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单词 unwanted
释义
unwanted
(ʌnwɒntɪd )
adjective
If you say that something or someone is unwanted, you mean that you do not want them, or that nobody wants them.
...the misery of unwanted pregnancies.
She felt unwanted.
Every year thousands of unwanted animals are abandoned.
Collocations:
unwanted animals
There are hundreds of places that take in and re-home unwanted animals.
The Sun
He said he had been to a rescue centre that did not have room for all the unwanted animals on its waiting list.
Times, Sunday Times
They bought old, unwanted animals and turned them into cat food.
Times, Sunday Times
Or stick needles in their arms and dispose of them like unwanted animals.
The Times Literary Supplement
The centre, which has been established for more than 25 years, takes in unwanted animals from across the region.
Times, Sunday Times
unwanted burden
Why should people be allowed to migrate illegally to weaken the host country's infrastructure and become an unwanted burden?
The Sun
The metaphor of an albatross around his neck also comes from the poem and indicates an unwanted burden causing anxiety or hindrance.
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Thus, one solution not only solved any financial problems, but also removed an unwanted burden.
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At one point, he reveals his frustration with this unwanted burden.
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unwanted call
A further half receive at least one call a week, suggesting that 12 million people answer an unwanted call every day.
Times, Sunday Times
Eight in ten still got at least one unwanted call a week.
The Sun
If you receive an unwanted call tell the caller to stop and remove your number from its database.
Times, Sunday Times
The handset costs 44.99 and the company says that it will stop up to four in five unwanted calls.
Times, Sunday Times
Some of the industry's biggest firms have continued to inundate people with unwanted calls despite being warned about breaking rules.
Times, Sunday Times
unwanted contact
Writing to apologise may help to relieve your guilt but could be seen as unwanted contact and harassment, resulting in police action.
The Sun
Social networking sites, because of their intimate nature, should provide very clear advice on protecting privacy and reporting unwanted contact.
Times, Sunday Times
General intent means that the defendant knew with substantial certainty that the action would put someone in apprehension of a harmful or unwanted contact.
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Specific intent means that when the defendant acted, he or she intended to cause apprehension of a harmful or unwanted contact.
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unwanted goods
However, analysts and retail bosses have said they face an avalanche of unwanted goods after that period.
Times,Sunday Times
This leaves them liable for millions of pounds of unwanted goods.
Times, Sunday Times
Gather all your unwanted goods and contact regular stallholders.
Times, Sunday Times
You can also give to charity while getting rid of unwanted goods.
Times, Sunday Times
Disposal of unwanted goods involves putting them outside your front door in the evening, and by morning, generally speaking, they're gone.
Times, Sunday Times
unwanted hair
In some conditions that affect hormone levels - such as polycystic ovary syndrome - you can develop a lot of unwanted hair.
The Sun (2013)
And it is with extreme reluctance that I broach the subject of unwanted hair.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This really is a big step forward in the treatment of unwanted hair.
The Sun (2008)
unwanted item
Remember that unwanted items can sometimes be had free.
Times, Sunday Times
There has also been an explosion in the number of blogs detailing how to organise our possessions or get rid of unwanted items.
Times, Sunday Times
Get a free bike from freecycle.org, a non-profit website where people give away unwanted items.
The Sun
In supermarkets, the self-checkouts are a cacophony of 'unwanted items in the bagging area'.
Times, Sunday Times
When people drop off mattresses and cardboard, they also pass by the basement to leave unwanted items that can be resold or upcycled.
Times, Sunday Times
unwanted mail
Presumably, from your complaint, you already exclude those charities that send unwanted mail.
Times, Sunday Times
This can trick recipients into opening the unwanted mail, because it appears to be from a known contact.
Globe and Mail
Addresses harvested by such means are liable to be added to spammers' mass-mailing lists, and to thus receive large amounts of unwanted mail.
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Translations:
Chinese: 不想要的
Japanese: 望まれていない
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