unmet + noun
unmet 常作定语,修饰 need、demand、expectation 等名词。
The report highlights unmet needs in healthcare.
这份报告强调了医疗保健方面未得到满足的需求。
未满足的;未相遇的;未应付的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
未满足的;未相遇的;未应付的
not satisfied or fulfilled; not met; not dealt with
The report highlights unmet needs in healthcare.
这份报告强调了医疗保健方面未得到满足的需求。
未满足的
Not met.
Many families still have unmet needs for affordable housing.
许多家庭在可负担住房方面仍有未满足的需求。
The project was delayed because the initial requirements remained unmet.
项目被推迟,因为最初的要求仍未满足。
Her unmet expectations caused her to feel disappointed.
未实现的期望让她感到失望。
unmet 常作定语,修饰 need、demand、expectation 等名词。
The report highlights unmet needs in healthcare.
这份报告强调了医疗保健方面未得到满足的需求。
remain unmet 作表语,强调某种需求或要求在某个时间点上仍未被满足。
Despite the reforms, many demands remain unmet.
尽管进行了改革,许多要求仍未得到满足。
go unmet 与 remain unmet 相近,但更侧重动态变化。
Without enough staff, patient needs will go unmet.
如果没有足够的员工,患者的需求将得不到满足。
Not this
The company unmet our requirements.
Use this
The company did not meet our requirements.
unmet 是形容词,不能直接作谓语动词;表示‘未满足’需求时需用动词 meet,否定形式为 did not meet。
Not this
After the interview, I felt unmet.
Use this
After the interview, I felt unsatisfied.
unmet 用于修饰 needs、requirements 等事物,不用于描述人的情绪;表示‘不满意的’应用 unsatisfied。
Not this
My email went unmet.
Use this
My email went unanswered.
unmet 表示需求或期望未得到满足,不可用于‘邮件未获回复’;此处应用 unanswered 表示‘未被答复’。
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未满足的需求
The charity works to address unmet needs in the community.
该慈善机构致力于解决社区中未满足的需求。
未得到满足的需求
There is a huge unmet demand for affordable housing.
对经济适用房的需求远远未得到满足。
未实现的期望
Unmet expectations can lead to disappointment.
未实现的期望会导致失望。
未满足的要求
The project failed because several unmet requirements were discovered.
由于发现若干未满足的要求,项目失败了。
未发挥的潜力
Many students leave school with unmet potential.
许多学生毕业时潜力尚未得到发挥。
Use unmet naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 un- 想成‘不’,met 是 meet 的过去式‘见面/达到’;没达到、没被满足,就是 unmet。
语域:formal 常见场景:policy documents、healthcare reports、academic writing unmet 多用于正式书面语境,如政策、医疗、研究等领域,表示需求、期望等未得到满足;日常口语中较少使用,更常说 hasn't been met 或 not satisfied。
These all rhyme with unmet (/ʌnˈmɛt/) because they contain the stressed /ɛt/ sound. Be careful: meet and mete look similar to met but are pronounced /miːt/, not /mɛt/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.