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ft; 7WJBiXfti *tlMgff!ft H3Z1 INCONCEIVABLE: It was unthinkable that she could be dead.          Atfr7,

H M. 4II +0 fS o   t*ua thinkable ► the un-think-able

noun [sing.]: Suddenly the unthinkable happened and he drew out a gun.          M*7

7 o 0 The time has come to think the unthinkable (= consider possibilities that used to be unacceptable).

unthinking /An'0ir)kir)/ adj. {formal) not thinking about the effects of what you do or say; not thinking much about serious things 7 it Is ^ ft; # JEt 7 jSI ft; 7 3(jJ®f8ft Em thoughtless ► un-think-ing-ly adv. un-tidy *w /An'taidi/ adj.

1                   not neat or well arranged; in a state of confusion

7S^£ft; 7S?rft; &$Lft: an untidy deskft 7 ll o untidy hair H £L ft A £ 2 (of a person A) not keeping things neat or well organized 71#

ipg ft: Why do you have to be so untidy? A ft* 'A A # 023 tidy ► un tidi ly /-ili/ adv. un-tidi-ness

noun [U]

untie /An'tai/ verb [VN] to undo a knot in sth; to undo sth that is tied HA • • -ft; tiff: to untie a knot HA i^o I quickly untied the package and peeped inside.

BEL O He untied the rope and pushed the boat into the water. j&HA£i£i, JE'MlpIfiA zkto

Until 0“w /an1 til/ conj., prep, (also informal till, til, ’til) up to the point in time or the event mentioned fij Bt; Jl It ■ ■ A it: Let’s wait until the rain stops, ng fj # Mf^7nfio o Until she spoke I hadn’t realized she wasn’t English.          Ac o

You’re not going out until you’ve finished this. 45%74B;& 7 M A it 7 A 7 A o 0 Until now I have always lived alone, jj I ij M A,     —Jl   i £ IS«, 0 They moved here

in 2002. Until then they’d always been in the London area. Ml 2002          Zty0

He continued working up until his death. it. o The street is full of traffic from morning till night. $j± A.A-PJ  o You can stay on the

bus until London (= until you reach London). ifcRjl^7

untimely /An'taimli/ adj. (formal) 1 happening too soon or sooner than is normal or expected MA-ft; 7 f!j Bt la] ft; % ^ ft-          premature : She met a tragic

and untimely death at 25. M7 25

2                   happening at a time or in a situation that is not

suitable 7 o* BfAft; 7iSBtft SCI ill-timed : His interruption was untimely, fife (ft Ji i§ 7 H »  033

TIMELY

un-tir-ing /An'taiarirj/ adj. (approving) continuing to do sth for a long period of time with a lot of effort and/or enthusiasm 7M^ft;- Mt7lift; M#7Hft SCI

TIRELESS

un-titled /.An'taitld/ adj. (of a work of art ^ 7 or) without a title fcM ( A^7) unto /'Anta; before vowels 'Antu/ prep. (old use) 1 to or towards sb/sth i£fj; [7 ; flj; A: The angel appeared unto him in a dream. A   2 until

a particular time or event if !j; I 'J • • • A it: The knights swore loyalty unto death.

un-told /.An'tauld; NAmE .An'tould/ adj. 1 [only before noun] used to emphasize how large, great, unpleasant, etc. sth is 2|UlJ£#ft ( A>       ) SCI immeasur­able: untold misery/wealth        o

These gases cause untold damage to the environment.

f         2 (of a story $7)

not told to anyone Ai#Mft; ADGAft un-touch-able /An'tAtJabl/ adj., noun u adj. 1 a person who is untouchable is in a position where they are unlikely to be punished or criticized 7*m?g ( i»i¥ ) ft; H77ft: Given his political connections, he thought he was untouchable, ftfei— IfAlA #rIAHUAit-&W77'ffeo 2 that cannot be touched or changed by other people 7 7T $4 A ( M Bit ^ ) ft: The department’s budget is untouchable. & 7 nP H ft ® % Ji'7          ft o 3 (in India in the past)

