Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter U - Page 22

Unpity (n.) Want of piety. [Obs.]

Unplacable (a.) Implacable. [Obs.]

Unplaced (a.) 未受到安置的;沒有固定職位的 Not placed.

Unplaced (a.) 未得前三名(或名次)的;未獲名次的 Not one of the first three in a race or competition.

Unplaid (v. t.) To deprive of a plaid.

Unplained (a.) Not deplored or bewailed; unlamented. [Obs.] -- Spenser.

Unplat (v. t.) To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe.

Unplausive (a.) Not approving; disapproving. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Unpleaded, () See pleaded.

Unpleaded (a.) Not used as a plea; not urged; as, an unpleaded excuse.

Unpleaded (a.) Not supported by pleas; undefended; as, an unpleaded suit.

Unpleasant (a.) 使人不愉快的;不中意的;討厭的;不客氣的 Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive. -- Un*pleas"ant*ly, adv. -- Un*pleas"ant*ness, n.

Unpleasant (a.) Disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" [ant: pleasant].

Unpleasant (a.) (B1) 令人不快的,使人討厭的 Not enjoyable or pleasant.

// An unpleasant surprise.

// The unpleasant truth.

Unpleasant (a.) (C1) [ after verb ] 粗魯的,不客氣的 Rude and angry.

// When we complained, the waiter got very unpleasant with us.

Unpleasantries (n. pl. ) of Unpleasantry.

Unpleasantry (n.) Want of pleasantry. [R.]

Unpleasantry (n.) 不愉快的話 A state of disagreement; a falling out. -- Thackeray.

Unpleasive (a.) Unpleasant. [Obs.] "An unpleasive passion." -- Bp. Hall.

Unpleat (v. t.) To remove the plaits of; to smooth. -- W. Browne.

Unplight (v. t.) To unfold; to lay open; to explain. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Unplumb, () See plumb.

Unplumb (v. t.) To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin. [R.] -- Burke.

Unplume (v. t.) To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate.

Unpoised (a.) Not poised or balanced.

Unpoised (a.) Not poised or weighed; hence, regardless of consequences; unhesitating. [Obs.] -- Marston.

Unpoison (v. t.) To remove or expel poison from. [Obs.] -- South.

Unpolicied (a.) Not having civil polity, or a regular form of government.

Unpolicied (a.) Impolitic; imprudent. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Unpolish (v. t.) To deprive of polish; to make impolite.

Unpolite (a.) 無禮貌的 Not polite; impolite; rude. -- Un`po*lite"ly, adv. -- Un`po*lite"ness, n.

Unpolitic (a.) 失算的;不當的 Impolitic; imprudent.

Unpolled (a.) 未曾投票的;未接受民意測驗的 Not polled. Specifically:

Unpolled (a.) Not enumerated or registered; as, an unpolled vote or voter.

Unpolled (a.) Not plundered. [Obs.] "Unpoll'd Arabian wealth". -- Fanshawe.

Unpope (v. t.) To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope.

Unpope (v. t.) To deprive of a pope. [Obs.]

Rome will never so far unpope herself as to part with her pretended supremacy. -- Fuller.

Unportunate (a.) Importunate; troublesome with requests. [Obs.] -- Golden Boke.

Unportuous (a.) Having no ports. [Obs.] "An unportuous coast". -- Burke.

Unpossess (v. t.) To be without, or to resign, possession of. [Obs.]

Unpossibility (n.) 不可能性 [U];不可能的事,辦不到的事 [C] Impossibility. [R.] "Utter unpossibility". -- Poe.

Unpossible (a.) Impossible. [R.]

Compare: Impossible

Impossible (a.) 不可能的,辦不到的 [+to-v] [+that];不可能發生的;不真實的 [+to-v] [+that]  An impossibility; as, he tried to do the impossible. [Obs.]

"Madam," quoth he, "this were an impossible!" -- Chaucer.

Impossible (a.) Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under the circumstances; absurd or impracticable; not feasible.

With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. -- Matt. xix. 26.

Without faith it is impossible to please him. -- Heb. xi. 6.

Impossible quantity (Math.), An imaginary quantity. See Imaginary.

Syn: See Impracticable.

Impossible (a.) Not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation" [ant: possible].

Impossible (a.) Totally unlikely [syn: impossible, inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginable].

Impossible (a.) Used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence" [syn: impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable].

Impossible (n.) Something that cannot be done; "his assignment verged on the impossible".

Unpower (n.) Want of power; weakness. [Obs.] -- Piers Plowman.

Unpowerful (a.) Not powerful; weak. -- Cowley.

Unpracticable (a.) Impracticable; not feasible.

Unpractical (a.) 不切實際的;不實用的 Not practical; impractical. "Unpractical questions". -- H. James.

I like him none the less for being unpractical. -- Lowell.

