| 释义 |
unequalunequal /ʌnˈikwəl/ ●●○ adjective ► an unequal contest/struggle/fight etc. (=a competition or fight in which one side is much stronger than the other) THESAURUSnot right, acceptable, or reasonable, especially because some people are treated better than others► unfairnot right, acceptable, or reasonable, especially because some people are treated better than others: These laws are aimed at preventing unfair competition (=in business). ► not fair unfair: It’s not fair that Dale gets to go and I don’t. ► unreasonable unfair or asking someone to do too much: It is unreasonable of your boss to expect you do all the work by yourself. ► unequal unfair because because some people are treated better than others: The law was designed to end the unequal treatment of women in the workplace. ► biased treating one person or group unfairly because you think one is better than the other: The judge was biased against him, so he didn’t get a fair trial. ► unjust formal not fair or morally right. Used about laws, systems, or actions: The laws were unjust because they did not allow blacks to go to the same schools as white people. ► arbitrary formal seeming unfair because decisions or rules are not made in a reasonable way, or are not always made in the same way: The coach’s decisions about who would go on the team seemed arbitrary – one of the best players didn’t make it! 1unfairly treating different people or groups in different ways OPP equal: unequal educational opportunities► see thesaurus at unfair2not the same in size, number, value, rank, strength, etc. SYN equal: unequal in The two ropes were unequal in length.an unequal contest/struggle/fight etc. (=a competition or fight in which one side is much stronger than the other)3be unequal to the task/job etc. formal to not have enough strength, ability, etc. to do something—unequally adverb |