unstoppable /An'stopabl; NAmE -‘sta:p-/ adj. that cannot be stopped or prevented ft ft if it ; A nfc Kj it (Hi: an unstoppable rise in prices Aftiflt^J 0

On form, the team was simply unstoppable. % & H.

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un-stressed /An’strest/ adj. [phonetics i# H) (of a syllable # A) pronounced without emphasis A Jf •$;- #j; EGGS stressed

unstructured /An'strAktJad; NAmE -tjard/ adj. without structure or organization An ; ft & M

unstuck /,An'stAk/ adj. ITT?! ,come un'stuck 1 to become separated from sth it was stuck or fastened to AWifr; Iftril; ^JF: The flap of the envelope had come unstuck. fg^J^n /£{$XAJT^:7\. 2 [BrE, informal) (of a person, plan, etc. A. i+$]W) to fail completely, with bad results {£]]£{£!&; —J&'&itil un-sub-scribe /.Ansab’skraib/ verb [V, VN] ~ (from sth) [computing if) to remove your email address from an Internet mailing list ( ^A )

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unsubstantiated /.Ansab'staenjieitid/ adj. [formal) not proved to be true by evidence A^vE^W; A®® 0^H771 unsupported . an unsubstantiated claim/ rumour, etc. A£5i£s£#J-iftft. un suc cess ful <H» /_iAnsak'sesfl/ adj. not successful; not achieving what you wanted to A $ AjftX AP&PX His efforts to get a job proved

unsuccessful, it A IK W A IP 7 ₀ 0 They were

unsuccessful in meeting their objectives for the year. {Ml A i£ ?!J A 3E § o O She made several unsuccessful attempts to see him. ft Jl ft H ft it fP A #0 JS » FU3 successful ► un-suc-cess-ful-ly adv. un-suit-able /An'suitabl; BrE also -'sju:-/ adj. ~ (for sb/sth) not right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose or occasion Ait ^ W; A iSH (ft; A Ait M: He was wearing shoes that were totally unsuitable for climbing. EH2

suitable ► un suit abil ity noun [U] un suit ably adv.: They were unsuitably dressed for the occasion, {fell! Ml? *»#^AfSA{#{£o

un-suit-ed /An'suitid; BrE also -'sju:-/ adj. 1 ~ (to/for sth) | ~ (to do sth) not having the right or necessary qualities for sth AAlfeffM; AiitSM: He is unsuited to academic work. {ffaAii^li&^A-Xf^o 0 She was totally unsuited for the job.

₀ 2 if two people are unsuited to each other they do not have the same interests, etc. and are therefore not likely to make a good couple ( A ) i&HA+i&M, AffiKM, AlfeBSM EES suited unsullied /An'sAlid/ adj. [literary) not spoiled by anything; still pure or in the original state AStt?5 M; HE! unspoiled

un sung fxn'SM)/ adj. [usually before noun] [formal) not praised or famous but deserving to be ; AI&

ftji M: the unsung heroes of the war It #■ A M ft £

un sup port ed /.Ansa'paitid; NAmE -'porrt-/ adj. 1 (of a statement, etc. ^ Hfj W) not proved to be true by evidence A iff. M FTTH unsubstantiated ■ Their claims are unsupported by research findings. {MlMiftft # A ^ 3\ ®F % ^ ft! iff ^ o 2 not helped or paid for

by sb/sth else ft*fe&]tf)-, i AHAM: She has brought up three children unsupported.

