新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

unknown

英  [ˌʌnˈnəʊn]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1不了解的

    If something is unknown to you, you have no knowledge of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    An unknown number of demonstrators were arrested.

    不知多少示威者被逮捕了。

    例:

    The motive for the killing is unknown.

    杀人动机不明。

    2(姓名或性格)未知的

    An unknown person is someone whose name you do not know or whose character you do not know anything about.

    双语例句

    例:

    the tomb of the unknown soldier.

    那位无名士兵的墓。

    3不出名的

    An unknown person is not famous or publicly recognized.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was an unknown writer.

    他是个没有名气的作家。

    4从未发生过的

    If you say that a particular problem or situation is unknown, you mean that it never occurs.

    近义词

    unheard of

    双语例句

    例:

    A hundred years ago coronary heart disease was virtually unknown in America.

    100年前,冠心病在美国几乎从未出现过。

    NOUN. 名词
  • unknowns

    1[C 可数名词] 未知的事物

    An unknown is something that is unknown.

    双语例句

    例:

    The length of the war is one of the biggest unknowns.

    战争会持续多久是最大的未知数之一。

    2[C 可数名词] 不为人知的人

    An unknown is a person who is unknown.

    双语例句

    例:

    Within a short space of time a group of complete unknowns had established a wholly original form of humour.

    在短短的一段时间内,一群完全不为人知的人始创了一种新式幽默。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 未知事物

    The unknown refers generally to things or places that people do not know about or understand.

    双语例句

    例:

    Ignorance of people brings fear, fear of the unknown.

    人们的无知会带来恐惧,对未知事物的恐惧。

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