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单词 unequally
释义
unequalun‧e‧qual /ʌnˈiːkwəl/ ●○○ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • unequal educational opportunities
  • It was an unequal relationship. He was rich, powerful and experienced -- I was very young and naive.
  • People are paid unequal amounts because they have unequal talents.
  • the unequal distribution of power
  • The unequal distribution of wealth is a feature of our system of government.
  • The boxers were so unequal in size that it was never really a true contest.
  • two pieces of wood of unequal length
  • When people are forced to compete on unequal terms they become resentful.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But the division of cytoplasm is extremely unequal.
  • Not surprisingly, a more unequal distribution of skills leads to a more unequal distribution of earnings in the United States.
  • Only an unequal distribution that takes need into account can achieve the goal of effective equality of access to medical care.
  • The distribution of medical services has always been both unequal and inequitable.
  • The epochs too are unequal in length.
  • There are even certain particular selections of initial list for which there is no algorithm for deciding when two words are unequal.
  • This chapter is concerned with the study of the unequal distribution of power, prestige and wealth in society.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
not right or fair, especially because not everyone has an equal opportunity: · The present welfare system is grossly unfair.· It’s not fair that people are paying different prices for the same tickets.
not fair or right according to the principles of a particular society: · He believed it was an illegal and unjust war.· unjust laws
unfair because people are treated in different ways or because some people have more power than others: · We live in a deeply unequal society.· the unequal distribution of global resources
formal unfair because people are treated in different ways, or because some people have more power than others: · inequitable tax laws· The system is inequitable, because it makes it possible for rich people to buy a place at university.
unfairly against or in favour of a particular group: · biased reporting· There were claims that prison bosses were racially biased.· The policy was biased against women.· The trade laws are biased in favour of rich countries.
Longman Language Activatornot having equal rights
when people do not have the same rights or opportunities in their education, their jobs etc, because of their sex, race, or social class: · The report looks at inequality in education.· There are still a lot of inequalities in society.social/sexual/racial inequality: · Social inequality tended to increase rather than lessen in the 1980s.
when people are treated unfairly because of their race, sex, age etc: · Federal law forbids discrimination on the basis of race, sex, or color. · Immigrants faced harassment and discrimination, and were paid considerably less than their white colleagues.discrimination against: · Laws have got to be tougher to stop discrimination against the disabled.· In 1974 IBM became the first American company to bar discrimination against gay workers. discrimination in: · They managed to reform American law, and ban racial and religious discrimination in housing, schools, and the workplace.racial/sex/age discrimination: · The most common victims of age discrimination are employees in their mid-50s.· The company was found guilty of racial discrimination, and was ordered to renew Ms. Jayalalitha's employment contract. anti-discrimination law/legislation/policy (=a law etc that forbids discrimination): · An insurance company is being investigated under federal anti-discrimination laws for refusing home insurance to a black Ohio couple.
unequal treatment, relationships, conditions etc are unfair to some of the people involved because they do not have equal rights or advantages: · The unequal distribution of wealth is a feature of our system of government.· When people are forced to compete on unequal terms they become resentful.· It was an unequal relationship. He was rich, powerful and experienced -- I was very young and naive.
not equal in number, amount, level etc
· People are paid unequal amounts because they have unequal talents.of unequal size/length etc · two pieces of wood of unequal lengthunequal in size/length etc · The boxers were so unequal in size that it was never really a true contest.
a disproportionate share of something is higher than it should be because the thing has not been shared equally: · Children who disrupt lessons at school take up a disproportionate amount of the teacher's time.· The report shows that a disproportionate number of black women do unskilled, low-paid work.· The richest areas of the country are getting a disproportionate share of government grants.
a state in which two things are not equal, especially if this is unfair or causes problems: · Eighty per cent of our wealth belongs to five per cent of the people, and there's no legislation to counter this imbalance.· At the higher levels of management, there's definitely a gender imbalance.imbalance between: · The economy is failing because of the great imbalance between imports and exports.imbalance in/of: · the imbalance of power between women and men in nineteenth-century America· The company was ordered to remedy the racial imbalance in its workforce.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 two rooms of unequal size
 The pieces were unequal in length.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
British English (=one in which one of the people, groups etc has a better chance of winning)· Given their military strength, the war was a pretty unequal contest.
· She drew two lines of equal length.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· It can only reduce student numbers and make our education system more unequal.· Not surprisingly, a more unequal distribution of skills leads to a more unequal distribution of earnings in the United States.· The statistics leave no doubt that the triumph of capital has lead to more and more unequal distribution of income and wealth.
· They are normally found to be divided into two very unequal parts.· Yet they, too, have a very unequal geography.
NOUN
· The interlopers soon give up the unequal contest.· It was an unequal contest, and Lorton was tired of playing the loser.· It can become an unequal contest.· You will find it an unequal contest.
· This chapter is concerned with the study of the unequal distribution of power, prestige and wealth in society.· Not surprisingly, a more unequal distribution of skills leads to a more unequal distribution of earnings in the United States.· Personal and social problems are explained in terms of the unequal distribution of power and resources in society.· Not surprisingly, a more unequal distribution of skills leads to a more unequal distribution of earnings in the United States.· Only an unequal distribution that takes need into account can achieve the goal of effective equality of access to medical care.· The statistics leave no doubt that the triumph of capital has lead to more and more unequal distribution of income and wealth.· Power and rewards Tumin argues that Davis and Moore have ignored the influence of power on the unequal distribution of rewards.· For both approaches, the fundamental feature of society is stratification-the unequal distribution of values across distinct groups.
· Its rules protect the weak in a world of unequal power.· In selective assessment the relationship between practitioner and elder is one of unequal power.· Those manoeuvres arise in a situation of unequal power.
· And the particulars of such a seeming unequal struggle are of little immediate help to the Kids from La Fama.· Should I give up the unequal struggle and wait until I reached the age of 16?· After years of regular waxing, the hair follicles may give up the unequal struggle and not grow back.· Without delay, the fire-fighters gave up the unequal struggle to contain the leaping flames.· The last minute of a hunt is an unequal struggle and quite rightly so.
· Horizontal equity is the equal treatment of equals, and vertical equity the unequal treatment of unequals.· It may seem a case of unequal treatment, but there are complex medical questions involved.· It is more debatable whether differences which are the outcome of different job characteristics are the outcome of unequal treatment or not.· Meanwhile, the administration will also need to explain this unequal treatment of fishermen and agriculture.· Similar problems follow from centuries of unequal treatment of men and women.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • The country is in such disorder that a successor may be unequal to the task of putting it right.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounequalityinequalityequalequalizerverbequalizeequaladjectiveequalunequaladverbequallyunequally
1used to describe a situation or a social system which is unfair because some groups or people have more power than othersinequality:  an unequal contest the unequal distribution of wealth2not equal in number, amount, or levelof unequal size/length etc two rooms of unequal sizebe unequal in size/weight etc The pieces were unequal in length.3be unequal to the task/job etc to not have enough strength, ability etc to do somethingunequally adverb
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