Barron词汇 U |
Barron词汇 U
3524. ubiquitous
释义: being everywhere; omnipresent
例句: That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ubiquitous: Justin heard the tune everywhere he went.
3525. ulterior
释义: situated beyond; unstated and often questionable
例句: You must have an ulterior motive for your behavior, since there is no obvious reason for it.
3526. ultimate
释义: final; not susceptible to further analysis
例句: Scientists are searching for the ultimate truths.
3527. ultimatum
释义: last demand; warning
例句: Since they have ignored our ultimatum, our only recourse is to declare war.
3528. umbrage
释义: resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult
例句: She took umbrage at his remarks and stormed away in a huff.
3529. unanimity
释义: complete agreement
例句: We were surprised by the unanimity with which our proposals were accepted by the different groups.
3530. unassuaged
释义: unsatisfied; not soothed
例句: Her anger is unassuaged by your apology.
3531. unassuming
释义: modest
例句: He is so unassuming that some people fail to realize how great a man he really is.
3532. unbridled
释义: violent
例句: She had a sudden fit of unbridled rage.
3533. uncanny
释义: strange; mysterious
例句: You have the uncanny knack of reading my innermost thoughts.
3534. unconscionable
释义: unscrupulous; excessive
例句: She found the load shark's demands unconscionable and impossible to meet.
3535. uncouth
释义: outlandish; clumsy; boorish
例句: Most biographers portray Lincoln as an uncouth and ungainly young man.
3536. unction
释义: the act of anointing with oil
例句: The anointing with oil of a person near death is called extreme unction.
3537. unctous
释义: oily; bland; insincerely suave
例句: Uriah Heep disguised his nefarious actions by unctuous protestations of his "'umility."
3538. undermine
释义: weaken; sap
例句: The recent corruption scandals have undermined many people's faith in the city government.
3539. underscore
释义: emphasize
例句: Adressing the jogging class, Kim underscored the importance to runners of good nutrition.
3540. undulate
释义: move with a wavelike motion
例句: The flag undulated in the breeze.
3541. unearth
释义: dig up
例句: When they unearthed the city, the archeologists found many relics of an ancient civilization.
3542. unearthly
释义: not earthly; weird
例句: There is an unearthly atmosphere in her work that amazes the casual observer.
3543. unequivocal
释义: plain; obvious
例句: My answer to your proposal is an unequivocal and absolute "No."
3544. unerringly
释义: infallibly
例句: My teacher unerringly pounced on the one typographical error in my essay.
3545. unfaltering
释义: steadfast
例句: She approached the guillotine with unfaltering steps.
3546. unfeigned
释义: genuine; real
例句: She turned so pale that I am sure her surprise was unfeigned.
3547. unfettered
释义: liberated; freed from chains
例句: Chained to the wall for months on end, the hostage despaired that he would ever be unfettered.
3548. unfledged
释义: immature
例句: It is hard for an unfledged writer to find a sympathetic publisher.
3549. unfrock
释义: to strip a priest or minister of church authority
例句: To disbar a lawyer, to unfrock a priest, to suspend a doctor's license to practice--these are extreme steps that the authorities should take only after careful consideration.
3550. ungainly
释义: awkward
例句: He is an ungainly young man; he trips over everything.
3551. unguent
释义: ointment
例句: Apply this unguent to the sore muscles before retiring.
3552. uniformity
释义: sameness; consistency; monotony
例句: After a while, the uniformity of TV situation comedies becomes boring.
3553. unilateral
释义: one-sided
例句: This legislation is unilateral since it binds only one party in the controversy.
3554. unimpeachable
释义: blameless and exemplary
例句: Her conduct in office was unimpeachable and her record is spotless.
3555. uninhibited
释义: unrepressed
例句: The congregation was shocked by her uninhibited laughter during the sermon.
3556. unintimidating
释义: unfrightening
例句: Though Phil had expected to feel overawed when he met Joe Montana, he found the experience unintimidating and relaxing.
