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expect somebody to come at such short notice. JcAAif- 61 # Kfi $J, X A' ifi A 'If T "G„ 0 He was being totally unreasonable about it. life          0X M 7b- fM® •■<, Pm

reasonable ► un rea son-able ness noun [U] un-rea- son-ably /-abli/ adv.

unreasoning /An'riizamrj/ adj. [usually before noun]

(formal) not based on facts or reason &flljjift; ftfeASI '14ft; A^A$tft H32S irrational: unreasoning fear

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unrecognizable (BrE also -is-able) /.Anrekag- 'naizabl/ adj. (of a person or thing Af&##0 so changed or damaged that you do not recognize them or it

( icSfe# ) /ttuifiAft; AiAiR^jft: He was unrecog­nizable without his beard, \fa 5'J          #3 ft, ft A iA # M life

ft0 FT2ia RECOGNIZABLE

unrecognized (BrE also -ised) /An'rekagnaizd/ adj. 1 that people are not aware of or do not realize is important A$itiHf!]; M&H&ft; A^SU0: The problem of ageism in the workplace often goes unrecog­nized.     M U »          2 (of a

person A) not having received the admiration they deserve for sth that they have done or achieved

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un-re-con-structed /.Anriikan'strAktid/ adj. [only before noun] (disapproving) (of people and their beliefs AAff#) not having changed, although the situation they are in has changed ff ftft; j®@ftlBft; >FJffiJ&ife

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unrecorded /.Anri'kordid; NAmE -'koird-/ adj. not written down or recorded A^jftft; AiBIfeft; A^ft ft : Many crimes go unrecorded. fl tf A iB spc

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Uh-re-fined /.Anri'faind/ adj. 1 (of a substance kaffjf) not separated from the other substances that it is combined with in its natural form AMI'Jft; ^ASU&ft: unrefined sugar ||2 (of a person or their behaviour Af&tr A) not polite or educated MMft; AAlflft; $feA3£#ft

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un-re-gen-er-ate /,Anri'd3enarat/ adj. (formal) not trying to change your bad habits or bad behaviour M. >1

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un related /.Anri'leitid/ adj. 1 not connected; not related to sth else A A ft; AM A ft ET2T1 uncon­nected: The two events were totally unrelated. j&Mft #SAMft0 2 (of people, animals, etc. A,      not

belonging to the same family A HA I®] — Mfik (        -*

) ft; A^^AI^ft QEQ RELATED

unrelenting /.Anri'lentir// adj. (formal) 1 (of an unpleasant situation ftAAI&ftMffi) not stopping or becoming less severe f# ^ ft; A IS M ft; ^AAItt HTTl RELENTLESS: unrelenting pressure ^IsTA^ft/BA 0 The heat was unrelenting. AftAft         2 if a

person is unrelenting, they continue with sth without considering the feelings of other people Aiflf ft relentless : He was unrelenting in his search for the truth about his father, fit AM • MJlii-fi Aft A'ftfe^Aft ft ► un-re-lent-ingly adv.

un re li able /.Anri'laiabl/ adj. that cannot be trusted or depended on A ft M 6A ft fl: ft ft : The trains are notoriously unreliable. A#ift#4Ji'£tSft£fto^ 0 He’s totally unreliable as a source of information. itkitftftft SAifeAftfdo EH2 reliable ► un re li abil ity fxnn- .laia'bilati/ noun [U]: the unreliability of some statistics

un re lieved /,Anri'li:vd/ adj. (formal) (of an unpleasant situation ^Aft'Aftlfift) continuing without changing

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un re markable /,Anri'ma:kabl; NAmE -'mairk-/ adj. ordinary; not special or remarkable in any way — $£

ft ; A# (ft ; -ft/t ftT 0ft: an unremarkable life

un-re-marked /.Anri'maikt; NAmE -'mairkt/ adj. (formal) not noticed AA M:: His absence went unremarked.

