| 单词 | unspoken |
| 释义 | unspoken (ʌnspoʊkən ) 1. adjective If your thoughts, wishes, or feelings are unspoken, you do not speak about them. His face was expressionless, but Alex felt the unspoken criticism. The other unspoken fear here is of an outbreak of hooliganism. Synonyms: unsaid, silent, mute, wordless 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] When there is an unspoken agreement or understanding between people, their behaviour shows that they agree about something or understand it, even though they have never spoken about it. There had been an unspoken agreement between them that he would not call for her at Seymour House. Most designers share the unspoken belief that fashion is a valid form of visual art. Synonyms: tacit, understood, assumed, implied Collocations: unspoken emotion Public schools are ideal for drama: self-contained, intense, rife with unspoken emotions, rivalries and bewilderments. Times, Sunday Times The unnatural architectural lines contrast with the way he constantly uses trees, wind and low sunlight to express unspoken emotions. Times, Sunday Times Gradually, tensions increase among the group on the sloop, with unspoken emotions surfacing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Often an unspoken expectation says a new pastor will bring in new revenue in some mystical way. Christianity Today But it was an unspoken expectation. Times, Sunday Times There seemed to be unwritten, unspoken expectations by members of the staff and congregation. Christianity Today I stayed in room 17, with a swing bed on the rooftop terrace and geckos that flit like unspoken thoughts across its white walls. Times, Sunday Times The simple act of speaking makes previously unspoken thoughts more real. Christianity Today We learn not only what the president and all his men said but also what unspoken thoughts raced through their minds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The author inserts fictional characters, dialog and the unspoken thoughts of real persons into these events. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even a simple, unspoken truth can be funny. Globe and Mail But between ministers and their civil servants lies an unspoken truth. Times, Sunday Times All those unspoken truths have a habit of hanging around and poisoning relationships. Times, Sunday Times There was an unspoken understanding that we would need each other like never before and our strength would be our togetherness. Times, Sunday Times There's an unspoken understanding when you've grown up with well-known parents. Times, Sunday Times Troops dug in only a few hundred feet from each other would evolve an unspoken understanding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 未说出的 想法、愿望或感情 Japanese: 口に出さない |
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