Unpraise (v. t.) To withhold praise from; to deprive of praise. [R.]

Unpray (v. t.) To revoke or annul by prayer, as something previously prayed for. [R.] -- Sir M. Hale.

Unprayable (a.) Not to be influenced or moved by prayers; obdurate. [R.] -- Wyclif.

Unprayed (a.) Not prayed for. [Obs.] -- Sir T. More.

Unpreach (v. t.) To undo or overthrow by preaching. [R.] -- De Foe.
Unprecedented (a.)
史無前例的;無先例的,空前的 [Z] Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled.  -- {Un*prec"e*dent*ed*ly}, adv.

Unprecedented (a.) Having no precedent; novel; "an unprecedented expansion in population and industry" [ant: {precedented}].

Unpredict (v. i.) To retract or falsify a previous prediction. -- Milton.

Unpredictable (a.) Not capable of being foretold [ant: predictable].

Unpredictable (a.) Unknown in advance; "an unpredictable (or indeterminable) future".

Unpredictable (a.) Not occurring at expected times [syn: irregular, unpredictable].

Unprejudiced (a.) 沒有成見的;公平的;無偏見的 Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not preoccupied by opinion; impartial; as, an unprejudiced mind; an unprejudiced judge.

Unprejudiced (a.) Not warped or biased by prejudice; as, an unprejudiced judgment. -- Un*prej"u*diced*ness, n. -- V. Knox.

Unprejudiced (a.) Free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the impartial eye of a scientist" [syn: unprejudiced, impartial] [ant: discriminatory, prejudiced].

Unprelated (a.) Deposed from the office of prelate.

Unprevented (a.) Not prevented or hindered; as, unprevented sorrows. -- Shak.

Unprevented (a.) Not preceded by anything. [Obs.] -- Milton.

Unpriced (a.) 無法估價的;貴重的 Not priced; being without a fixed or certain value; also, priceless. "Amethyst unpriced." -- Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard).

Unpriest (v. t.) To deprive of priesthood; to unfrock. [R.] -- Milton.

Unprince (v. t.) To deprive of the character or authority of a prince; to divest of principality of sovereignty. [R.] -- Swift.

Unprinciple (v. t.) To destroy the moral principles of. [R.]

Unprincipled (a.) 無原則的;不講道德的;不正直的 Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle. -- Un*prin"ci*pled*ness, n.

Unprincipled (a.) Lacking principles or moral scruples; "freedom from coarse unprincipled calumny" -- A.E.Stevenson [ant: principled].

Unprincipled (a.) Having little or no integrity.

Unprison (v. t.) 自獄中釋出 To take or deliver from prison.

Unprizable (a.) 不值得評價的 Not prized or valued; being without value. [Obs.]

Unprizable (a.) Invaluable; being beyond estimation. [Obs.]

Unprobably (adv.) 不大可能地 Improbably.

Unprobably (adv.) In a manner not to be approved of; improperly. [Obs. & R.]

To diminish, by the authority of wise and knowing men, things unjustly and unprobably crept in. -- Strype.

Unproductive, () See productive.

Unproductive (a.) 不生產的;無收益的;沒有結果的,徒勞的;非生產性的 Not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" [ant: {productive}].

Unproductive (a.) Not producing desired results; "the talks between labor and management were unproductive."

Unproductively (adv.) 生產不多地;無成效地 In an unproductive manner [syn: {unproductively}, {fruitlessly}, {unprofitably}] [ant: {fruitfully}, {productively}, {profitably}].

Unproductiveness (n.) 非生產性 The quality of lacking the power to produce [ant: {productiveness}, {productivity}].

Unproficiency (n.) Want of proficiency or improvement. -- Bp. Hall.

Unprofit (n.) Want of profit; unprofitableness. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.

Unprofitableness (n.) The quality of affording no gain or no benefit or no profit [syn: unprofitableness, unprofitability] [ant: gainfulness, lucrativeness, profitability, profitableness].

Unprofited (a.) Profitless. [R.] -- Shak.

Unpromise (v. t.) To revoke or annul, as a promise. -- Chapman.

Unprop (v. t.) To remove a prop or props from; to deprive of support.

Unproper (a.) 不合適的,不適當的;不合標準的;不規則的 Not proper or peculiar; improper. [Obs.] -- Un*prop"er*ly, adv. [Obs.]

Unproselyte (v. t.) To convert or recover from the state of a proselyte. -- Fuller.

Unprotestantize (v. t.) 使棄新教;使無新教特色 To render other than Protestant; to cause to change from Protestantism to some other form of religion; to deprive of some Protestant feature or characteristic.

The attempt to unprotestantize the Church of England. -- Froude.

Unprovide (v. t.) To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish.

Lest her . . . beauty unprovide my mind again. -- Shak.

Unprovident (a.) Improvident. [Obs.] "Who for thyself art so unprovident". -- Shak.