A₀ 3 not physically supported fc'&WfyJM: Sections of the structure have been left unsupported. iAA^nl^W

un sure /,An'Joa(r); -'jDi(r); NAmE - fur/ adj. [not before noun] 1 ~ about/of sth | ~ (as to) whether, how, what, etc. not certain of sth; having doubts AfEii; Afi&AP; $£]$[: There were a lot of things I was unsure about. m '|f jEtic o He was unsure of what to do next, it$Hf ^tlASo 0 I was unsure how to reply to this question. % A Mit {hTIhI Wit AM M ₀ 0 They were unsure as to what the next move should be. A - fritit&iY/ {Mil 2 ~ (of yourself) lacking

confidence in yourself hjkg. g It ■: Like many women,

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deep down she was unsure of herself. #,

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unsurpassed /.Ansa'paist; NAmE .Ansar'paest/ adj. (formal) better or greater than any other ft fcfc M;

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un sur prised /.Anso'praizd; NAmE -sar’p-/ adj. [not usually before noun] not surprised A 1# 1ft : She appeared totally unsurprised at the news. -

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un sur pris ing /.Ansa'praizirj; NAmE -sar'p-/ adj. not causing surprise AAAIfti?#}; A & # M EEQ

surprising ► un-sur-pris-ing-ly adv. : Unsurprisingly,

the plan failed. tfXiJAETX

unsuspected /.Ansa'spektid/ adj. not predicted or known; that you were not previously aware of A M ^4

5'JW; A»; A^SPJW

un sus pect ing /.Ansa'spektir)/ adj. [usually before noun] feeling no suspicion; not aware of danger or of sth bad

^AiWlft; He had crept

up on his unsuspecting victim from behind.

un sustain able /.Ansa’steinabl/ adj. that cannot be continued at the same level, rate, etc. ; ft

: unsustainable growth *f£ HE M i# -jfc 033 sustainable

un-sweet-ened /,An'swi:tnd/ adj. (of food or drinks ft^- $13%$: 14) without sugar or a similar substance having been added A/JPif&X AjlP^fA^W un-swerv-ing /An'sw3:vir); NAmE -'sw3:rv-/ adj. [formal) strong and not changing or becoming weaker ;

Ai$?&\); —tfl: unswerving loyalty/support, etc.

unsympathetic /.An.simpa'Getik/ adj. 1 ~ (to/ towards sb) not feeling or showing any sympathy Afs] IfA&X A ^ A M 'It W; ^ 1M W: I told him about the problem but he was totally unsympathetic. $;tEPX$! A o' D?7{feo 2 ~ (to/towards sth) not in

agreement with sth; not supporting an idea, aim, etc.

(%-)A-i£6X fipmr,

)§ fr-J : The government was unsympathetic to public opinion. Klc₀ 3 (of a person A) not easy to

like; unpleasant AJH A1M£#J PT33I sympathetic ► unsympathetically /-kli/ adv.: ‘You’ve only got yourself to blame, ’ she said unsympathetically. “ (fc K {A S

un-sys-tem-at-ic /.An.sista'maetik/ adj. not organized into a clear system QfiLftMtfi EH3

systematic ► un-sys tem-at-ic-al-ly adv. un-taint-ed /An'teintid/ adj. ~ (by sth) [formal) not damaged or spoiled by sth unpleasant; not tainted

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un-tal-ent-ed /An'taelantid/ adj. without a natural ability to do sth well PT33

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un-tamed /,An'teimd/ adj. allowed to remain in a wild state; not changed, controlled or influenced by anyone; not tamed HTfeitt; AilM; A^WJltt; AMW un-tan-gle /.An'taerjgl/ verb [VN] 1 to undo string, hair, wire, etc. that has become twisted or has knots in it Uff, {=&7F(£nXW)2to make sth that is complicated or confusing easier to deal with or understand H 3g;

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un tapped /.An'taept/ adj. available but not yet used

Af''JW; A Jf W; M.MW): untapped reserves of oil

un-ten-able /An'tenabl/ adj. [formal) (of a theory, position, etc. M ifc , Jfk {i W) that cannot be defended against attack or criticism #£lMj?X.l!lX A

lg — A : His position had become untenable and he was forced to resign, it W i&{& B JfcVJ, , S

|Ro PTJ3 tenable

un-test-ed /.An'testid/ adj. not tested; of unknown quality or value AflifU* ( ) W

un-think-able /An'Girjkabl/ adj. ~ (for sb) (to do sth) | ~ (that .,.) impossible to imagine or accept