【突破英文词汇】un -- not 非

1. unconcern /ˌʌnkənˈsə:n/

-- lack of concern, anxiety or interest; indifference¹

The audience is breathless with anxiety during the daring tightrope² act, though the acrobats³ themselves performed with seeming unconcern for their own safety.

在大胆的走钢索表演中，观众都因担心而屏住气息，而那些走钢索的人则表现得毫不在意他们自己的安全。

 

 

2. undeceive /ˌʌndiˈsi:v/

-- free from deception⁴ or mistaken ideas; set straight

If you think I can get Mr. Black to hire you because he is my cousin, let me undeceive you. I have no influence with him.

如果你认为我能让布莱克先生雇用你是因为他是我表兄的话，让我老实告诉你，我说的话对他没有用。

 

 

3. unnerve /ʌnˈnɜ:v/

-- deprive of nerve or courage; cause to lose self-control; upset

The unsportsmanlike noises of the fans so unnerved our star player that he missed two foul⁵ shots in a row.

没运动风度的球迷发出的噪声使我们的明星球员失去镇定，结果接连两次罚球都没罚中。

 

 

4. unscramble /ʌnˈskræmbl/

-- do the opposite of scramble⁶; restore to intelligible⁷ form

The previous secretary had mixed up the files so badly that it took my sister about a week to unscramble them.

先前的秘书把档案弄得如此混乱，我姐姐花了大约一个星期才把它们整理好。

 

 

5. unshackle /ˈʌnˈʃækl/

-- release from a shackle⁸ (anything that confines the legs or arms); set free from restraint

When mutinous⁹ sailors were put in irons in the olded days, nobody was allowed to unshackle them.

昔日当叛变的水手被戴上镣铐时，任何人都不许除去他们的枷锁。

 

 

6. unabridged /ˌʌnəˈbrɪdʒd/

-- not abridged¹⁰; not made shorter; complete

Though an abridged dictionary is convenient to use, it contains far fewer definitions than an unabridged dictionary.

虽然一本缩略版的词典使用方便，但它所含词条的释义却比完整版的词典少得多。

 

 

7. unbiased /ʌnˈbaɪəst/

-- not biased¹¹; not prejudiced in favor of or against; fair

Don't ask the mother of a contestant¹² to serve as a judge because it may be hard for her to remain unbiased.

别让选手的母亲当裁判，因为她很难保持公平。

 

 

8. unquenchable /ʌnˈkwentʃəbl/

-- not quenchable¹³; not capable of being satisfied; inextinguishable

Many teenagers have an unquenchable thirst for adventure stories, they read one after another.

许多十几岁的青少年对冒险故事有一种难以抑制的渴望，他们一本接一本地读。

 

 

9. unwary /ˈʌnˈwɛəri/

-- not wary¹⁴; not alert; heedless

An unwary pedestrian is much more likely to be strunk by a car than one who looks both ways and crosses with the light.

一个不小心的行人比一个过马路看两边并按红绿灯的指示行动的人更有可能被车撞倒。

1 indifference   

n.不感兴趣，不关心，冷淡，不在乎

参考例句：

• I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
• He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。

2 tightrope   

n.绷紧的绳索或钢丝

参考例句：

• The audience held their breath as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.杂技演员走钢丝时，观众都屏住了呼吸。
• The tightrope walker kept her balance by holding up an umbrella.走钢丝的演员举着一把伞，保持身体的均衡。

3 acrobats   

n.杂技演员( acrobat的名词复数 )；立场观点善变的人，主张、政见等变化无常的人

参考例句：

• I was always fascinated by the acrobats at the circus. 我总是着迷于马戏团里的杂技演员。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The acrobats' performance drew forth applause from the audience. 杂技演员的表演博得了观众的掌声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 deception   

n.欺骗，欺诈；骗局，诡计

参考例句：

• He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.他承认曾与人合谋骗取财产。
• He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。

5 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

6 scramble   

v.爬行，攀爬，杂乱蔓延，碎片，片段，废料

参考例句：

• He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墙摔断了腿。
• It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山顶须要爬登一段长路。

7 intelligible   

adj.可理解的，明白易懂的，清楚的

参考例句：

• This report would be intelligible only to an expert in computing.只有计算机运算专家才能看懂这份报告。
• His argument was barely intelligible.他的论点不易理解。

8 shackle   

n.桎梏，束缚物；v.加桎梏，加枷锁，束缚

参考例句：

• He's too young to shackle himself with the responsibilities of a family.他还太年轻，不能用家庭责任来束缚自己。
• This issue always is a shackle which confines the brand building of industry product.这个问题一直是限制工业品品牌塑造的桎梏。

9 mutinous   

adj.叛变的，反抗的；adv.反抗地，叛变地；n.反抗，叛变

参考例句：

• The mutinous sailors took control of the ship.反叛的水手们接管了那艘船。
• His own army,stung by defeats,is mutinous.经历失败的痛楚后，他所率军队出现反叛情绪。

10 abridged   

削减的，删节的

参考例句：

• The rights of citizens must not be abridged without proper cause. 没有正当理由，不能擅自剥夺公民的权利。
• The play was abridged for TV. 剧本经过节略，以拍摄电视片。

11 biased   

a.有偏见的

参考例句：

• a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
• The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。

12 contestant   

n.竞争者，参加竞赛者

参考例句：

• The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
• The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。

13 quenchable   

可抑制的，可熄灭的

参考例句：

14 wary   

adj.谨慎的，机警的，小心的

参考例句：

• He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
• Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头，突然警惕起来。