3557. unique
释义: without an equal; single in kind
例句: You have the unique distinction of being the first student whom I have had to fail in this course.
3558. unison
释义: unity of pitch; complete accord
例句: The choir sang in unison.
3559. universal
释义: characterizing or affecting all; present everywhere
例句: At first, no one shared Christopher's opinions; his theory that the world was round was met with universal disdain.
3560. unkempt
释义: disheveled; with uncared-for appearance
例句: The beggar was dirty and unkempt.
3561. unobtrusive
释义: inconspicuous; not blatant
例句: The secret service agents in charge of protecting the President tried to be as unobtrusive as possible.
3562. unprecedented
释义: novel; unparalleled
例句: Margaret Mitchell's book Gone with the Wind was an unprecedented success.
3563. unprepossessing
释义: unattractive
例句: During adolescence many attractive young people somehow acquire the false notion that their appearance is unprepossessing.
3564. unravel
释义: disentangle; solve
例句: With equal ease Miss Marple unraveled tangled balls of yarn and baffling murder mysteries.
3565. unrequited
释义: not reciprocated
例句: Suffering the pangs of unrequited love, Olivia rebukes Cesario for his hard-heartedness.
3566. unruly
释义: disobedient; lawless
例句: The only way to curb this unruly mob is to use tear gas.
3567. unsavory
释义: distasteful; morally offensive
例句: People with unsavory reputations should not be allowed to work with young children.
3568. unscathed
释义: unharmed
例句: They prayed he would come back from the war unscathed.
3569. unseemly
释义: unbecoming; indecent
例句: Your levity is unseemly at this time of mourning.
3570. unsightly
释义: ugly
例句: Although James was an experienced emergency room nurse, he occasionally became queasy when faced with a particularly unsightly injury.
3571. unsullied
释义: untarnished
例句: I am happy that my reputation is unsullied.
3572. untenable
释义: unsupportable
例句: I find your theory untenable and must reject it.
3573. untoward
释义: unfortunate; annoying
例句: Untoward circumstances prevent me from being with you on this festive occasion.
3574. unwarranted
释义: unjustified; groundless; undeserved
例句: We could not understand Martin's unwarranted rudeness to his mother's guests.
3575. unwieldy
释义: awkward; cumbersome; unmanageable
例句: The large carton was so unwieldy that the movers had trouble getting it up the stairs.
3576. unwitting
释义: unintentional; not knowing
例句: She was the unwitting tool of the swindlers
3577. unwonted
释义: unaccustomed
例句: He hesitated to assume the unwonted role of master of ceremonies at the dinner.
3578. upbraid
释义: scold; reproach
例句: I must upbraid him for his unruly behavior.
3579. uproarious
释义: marked by commotion; extremely funny; very noisy
例句: The uproarious comedy hit Home Alone featured Macaulay Culkin, whose mugging and comic antics provoked gales of uproarious laughter from audiences coast to coast.
3580. upshot
释义: outcome
例句: The upshot of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
3581. urbane
释义: suave; refined; elegant
例句: The courtier was urbane and sophisticated
3582. urchin
释义: mischievous child (usually a boy)
例句: Get out! This store is no place for grubby urchins!
3583. ursine
释义: bearlike; pertaining to a bear
例句: Because of its ursine appearance, the great panda has been identified with the bears; actually, it is closely related to the raccoon.
3584. usurp
释义: seize power; supplant
例句: The revolution ended when the victorious rebel leader usurped the throne.
3585. usury
释义: lending money at illegal rates of interest
例句: The loan shark was found guilty of usury.
3586. utopia
释义: imaginary land with perfect social and political system
例句: Shangri-la was the name of James Hilton's Tibetan utopia.
3587. uxorious
释义: excessively devoted to one's wife
例句: His friends laughed at him because he was so uxorious and submissive to his wife's desires.
3588. undergird
释义: strengthen the base of
例句: Whereas relativity theory undermined the Newtonian mechanics, cosmology was undergirded by it.
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