mo ” hkMW-ifa0 un kind ness noun [U]

un-know-able /An'nauabl; NAmE -'nou-/ adj. (formal) that cannot be known ft il Eft ; ft Rf. Eft : a distant, unknowable divine power jMSftoJEft# X un know ing /An’nauiq; NAmE -’nou-/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal) not aware of what you are doing or what is happening   fijGft; ft^^lft; ftftJIft: He was

the unknowing cause of all the misunderstanding, if ft l£ 7 31 £2 7 & ik£o — compare knowing ► un- know-ing-ly adv. : She had unknowingly broken the rules. Mft;E73E7Mo

un known tH* /.An'naun; NAmE -'noun/ adj., noun m adj. 1 ~ (to sb) not known or identified ft ^0 Eft; ft # Eft; ft ® fill iA Eft: a species of insect previously unknown to science # ¥ ± W itu l*] ft 7 &? Eft — # H ft 0 He was trying, for some unknown reason, to count the stars, ft frl fnf tk, fife IS] Wt 5II o o The man’s identity remains unknown. & # M 7fft.# $& H7 M „ 2 (of people A) not famous or well known ft ft £ Eft ; A £ Eft : an unknown actor   AEftjilM 0 The author is virtually

unknown outside Poland, ft #£ ft \X lb , Mm. Yf # A Ptf l: H X A $0 o 3 never happening or existing /A ft A ft Eft; A ft ft ft Eft : The disease is as yet unknown in Europe (= there have been no cases there). Al^ftft^CjW thSHilo 0 It was not unknown for people to have to wait several hours (= it happened sometimes).

m an .unknown 'quantity a person or thing whose qualities or abilities are not yet known ftftpffc ( ta® ft'/tH; TftfiiEA&ft A ) unknown to sb without the person mentioned

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being aware of it • •• j^ft^bl; f£• • • liftt£l!: Unknown to me, he had already signed the agreement. if W H B

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m noun 1 the unknown [sing ] places or things that are not known about ft ft! Eft ff ft (       ) : a journey

into the unknown       0 a fear of the unknown

2 [C] a person who is not well known A igft; ft Eft A: A young unknown played the leading role. Mft# iftH-ftftft^^-lftft^Ao 3 [C] a fact or an influence that is not known ft Bf] Eft If ; ft ft 0 % ; There are so many unknowns in the proposal.

55 H ^ ft ft ft ^0 Wi X £ 7 o 4 [C] (mathematics WO a quantity that does not have a known value ft^Bffc; ft it: X and Y in the equation are both unknowns. ftftXfl YU^^Wto

the .Unknown 'Soldier noun [sing.] a soldier who has been killed in a war, whose body has not been identified, and who is buried in special ceremony. The Unknown Soldier is a symbol for all the soldiers killed in a particular war or in wars generally. $c± (ft

ftpftt#± ) : the tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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un-lace /An'leis/ verb [VN] to undo the laces of shoes, clothes, etc. ffi-ff ( ^7. ‘ ftIR# ) ft^7 022 LACE up

un-laden /.An'leidn/ adj. (technical ftif) (of a vehicle ft ffi^) not loaded ft 1% is ft; $ ft ft: a vehicle with an unladen weight of 3 000 kgftfiSff^ftf^ft — compare laden(I)

un lawful /Anlorfl/ adj. (formal) not allowed by the law ft'a'&ft; ft&ft; iifeft HT1 illegal 022 lawful ► un-law-fuMy /-fali/ adv.

unlawful 'killing noun (law W) a murder or other killing which is considered a crime, for example when a person dies because sb is careless ft 'ft 7: A ( If

0                  M M flk A ft ft ) : The two police officers were accused of unlawful killing. j&W^WMMSftft^Ao

un lead ed /.An'ledid/ adj. (of petrol/gas ft, ft WL ^ H) not containing lead and therefore less harmful to the environment Aloft; 7#l5ft 022 leaded ► un lead­ed noun [U]: Unleaded is cheaper than diesel. Al&flft

unlearn /.An'toin; NAmE ,An'l3:rn/ verb [VN] to deliber­ately forget sth that you have learned, especially sth bad or wrong i&jt&ip (  ) ; M

ft: You’ll have to unlearn all the bad habits you learned with your last piano teacher.

un-leash /An'liiJ/ verb [VN] ~ sth (on/upon sb/sth) to suddenly let a strong force, emotion, etc. be felt or have an effect A#; ft: The govern­ment’s proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. Sfc if ft ||  1A 7 fr W ^ ft trt iX M „

un leav ened /,An'levnd/ adj. (of bread ® ^) made without any yeast and therefore flat ft A lift;

#ft; ^Effift — see also leaven n. un less o-w /an'les/ conj.

1                  used to say that sth can only happen or be true in a

particular situation ^ ft.;         ft^E ■ • • ‘If       : You won’t

get paid for time off unless you have a doctor’s note. ]^ft

ftJ/i'J^7±M(Ift7XMo 0 1 won’t

tell them—not unless you say I can.          

ft ifo ft ft o 0 Unless I’m mistaken, she was back at work yesterday. |&ftj£$id^7, Mji(ftA0ft±afto o He hasn’t got any hobbies—unless you call watching TV

a hobby. im fifiXMM        p|ft#Mf

Itf B 2 used to give the only situation in which sth will not happen or be true ^ ft ;   : I sleep with the

window open unless it’s really cold, ft ft ft 7 ^<7,

0 Unless something unexpected happens, I’ll see you tomorrow, in ft ft ttS jg ft, ft 9^ ft A if 0 0 Have a cup of tea—unless you’d prefer a cold drink?

»E    ft Ifc U Jfc $ fA ? II1313 Unless is used to

talk about a situation that could happen, or something that could be true, in the future. If you know that something has not happened or that sth is not true, use