unkempt
【考法 1】 adj. 凌乱的,无序的: lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
【例】 unkempt hotel rooms 凌乱的酒店房间
【近】 slovenly, slipshod, sloppy, unneat, untidy, topsy-turvy, jumbled
【反】 bandbox, neat, orderly, organized, shipshape, tidy, trim, uncluttered, well-ordered 有序的,井井有条的
unlettered
【考法 1】 adj. 未受教育的,文盲的: not adept at reading and writing; deficient in the knowledge that can be acquired from books. illiterate
【例】 unlettered sector of society 未受教育的地区
【近】 ignorant, illiterate, uneducated, untutored
【反】 educated, knowledgeable, erudite, literate, schooled, well-informed, well-read 博学的,受过教育的
unpretentious
【考法 1】 adj. 低调的,谦逊的: lacking pretension or affectation; modest
【例】 an unpretentious virtuoso 一位谦虚的大师
【近】 demure, down-to-earth, lowly, meek, unassuming, humble, modest, unostentatious
【反】 arrogant, bumptious, conceited, egotistic, fastuous, haughty, imperious, lordly, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, self-asserting, supercilious, superior, toplofty, uppish, flamboyant,
ostentatious 傲慢的,自负的
【考法 2】 adj. 坦诚的,自然的: free from any intent to deceive or impress others
【例】 a simple and unpretentious account about growing up in the rural South 一段简单坦率的关于在南部乡村成长经历的叙述
【近】 artless, genuine, honest, ingenuous, innocent, naive, simple, sincere, true, unpretending
【反】 affected, artful, artificial, assuming, dissembling, dissimulating, fake, guileful, insincere, phony 做作的,虚伪的
unproductive
【考法 1】 adj. 徒然的,无效的: not productive; idle
【例】 her attempts to write a novel have been unproductive 她一直想写本小说的努力只是徒然
【近】 abortive, barren, fruitless, otiose, profitless, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain
【反】 deadly, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, potent, productive, profitable, successful, virtuous, telling 有效的
unrequited
【考法 1】 adj. 无报答的,无报酬的: not reciprocated or returned in kind
【例】 unrequited love 无报答的爱
【近】 unreciprocated
【反】 remunerative, gainful, lucrative, profitable 有报酬的
unruly
【考法 1】 adj. 难驾驭的,不守规矩的: difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule.
【例】 an unruly child 一个不听话的孩子
【近】 indocile, indomitable, intractable, recalcitrant, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, insubordinate
【反】 amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, submissive, tractable, subdued, mild, manageable, disciplined 顺从的,守纪律的
untenable
【考法 1】 adj. 防守不住的,站不住脚的: not able to be defended
【例】 an untenable position 一个站不住脚的立场
【近】 assailable, controversial, open to question 可质疑的
【反】 unassailable, undeniable, irrefutable, indisputable, unexceptionable, unimpeachable 无可指责的,无懈可击的
untold
【考法 1】 adj. 数不清的,无数的: too great or numerous to count
【例】 untold wealth 不知其数的财富
【近】 incalculable, innumerable, countless, innumerous, uncountable, uncounted
【反】 countable, enumerable, numberable, quantifiable, calculable 可以计算的
untoward
【考法 1】 adj. 倒霉的,不吉利的: not favorable, unpropitious
【例】 an untoward incident 不幸的事故
【近】 unpropitious, unlucky, misfortunate, unfortunate
【反】 auspicious, propitious, favorable, fortunate 吉利的,幸运的
【考法 2】 adj. 难以驯服的,难以驾驭的: given to resisting control or discipline by others
【例】 a program for untoward teenagers that is designed to give them the kind of discipline that their parents were unable or unwilling to administer 一个以任性、桀骜不驯青少年为对象的项目,旨在弥补家长管教不周之处
【近】 froward, headstrong, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, unruly, wayward, willful
【反】 controllable, governable, manageable, tractable 易管教的,顺从的
unwitting
【考法 1】 adj. 不知道的,未觉察的: not knowing, unaware
【例】 Please forgive my unwitting interruption of your conversation. 请原谅我无意间打断了你们的谈话。
【近】 unaware, ignorant
【反】 acquainted, aware, cognizant, conscious, conversant, grounded, informed, knowing, mindful 有意识
的
【考法 2】 adj. 偶然的,并非有意的: happening by chance; not intended
【例】 an unwitting mistake made in copying the material 在打印过程中一个无心的过失
【近】 casual, chance, fluky, fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, unintentional
【反】 calculated, deliberate, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, prepense 故意的,蓄意的
adj. 不屈不挠的