单词 | untouched |
释义 | untouched (ʌntʌtʃt ) 1. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE after verb] Something that is untouched by something else is not affected by it. Few areas of life remain untouched by technology. [+ by] Vested interests were left untouched. 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE after verb] If something is untouched, it is not damaged in any way, although it has been in a situation where it could easily have been damaged. Amongst the rubble, there was one building that remained untouched. Some banknotes were taken but credit cards left untouched. Synonyms: unharmed, intact, unscathed, undamaged 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun, verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE after verb] An untouched area or place is thought to be beautiful because it is still in its original state and has not been changed or damaged in any way. Ducie is one of the world's last untouched islands, nearly 5,000km from Australia. ...a relatively untouched cottage within only an hour or so's drive of London. Synonyms: unspoilt, pristine, virgin, natural 4. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE after verb, ADJECTIVE noun] If food or drink is untouched, none of it has been eaten or drunk. The coffee was untouched, the toast had cooled. He murmured something, then, food left untouched, went into the sitting-room. Synonyms: unconsumed, uneaten, undrunk, surplus Collocations: previously untouched Land deals were previously untouched by competition law. Times, Sunday Times To help shore things up, some previously untouched areas had to be excavated. Times, Sunday Times In time this previously untouched swathe of land will host two more hotels, 150 villas, restaurants and shops. Times, Sunday Times Neurologists at the screening wondered if the movie had activated parts of the brain that were previously untouched by conventional, two-dimensional films. Times, Sunday Times He believed that commodification transformed not only goods but relationships previously untouched by commerce negatively impacting on society in the process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Untouched forest and sweeping cloud dominate the left of the picture, giving way to sunlit cultivation on the right. The Times Literary Supplement This alignment has the potential for an enormous environmental impact on relatively untouched forest with a number of nature reserves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The degraded forest could, researchers argued, be used to link untouched forests as animal corridors. Times, Sunday Times Most of the plains are cultivated fields, with few remaining untouched forests. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I'd dig to buy a huge space of untouched wilderness and leave it untouched. ST In the south there are large pockets of untouched wilderness where extraordinary animals flourish. Times, Sunday Times He worked to develop county parks that met needs from plug-in campers to untouched wilderness areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even in the most remote mountain regions, there remain vanishingly few untouched wilderness zones in a strict sense. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The vast tracts of untouched wilderness enable visitors to enjoy year round recreational pursuits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But a handful of super-rich clubs will also emerge virtually untouched by the pandemic. The Sun Compounded over several years this might make a significant sum, but the money needs to remain virtually untouched and unavailable. Times, Sunday Times This instrument was virtually untouched, and therefore of particular historical note. Times, Sunday Times The three-bedroom farmhouse has tiled floors, beamed ceilings and an adjoining barn; there's also a range of fabulous, virtually untouched outbuildings. Times, Sunday Times Several other areas, however, were virtually untouched. Chicago Sun-Times Translations: Chinese: 不受影响的 Japanese: 影響されていない |
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