Unprudence (n.) Imprudence. [Obs.]

Unprudent (a.) Imprudent. [Obs.]

Unprudential (a.) Imprudent. [Obs.] "The most unwise and unprudential act". -- Milton.

Unpucker (v. t.) To smooth away the puckers or wrinkles of.

Unpure, () See pure.

Unpure (a.) 不純淨的;髒的;不純的,攙假的 Not pure; impure. -- Un*pure"ly, adv. -- Un*pure"ness, n.

Unpursed (a.) Robbed of a purse, or of money. [R.] -- Pollock.

Unpursed (a.) Taken from the purse; expended. [Obs.] -- Gower.

Unqualified, () See qualified.

Unqualified (a.) 不夠資格的,不合格的;無限制的,無條件的;完全的 Not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial" [ant: qualified].

Unqualified (a.) Not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training [ant: qualified].

Unqualified (a.) Legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses" [syn: incompetent, unqualified] [ant: competent].

Unqualified (a.) Having no right or entitlement; "a distinction to which he was unentitled" [syn: unentitled, unqualified].

Unqualify (v. t.) To disqualify; to unfit. -- Swift.

Compare: Disqualify

Disqualify (v. t.) [imp. & p. p. Disqualified; p. pr. & vb. n. Disqualifying.] 使不合格;取消……的資格 To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with for or from before the purpose, state, or act.

My common illness disqualifies me for all conversation; I mean my deafness. -- Swift.

Me are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being received in high society. -- Southey.

Disqualify (v. t.) To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness.

Disqualify (v.) Make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" [syn: disqualify, unfit, indispose] [ant: dispose, qualify].

Disqualify (v.) Declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete" [ant: qualify].

Unqualitied (a.) Deprived of the usual faculties. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Unqueen (v. t.) 廢黜…的女王(或王后)地位;剝奪…的女王(或王后)權力 To divest of the rank or authority of queen. -- Shak.

Unquestionable (a.) [Z] 毫無疑問的;確鑿的;無懈可擊的 Not questionable; as, an unquestionable title.

Unquestionable (a.) Not inviting questions or conversation. [R.] -- Shak. -- Un*ques"tion*a*bly, adv.

Unquestionable (a.) Incapable of being questioned; "unquestionable authority" [ant: questionable].

Unquestionable (a.) Not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" [syn: authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable].

Unquestionable (a.) Not open to question; "an unquestionable (or unequivocal) loss of prestige".

Unquestioned (a.) 不成問題的;無需調查的;毫無疑問的;無爭議的 Not called in question; not doubted.

Unquestioned (a.) Not interrogated; having no questions asked; not examined or examined into. -- Shak.

She muttering prayers, as holy rites she meant, Through the divided crowd unquestioned went. -- Dryden.

Unquestioned (a.) Indisputable; not to be opposed or impugned.

Their unquestioned pleasures must be served. -- B. Jonson.

Unquestioned (a.) Generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute; "the undisputed fact" [syn: undisputed, unchallenged, unquestioned].

Unquick (a.) Not quick. [R.] -- Daniel.

Unquiet, () See quiet.

Unquiet (v. t.) To disquiet. [Obs.] -- Ld. Herbert.

Unquiet (a.) 不平靜的;不安寧的;焦急的,不安的 Not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed. -- Un*qui"et*ly, adv. -- Un*qui"et*ness, n.

Unquiet (a.) Characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning" [ant: quiet].

Unquiet (a.) Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" [syn: anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet].

Unquietude (n.) 不安 Uneasiness; inquietude.

Unravel (v. t.) 解開,拆散;闡明;弄清;解決;揭開 To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.

Unravel (v. t.) Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.

Unravel (v. t.) To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled." -- Dryden.

Unravel (v. i.) 散開;被解決 To become unraveled, in any sense.

Unravel (v.) Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread" [syn: unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick] [ant: knot, ravel, tangle].

Unravel (v.) Disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?" [syn: ravel, unravel, ravel out] [ant: knot, ravel, tangle].

Unravel (v.) Become undone; "the sweater unraveled" [syn: run, unravel].

Unravelment (n.) The act of unraveling, or the state of being unraveled.

Unrazored (a.) Not shaven. [R.] -- Milton.

Unread, () See read.

Unread (a.) (書等)未經閱讀的;(人)不讀書的;無學識的,無教養的 Not read or perused; as, an unread book. -- Hooker.

Unread (a.) Not versed in literature; illiterate. -- Dryden.

Unread (a.) Not informed through reading; "he seems to have been wholly unread in political theory". -- V. L. Parrington

Unreadable () See readable.

Unreadable (a.) (書等)不值一讀的,讀不下去的;(筆跡)難辨認的 Not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting" [syn: indecipherable, unclear, undecipherable, unreadable].

Unreadiness (n.) 沒預備;不敏捷 The quality or state of being unready.

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