Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #6398
unwanted
不需要的；不受欢迎的
not wanted; unwelcome
- 1.
Not wanted; unwelcome.
不需要的；不受欢迎的。
不需要的；不受欢迎的。；没人要的；不需要的；多余的
In use
She felt unwanted at the party because no one talked to her.
Please put any unwanted clothes in the donation box.
Wearing bright colors can attract unwanted attention in a quiet library.
be unwanted
The email was unwanted.
这封电子邮件是垃圾邮件。
unwanted + noun
She received unwanted attention.
她受到了不必要的关注。
find sth unwanted
He found the advice unwanted.
他觉得这个建议不受欢迎。
consider sth unwanted
They considered the proposal unwanted.
他们认为这个提案不受欢迎。
Common mistakes
I unwanted the email.I didn't want the email.
误将形容词 unwanted 用作动词。unwanted 是形容词，不能带宾语。应改为 didn't want 或 ... is unwanted。
Remove the unwanteds.Remove the unwanted ones.
误将 unwanted 视为可数名词，加 -s。unwanted 作名词时通常为不可数或仅用单数形式，表示‘不需要的东西’。应使用形容词形式修饰名词或加 ones。
Connections
Collocations
- unwanted attention
- 不受欢迎的关注
- She tried to avoid unwanted attention at the party.她在派对上尽量避免不受欢迎的关注。
- unwanted pregnancy
- 意外怀孕
- Teenagers need education to prevent unwanted pregnancy.青少年需要教育以防止意外怀孕。
- unwanted guests
- 不速之客
- We had some unwanted guests show up at the dinner.晚餐时有几位不速之客出现。
- unwanted hair
- 多余的毛发
- She uses a laser to remove unwanted hair.她用激光去除多余的毛发。
- unwanted calls
- 骚扰电话
- He blocked the number to stop unwanted calls.他屏蔽了那个号码以阻止骚扰电话。
- unwanted items
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-（不）+ wanted（想要的）= 不想要的。联想：收到 unwanted 的礼物，就是你不想要的东西。
Context & Register
中性，通常用于描述不需要的或不受欢迎的事物或情况。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'wanted' rhymes with 'unwanted' (same stressed vowel and ending). The other words share the spelling pattern '-anted' but have different vowel sounds: 'haunted', 'daunted', 'flaunted' use /ɔ/, and 'granted', 'planted' use /æ/ or /ɑ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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