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unremitting /.Anri'mitir)/ adj. (formal) never stopping , A#ft; A Kfe.ft»; I## A ft : unremitting hostility

Al Alt t? ftStM ► un-re^mit-ting-ly adv.: unremittingly gloomy weather iWAW'MKXK \ un re peat able /.Anri'piitabl/ adj. 1 too offensive or shocking to be repeated ( 0 l^Eik^AittsjC ) ASSM ft , A IS I.S ft : He called me several unrepeatable names, life J Jl ft A IS A ft (ft if 0 2 that cannot be repeated or done again Aft M M ft; A M 'M W: an unrepeatable experience A Rf fi ^ M f*TiT3 repeat- able

un-re-pent-ant /.Anri'pentant/ adj. showing no shame about your actions or beliefs       ; Atf fn&A M

©A4BW EHH repentant ► un-re-pent-ant-ly adv. un-re-port-ed /,Anri'po:tid; NAmE -'po:rt-/ adj. not reported to the police or sb in authority or to the public A#3f6A        Many cases of bullying

go unreported.

un-rep-re-sen-ta-tlve /.An.repri'zentativ/ adj. ~ (of sb/ sth) not typical of a group of people or things and therefore not useful as a source of information about that group AHM&J;      Hn untypical- an

unrepresentative sample         A'l’t&^q” EH3 repre­

sentative

un-re-quit-ed /.Ann'kwaitid/ adj. (formal) (of love ^'|f) not returned by the person that you love      ;

—compare requite

un-re-served /,Anri'z3:vd; NAmE -'Z3:rvd/ adj. 1 (of seats in a theatre, etc.          not paid for in advance;

not kept for the use of a particular person A ft M iT ; | ft | W 2 (formal) complete and without any doubts (tfJ ; #J; AM W ; He offered us his unreserved apologies. ifaifaM.HkftSjTlitTit unreservedly /,Anri'z3:vidli; NAmE -'Z3:rv-/ adv. completely; without hesitating or having any doubts ififa', A^^M: We apologize unreservedly for any offence we have caused. A A #    ,

un re solved /.Anri'zDlvd; NAmE -'zailvd/ adj. (formal) (of a problem or question ft S ft; ft) not yet solved or answered; not having been resolved A JnLitfft; Aft?^

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un-re-spon-sive /.Anri'spnnsiv; NAmE -'spa:n-/ adj. ~ (to sth) (formal) not reacting to sb/sth; not giving the response that you would expect or hope for Aft.JSi$J;

a politician who is unresponsive to the mood of the country 4

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un-rest /An'rest/ noun [U] a political situation in which people are angry and likely to protest or fight ; if fiL ; if : industrial/civil/social/political/popular unrest X ik / A fe7 ft A / i[&     / K A $    0 There is

growing unrest in the south of the country. AS left

un-re-strained /.Anri'streind/ adj. (formal) not con­trolled; not having been restrained Aft f'J ft ; ftAil ft ; A iJO M ft ft : unrestrained aggression If: A # ft

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un restricted /.Anri'stnktid/ adj. not controlled or limited in any way ft PI ffp] ft HT71 unlimited : We have unrestricted access to all the facilities.

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un re ward ed /.Anri'woidid; NAmE -'wo:rd-/ adj. not receiving the success that you are trying to achieve Aftftft; AAft:      Real talent often goes

unrewarded. & iH ft Aft'$' ftlf'^o un re ward ing /.Anri'woidir); NAmE -'wo:rd-/ adj. (of an activity, etc. t£if¥f) not bringing feelings of satisfaction or achievement A ftA ill A ft ; A SB ftA W. it, fc lift

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un ripe /.An'raip/ adj. not yet ready to eat ( ft#/ ) AJ& Eft: unripe fruit AEftftA EQJRIPe un-rivalled (especially BrT) (NAmE usually un-nvaled) /An'raivld/ adj. (formal) better or greater than any other Aftf&tBft; A$.ft S£] unsurpassed un-roll /An'raol; NAmE An'roul/ verb 1 if you unroll paper, cloth, etc. that was in a roll or if it unrolls, it opens and becomes flat (    1$

ft, Mft: [VN] We unrolled our sleeping bags. fMlfTft