belonging to or connected with the Hindu social class (or caste) that was considered by other classes to be the lowest ( IBBfEAK ) a&ft, 7«T$J&#ft

i noun (often Untouchable) (in India in the past) a member of a Hindu social class (or caste) that was considered by other classes to be the lowest ( IB H £p

untouched /An'tAtJt/ adj. [not usually before noun] 1 ~ (by sth) not affected by sth, especially sth bad or unpleasant; not damaged A nfa; 7 M M A $ : The area has remained relatively untouched by commercial development. M 1=f, ^IiJi«A7ftI^0 2 (of food or drink tVdmm) not eaten or drunk          ) ; A^J: She left

her meal untouched. ftlkft1&3£z$fP'$;^Jo 3 not changed in any way A ; A f# $.: The final clause in the contract will be left untouched.

untoward /,Anta1 word; NAmE An'ta:rd/ adj. unusual and unexpected, and usually unpleasant # # ft; ft; 7 A ft; M7 ft: That’s the plan—unless anything

untoward happens, if $J        A £ 7 $ f±5 JJfi ^ #

tfMo O He had noticed nothing untoward.

un trained /,An'treind/ adj. ~ (in sth) not trained to perform a particular job or skill; without formal training in sth  ft; A^JESHiSilHft: untrained

in keyboard skills A^HS^f^fet^illl^ft 0 untrained teachers A^IE^Pn'illlftiW 0 To the untrained eye, the products look remarkably similar.

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untrammelled (BrE) (NAmE un-tram-meled) /An- 'traemld/ adj. ~ (by sth) {formal) not restricted or limited

by sth 731 Hi rill ft; A;#JAft; i i i ft ft — compare TRAMMEL

un-treat-ed /.An'triitid/ adj. 1 not receiving medical treatment   ft: If untreated, the illness can

become severe. ^7jjn VXf&ff, 'tf Ifc oJ f g 7 $ % ® T

S0 2 (of substances ffl) not made safe by chemical or other treatment A&tSift: untreated sewage A^hJi ft?57jc 3 (of wood 714) not treated with substances to preserve it A^Pfr^ihSft

untried /.An'traid/ adj. 1 without experience of doing a particular job Hl&ft: She chose two untried actors for the leading roles. 7        ft M M

A^0 2 not yet tried or tested to discover if it works or is successful Ajt^ft; A^#^(^ut^)ft H771 untested : This is a new and relatively untried procedure.

un true /An'tru:/ adj. 1 not true; not based on facts 7 ^S£ft; ffxft; A^^js^ft: These accusations are totally untrue.         0 an untrue claim 7

JC^ftiftA 0 It is untrue to say that something like this could never happen again,          #-^77^:^^^

A7^fSMft o 2 ~ (to sb/sth) (formal) not loyal to sb/ sth7A^ft; 7-S-Mft HE1 UNFAITHFUL: If he agreed to their demands, he would have to be untrue to his own principles.   ft^A,  g Bft M

033 TRUE

untrustworthy /An'trAstw3:5i; NAmE -W3:r5i/ adj. that cannot be trusted 7BjUft; 7ftjft® (       ) ft

023 TRUSTWORTHY

un-truth /,An'tru:0/ noun (pi. un-truths /,An'tru:5z; -‘tru:0s/) 1 [C] (formal) a lie. People often say ‘untruth’ to avoid saying ‘lie’. (lie ft^j&i£& )          tIEt£,

— compare truth 2 [U] the state of being false ;

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untruthful /An‘tru:0fl/ adj. saying things that you know are not true i&ilft; 7il^i$ft 033 truthful ► un truth ful ly /-fali/ adv.

un*turned /,An't3:nd; NAmE ,An't3:rnd/ adj. ITT71 see stone n.

un tutored /.An'tjuitad; NAmE .An'tuitard/ adj. {formal) not having been formally taught about sth AS^IEM

tfcWft; A^&JE^illl^ft

un typ ical /An’tipikl/ adj. ~ (of sb/sth) not typical 7 A Sift; Aftittft; A#fiEft: an untypical example A ^■Sft^iJA o Schools in this area are quite untypical of