unread + noun
unread 放在名词前修饰具体事物时,意为‘未读的’。
The unread letters sat in a pile on the desk.
那些没有读过的信堆在桌上。
读书不多的;无学问的
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读书不多的;无学问的
not well-read; uneducated
The unread letters sat in a pile on the desk.
那些没有读过的信堆在桌上。
未被读过的;未读的。
Not having been read.
未读过书的;未受教育的。
Not having read; uneducated.
He was clever but unread, so he often missed cultural references.
他很聪明但读书不多,所以经常听不懂文化典故。
She felt unread at her book club because she had not heard of any of the authors.
她在读书俱乐部感到自己读书太少,因为这些作者她一个都没听说过。
Having spent years playing sports, he was unread in the classics.
他多年从事体育运动,因此对经典著作读得很少。
unread 放在名词前修饰具体事物时,意为‘未读的’。
The unread letters sat in a pile on the desk.
那些没有读过的信堆在桌上。
unread 修饰人时,表示读书不多、学识浅薄。
He is unread but very curious about the world.
他读书不多,但对世界很好奇。
这个结构表示使某物一直处于未被阅读的状态。
She left the message unread for two days.
她把那条消息留了两天没有读。
Not this
The book still unread on my shelf.
Use this
The book is still unread on my shelf.
英语中形容词作表语时必须与 be 动词连用;中文可以说“书还没读”,但英文不能省略 is。
Not this
His handwriting is unread.
Use this
His handwriting is unreadable.
unread 表示“未被读过的”或“读书不多的”,unreadable 才表示“无法辨认/难以阅读的”;handwriting 应搭配 unreadable。
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未读消息
She opened the app and saw several unread messages.
她打开应用,看到几条未读消息。
没读过的书
There are still many unread books on my shelf.
我的书架上还有很多没读过的书。
无人阅读;不被阅读
His messages often go unread for days.
他的消息常常好几天都没人看。
留着不读;一直没读
I left the long article unread until the weekend.
那篇长文章我一直没读,留到了周末。
未读计数
The mail app shows an unread count on its icon.
邮件应用会在图标上显示未读计数。
未读的故事不是故事;它只是纸浆上的小小黑色印记。
I have so many unread books that I might never finish them all.
我有很多未读的书,可能永远也读不完。
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un-(不)+ read(读):书没人读是“未读的”;人没读书是“无学问的”。
语域:formal 常见场景:人物评价、文学评论、正式书面语 表示“读书不多的、无学问的”时,unread 通常用于正式或文学性描述,多出现在人物评价或书面评论里;日常口语中较少这样用。
以上单词的元音都是 /e/,与 unread 的 -read 押韵。注意拼写中的 'read' 并不总读 /riːd/:如 read 的原形读 /riːd/,而 unread 的 -read 读 /red/,同 red(红色)。
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