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单词 unofficially
释义
unofficialun‧of‧fi‧cial /ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl◂/ ●○○ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "Take Me Home, Country Road" became West Virginia's unofficial state song.
  • Unofficial sources say that over 100 people were shot dead in the rioting.
  • Feinstein emphasized that the trip was "an unofficial mission."
  • She seems to have become the unofficial spokesman for the group.
  • The Prime Minister discussed the mater with his German counterpart on an unofficial visit to his home last month.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • After the official Red Square parade there were two unofficial marches in Moscow, sanctioned by the city soviet.
  • An informal and unofficial market began to develop.
  • And as you head out to grab lunch, it seems as if an unofficial national holiday has been declared.
  • Artists who had once been considered unofficial were later accepted into the official art world and viceversa.
  • Even expressways were planned as man-made barriers, the unofficial borders.
  • Now Bush has regained his position as frontrunner by winning the first unofficial rounds of the campaign.
  • Released 25 years ago, the recording became the unofficial anthem of my first-ever election campaign.
  • This is an unobtrusive way of keeping expensive unofficial calls to the minimum.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot official
not done according to official rules or processes, or not officially approved by a government or other organization: · She seems to have become the unofficial spokesman for the group.· The Prime Minister discussed the matter with his German counterpart on an unofficial visit to his home last month.· Unofficial sources say that over 100 people were shot dead in the rioting.
informal discussions, agreements, offers etc are not official and have not been officially approved: · The two companies have an informal arrangement to share each other's sports and leisure facilities.· The report was based on informal discussions with women MPs and their families.· I was offered the job after an informal interview in the staff canteen.
if someone tells you something off the record , they are not giving you the official opinion of their organization and do not want what they say to be made public: · Strictly off the record, my feeling is that we are going to lose the election.· Off the record, police officers are saying they are more and more unwilling to arrest those found in possession of small amounts of cannabis.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· According to unofficial reports, the president had talks with Palestinian leaders.
(=not organized by a trade union)· Some workers had been sacked for taking part in unofficial strikes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· The proposal would not prevent unofficial action taken on the day without any notice.· The union appealed to the House of Lords and the unofficial action was abandoned.· On Friday 6 June night shift workers again took unofficial action when a mixed material containing asbestos dust spilled.
· Nationalists in Moldavia fought police and troops late yesterday and unofficial reports said dozens of people were injured, some seriously.
· But unions would be effectively debarred from holding a strike ballot in support of workers already sacked for taking part in unofficial strikes.· All 96 staff are out on unofficial strike.· The unofficial strike of oil-rig workers in 1990 had as one of its major aims an improvement in safety.· There's an unofficial strike to try and stop them closing the line.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounofficeofficerofficialofficialdomofficialeseofficiousnessadjectiveofficialunofficialofficiousadverbofficiallyunofficiallyofficiouslyverbofficiate
1done or produced without formal approval or permission:  Hodges wrote an unofficial biography of the artist.2not done as part of your job:  The president made an unofficial visit to the Senator’s house.unofficially adverb
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