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be unwanted
The email was unwanted.
这封电子邮件是垃圾邮件。
不需要的；不受欢迎的
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不需要的；不受欢迎的
not wanted; unwelcome
The email was unwanted.
这封电子邮件是垃圾邮件。
不需要的；不受欢迎的。
Not wanted; unwelcome.
She felt unwanted at the party because no one talked to her.
她在聚会上感到不受欢迎，因为没人跟她说话。
Please put any unwanted clothes in the donation box.
请把任何不想要的衣物放进捐赠箱。
Wearing bright colors can attract unwanted attention in a quiet library.
在安静的图书馆里穿鲜艳的颜色可能会引来不想要的关注。
The email was unwanted.
这封电子邮件是垃圾邮件。
She received unwanted attention.
她受到了不必要的关注。
He found the advice unwanted.
他觉得这个建议不受欢迎。
They considered the proposal unwanted.
他们认为这个提案不受欢迎。
Not this
I unwanted the email.
Use this
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。
Not this
Remove the unwanteds.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
多余的毛发
She uses a laser to remove unwanted hair.
她用激光去除多余的毛发。
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。
不需要的物品
Donate unwanted items to charity.
把不需要的物品捐给慈善机构。
不必要的关注
She tried to avoid drawing unwanted attention to herself.
她试图避免引起不必要的关注。
不速之客
The fire alarm was an unwanted guest at the party.
火警成了派对上的不速之客。
精神负担
He entered the new relationship with a lot of unwanted baggage from his past.
他带着过去许多精神负担进入了这段新关系。
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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。
中性，通常用于描述不需要的或不受欢迎的事物或情况。
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/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.