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un settled /An'setld/ adj. 1 (of a situation MPtS1) that may change; making people uncertain about what might happens ft; A££ft; AXUft; *fr^A£ ft: These were difficult and unsettled times.

M                ft 04 $1 o O The weather has been very unsettled

(= it has changed a lot).                    2 not calm

or relaxed Al*# ft; 'MAAft; A£ft: They all felt restless and unsettled, it ill          I'J M # A fz 0 3 (of an

argument, etc. #• i& that continues without any agreement being reached A ft it ft ; A ft? ft Hn unresolved 4 (of a bill, etc.       not yet paid A4t

ttft; Att'ifft

un settling /An'setlirj/ adj. making you feel upset, nervous or worried ^AA£ (         ©tt ) ft

un-shaded /.An'Jeidid/ adj. (of a source of light ftW) without a shade or other covering ft ( £f ) ^ft; A® I£ft: an unshaded light bulb &AtT^ft un shak able (BrE also un-shake-able) /An’Jeikabl/ adj. (of a feeling or an attitude $jf S&^j£!) that cannot be changed or destroyed At&g^ft; AW#/® ft; MSA &ft; MASlift EEd firm unshaken /.An'Jeikan/ adj. ~ (in sth) not having changed a particular feeling or attitude Mae ft; ft: They remain unshaken in their loyalty. #,ill#5#*>'£< AA^lo

unshaven /.An'Jeivn/ adj. not having shaved or been shaved recently A ®J ft ; A $j M ft: He looked pale and unshaven. ffi ^     X S(J 0 o his

unshaven face 1itSI$ijKI8:SiJftJ& — compare shaven un-sight-ly /An'saitli/ adj. not pleasant to look at ft; A»ft; AttBft BEdugly un-ski I led /, An’skild/ adj. not having or needing special skills or training A#Xft ; ft ( If ) #3iJ&t£ft ; ft ( AS ) SriMft: unskilled manual workers ^B^fft

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SKILLED

un-smil-ing /An'smailirj/ adj. (formal) not smiling; looking unfriendly A ^ W % ft; A 'I# 1$ ft: His eyes were hard and unsmiling, it @   „ ► un-smil-

ing-ly adv.

unsociable /An’saujabl; NAmE -’sou-/ adj. 1 not enjoying the company of other people; not friendly A #^cP^ft; A^l^ft 033 sociable 2 = unsocial un-social /,An’saujl; A/Amf .An'soujl/ (also less frequent un-soci-able) (BrE) adj. outside the normal times of working #IE#X#WlWft; IE#I#04 ft mm: J work long and unsocial hours. 4£Ift04lB]X:, .fife# IE

un sold /.An'sauld; NAmE .An'sould/ adj. not bought by anyone A if A ft ; jcAJI^ft: Many of the houses remain unsold.

unsoli cit ed /.Ansa'lisitid/ adj. not asked for and sometimes not wanted A££^Aft; gAft; ft: unsolicited advice ±zj(j#j| tb ft & 1=r un solved /.An'snlvd; NAmE .An'sarlvd/ adj. not having been solved A ft? <A ft ; A ft? ft : an unsolved murder/mystery/problem ASJSftiiXXft; Aft? JF fti$0; Aft?&ftft®

un sophis ti cated /.Ansa'fistikeitid/ ad/. 1 not having or showing much experience of the world and social situations Qttft; I$M'$ft; #ti:Ai£ft; AittM ft : unsophisticated tastes Q it ft fk. £F 2 simple and basic; not complicated IS X ft ; ft #. ft ; Allfft HTI crude: unsophisticated equipment ftl£ft|SXi&lS

rtT-T-3 SOPHISTICATED

un-sorted /.An'soitid; NAmE -'so:rt-/ adj. not sorted, or not arranged in any particular order A ft; Aj#Ff ft: a pile of unsorted papers —WAi^lftX# un-sound /,An'saund/ adj. 1 not acceptable; not holding acceptable views ^Hl-ft; *1 X IE 61 ft : ideologically unsound        o The use of disposable

