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单词 uncharted
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Definition of uncharted in English:

uncharted

adjectiveʌnˈtʃɑːtɪdˌənˈtʃɑrdəd
  • (of an area of land or sea) not mapped or surveyed.

    the plane landed on a previously uncharted islet
    an uncharted region of space
    figurative the present study is a foray into uncharted territory
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The frontier was not only physical; it was also legal - uncharted legal land.
    • We were in uncharted territory and sought out the most conservative response.
    • For we are out there in virtual space, in virtual time, and in my mind's eye those are dark uncharted zones.
    • It was time to delve into uncharted territory: the workings of the handle itself.
    • Greco's dance is not an easy option, living as it does like a Beckett character in strange, uncharted territory.
    • They play it with the enthusiasm of pioneers coming upon uncharted and unclaimed land.
    • Reaching the last 16 at Wimbledon was very much uncharted territory and the hard court season proved even better.
    • The stakes are terribly high as operators enter uncharted territory in the broadband world.
    • Are the farmers happy to go forward into these companies, which everybody has said go into uncharted territory?
    • Proulx is interested in the uncharted territory between American kitsch and genius.
    • Keighley visited uncharted territory at Middlesborough based Acklam in their Yorkshire Shield second round tie.
    • It requires going into uncharted areas that may or may not be popular.
    • On top of that, the question of involving the private service providers had remained an uncharted field.
    • All that was necessary to test that hypothesis was to get on a ship and go to one of these uncharted areas and see.
    • It is acknowledged that it would be better if more examples could be located, especially as this is relatively uncharted territory.
    • Twice more he struck as if he was securing a flagpole into the soil of a previously uncharted land.
    • This year's Undead is clearly the work of Jackson disciples, but it also heads into uncharted territory.
    • For a professional explorer to stumble upon such uncharted territory can be very chastening.
    • So again, I'd stress that we're going into uncharted territory with reefs and the environment.
    • The difference between now and the lead-up to the Monaghan match is that they are no longer in uncharted territory.
    Synonyms
    unexplored, untravelled, undiscovered, unresearched, unplumbed, unfamiliar, unknown, strange
    unmapped, unsurveyed

Usage

Uncharted means ‘not yet mapped or surveyed’. Especially in the phrase uncharted territory, it is confused with unchartered, a far less common word that means ‘not having a charter or written constitution’. Unchartered territory constitutes around 10 per cent of the total citations for the phrase in the Oxford English Corpus

Rhymes

downhearted, good-hearted, hard-hearted, heavy-hearted, kind-hearted, light-hearted, lion-hearted, overparted, tender-hearted, warm-hearted, wholehearted
 
 

Definition of uncharted in US English:

uncharted

adjectiveˌənˈtʃɑrdədˌənˈCHärdəd
  • (of an area of land or sea) not mapped or surveyed.

    an uncharted region of space
    figurative the present study is a foray into uncharted territory
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For we are out there in virtual space, in virtual time, and in my mind's eye those are dark uncharted zones.
    • The frontier was not only physical; it was also legal - uncharted legal land.
    • We were in uncharted territory and sought out the most conservative response.
    • This year's Undead is clearly the work of Jackson disciples, but it also heads into uncharted territory.
    • Reaching the last 16 at Wimbledon was very much uncharted territory and the hard court season proved even better.
    • Keighley visited uncharted territory at Middlesborough based Acklam in their Yorkshire Shield second round tie.
    • The stakes are terribly high as operators enter uncharted territory in the broadband world.
    • Twice more he struck as if he was securing a flagpole into the soil of a previously uncharted land.
    • So again, I'd stress that we're going into uncharted territory with reefs and the environment.
    • It was time to delve into uncharted territory: the workings of the handle itself.
    • Are the farmers happy to go forward into these companies, which everybody has said go into uncharted territory?
    • It requires going into uncharted areas that may or may not be popular.
    • Proulx is interested in the uncharted territory between American kitsch and genius.
    • They play it with the enthusiasm of pioneers coming upon uncharted and unclaimed land.
    • On top of that, the question of involving the private service providers had remained an uncharted field.
    • It is acknowledged that it would be better if more examples could be located, especially as this is relatively uncharted territory.
    • For a professional explorer to stumble upon such uncharted territory can be very chastening.
    • The difference between now and the lead-up to the Monaghan match is that they are no longer in uncharted territory.
    • Greco's dance is not an easy option, living as it does like a Beckett character in strange, uncharted territory.
    • All that was necessary to test that hypothesis was to get on a ship and go to one of these uncharted areas and see.
    Synonyms
    unexplored, untravelled, undiscovered, unresearched, unplumbed, unfamiliar, unknown, strange

Usage

Uncharted means ‘not yet mapped or surveyed.’ Especially in the phrase uncharted territory, it is confused with unchartered, a far less common word that means ‘not having a charter or written constitution.’ Unchartered territory constitutes around 10 percent of the total citations for the phrase in the Oxford English Corpus
 
 
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