单词 | unopposed |
释义 | unopposedadj. Not opposed; without opposition, unchallenged. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > not opposed unfronted1615 unopposed1625 uncombated1649 unconfronteda1656 unaffronted1840 the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > not hindering or encumbering > not hindered or encumbered > not opposed or resisted unresisteda1522 unwithstood1595 unopposed1625 uncrosseda1634 1625 T. Jackson Treat. Originall of Unbeliefe v. xlv. 406 Sometimes it may be they eagerly affect vnopposed truth for its owne sake. 1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada i. iv. i. 35 The people, like a headlong torrent goe..But, unoppos'd, they either loose their force, Or [etc.]. 1718 T. Wagstaffe Necessity of Alteration 111 Where we find the Primitive Christians harmonious in their Practice,..unopposed by Scripture and Reason. 1780 E. Burke Speech Bristol previous to Election 57 For what end was that bill to linger beyond the usual period of an unopposed measure? 1859 G. Wilson & A. Geikie Mem. E. Forbes ii. 45 Thus, unopposed but unencouraged, he laboured at Natural History. 1899 J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris I. 336 An unopposed candidate. 1945 C. E. Balleisen Princ. Firearms iii. 22 When the recoil is unopposed by an external force the motion is said to be free recoil. 2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Apr. 68/1 Now he's running unopposed for another term as auditor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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