products is considered ecologically unsound.       A —-

A m W iA A H '& A M. R ft X & ft B Bft „ 2 containing mistakes; that you cannot rely on X ft; H X f± ft H771 unreliable : The methods used were unsound. ff\ 1£iiftAt&AWIIo 3 (of a building, etc. itSl&l^) in

poor condition; weak and likely to fall down |0 ft ; ffl 1?§ M ft: The roof is structurally unsound. & M ® X ^ @ o [333 sound ► un-sound-ness noun [U] rmi of .unsound ’mind (law #) not responsible for your actions because of a mental illness Jjf 1$ A#,

unsparing /An’spearii]; NAmE -*sper-/ adj. (formal) ~ (in sth) 1 not caring about people’s feelings ArUrft; ft: She is unsparing in her criticism. M ftt if A- X ® 'If o o an unsparing portrait of life in the slums B X ?n 'If ft H 2 giving or given generously W. 11 ft; A Aft; X^ilrft: He won his mother’s unsparing approval. itMUT tikM^kftW^        o — compare

sparing ► un-spar-ing-ly adv.

un-speak-able /An’spiikabl/ adj. (literary, usually disap­proving) that cannot be described in words, usually because it is so bad VJ, Hi P ft; A A ft 333 indescribable ► un speak ably /-abli/ adv.

un-speci-fied /.An’spesifaid/ adj. not stated clearly or definitely; not having been specified A ift Bfj ft ; A M ft: The story takes place at an unspecified date.

un spec tacu lar /,Anspek’taekjala(r)/ adj. not exciting or special XALft; X/i^ft; Wilft: He had a steady but unspectacular career.

un spoiled /,An’spoild/ (BrE also un-spoilt /.An’spoilt/) adj. (approving) 1 (of a place A) beautiful because it has not been changed or built onfliUft;

TE ft 2 (of a person A) not made unpleasant, bad- tempered, etc. by being praised too much AM^ff'ft; AMlf>3:ft [333 SPOILT

un spoken /.An’spaukan/ adj. (formal) not stated; not said in words but understood or agreed between people Aiftttft; A^jAft; ft; -6,WIft HU] unstated: an unspoken assumption Ht'g'ft'fix/S 0 Something unspoken hung in the air between them. 1M1

unsport ing /.An’sportir); NAmE -’spoirt-/ adj. (disap­proving) not fair or generous in your behaviour or treat­ment of others, especially of an opponent in a game

;X£Xft; X^IEAft; (         ) ^SftWitflft

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un-sports-man-like /.An’spoitsmanlaik; NAmE-’spoirts-/ adj. (disapproving) not behaving in a fair, generous and polite way, especially when playing a sport or game

) : unsportsmanlike conduct

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un-stable /An’steibl/ adj. 1 likely to change suddenly A ji/gft ; ^$ft; ^ft^iljft 033 VOLATILE: The political situation remains highly unstable.

If o 2 if people are unstable, their behaviour and emotions change often and suddenly because their minds are upset ( ffA, ) &SA#ft, X#^ft

0                  note at mental 3 likely to move or fall ( ^#ij T ) ft; A#>@ft 4 (technical Ailf) (of a substance $]$) not staying in the same chemical or atomic state All ^ft; m&n^ft: chemically unstable 1t^±Alt^ft [333 stable — see also instability

un-stated /An’steitid/ adj. (formal) not stated; not said in words but understood or agreed between people Ai&ihft;   ; ^'fXIft HE3 un­

spoken : Their reasoning was based on a set of unstated assumptions, it fll ft Jt M Ji & t ^ ^ A 0^ ft IS ^ A *

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un-steady 0-w /An’stedi/ adj.

1                  not completely in control of your movements so that you might fall AHft ; lift: She is still a little unsteady on her feet after the operation.

A.&M A Ho 2 shaking or moving in a way that is not controlled Mt4ft; 14 Ail ft: an unsteady hand ^ t4 ft ¥■ PI3i3 steady ► un stead ily /-ili/ adv. un-steadi-ness noun [U]

un stint ing /An'stintirj/ adj. ~ (in sth) given or giving generously If M ft ; A A ft ; ft PS ft : unstinting support M A ft A 1# O They were unstinting in their praise, itiilffiA££ P 0 ► un-stint-ing-ly adv.