Word · Frequency #18760
Fully loadeduntold
数不清的;无数的;不可计量的
too many or too much to be counted or measured; of an incalculable amount
- 1.
Not told; not related; not revealed; secret.
未说出的;未透露的;秘密的。
- 2.
Not numbered or counted.
未计数的;数不清的。
- 3.
Not able to be counted, measured, told, expressed in words, or described; extremely large in scale, number, quantity, suffering, damage, etc.; uncountable, unmeasurable, immeasurable, indescribable, inexpressible.
无法计数、测量或描述的;极其巨大的;不可计量的;难以形容的。
未说出的;未透露的;未讲述的;未说出的;未透露的;秘密的。;未计数的;数不清的。;无法计数、测量或描述的;极其巨大的;不可计量的;难以形容的。;未说过的
In use
The flood caused untold damage to the small town.
She has spent untold hours practicing the piano.
The internet has brought untold benefits to people around the world.
untold + noun
作定语,强调数量或程度大得无法计算,常与 damage、suffering、wealth 等搭配。
The war brought untold suffering to millions of people.
这场战争给数百万人带来了数不清的苦难。
remain + untold
作表语,表示信息或故事没有被讲述、尚未公开。
The full details of the incident remain untold.
这起事件的完整细节仍未被讲述。
leave sth untold
动词 leave 后接宾语和补足语 untold,表示让某事保持未说出的状态。
Connections
Collocations
- untold story
- 未被讲述的故事;不为人知的故事
- The documentary tells the untold story of the rescue mission.这部纪录片讲述了这次救援任务不为人知的故事。
- untold damage
- 难以估量的破坏
- The hurricane caused untold damage to coastal towns.飓风给沿海城镇造成了难以估量的破坏。
- untold suffering
- 难以估量的苦难
- The war brought untold suffering to millions of civilians.战争给数百万平民带来了难以估量的苦难。
- untold wealth
- 数不清的财富;巨额财富
- The discovery of gold brought untold wealth to the small town.金矿的发现给这个小镇带来了数不清的财富。
- untold numbers of
- 无数的;数不清的
- The drought affected untold numbers of people.干旱影响了无数人。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 un-(未)+ told(说出):未说出的秘密,也可指多得“说不清”的无数数量。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:新闻报道与评论、正式演讲、文学作品 在此义项表示‘数量极大、难以计数’时,untold 多用于正式或书面语,常见于新闻报道、演讲和文学作品中,修饰 suffering、wealth、damage 等抽象名词;日常口语较少用,通常更常说 countless。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with the stressed ending /-əuld/ in "untold" (/ˈʌnˈtəuld/): told, bold, cold, gold, old, sold. Note: do not confuse the first syllable /ʌn/ with the /ən/ in "until" /ənˈtɪl/ or with the /aɪ/ sound in "untied" /ʌnˈtaɪd/; those words do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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