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单词 undue
释义
undue
adjective[before noun]
formal
uk
/ʌnˈdʒuː/us
/ʌnˈduː/
C2
to alevelthat is more than isnecessary,acceptable, orreasonable:
过分的，过度的
Such a highincreasewillimposean undueburdenon thelocaltaxpayer.涨幅如此之高会给当地纳税人增加过度负担。
Synonyms
inordinateformal
unjustifieddisapproving
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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unduly
(Definition ofunduefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

undue| American Dictionary

undue
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ʌnˈdu/
more than isnecessary,acceptable, orreasonable:
Thecourtsaid thestatelawplacedan undueburdenonworkingmothers.

unduly

adverb[not gradable]us
/ʌnˈdu·li/
He does notseemundulyconcernedabout thestateof theeconomy.
(Definition ofunduefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

undue| Business English

undue
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ʌnˈdjuː/us
more than isacceptableornecessary:
Anotherriseininterestratessosoonwouldriskspreadingunduealarmamongbusinessesandconsumers.
undue pressure/strain/hardshipAcouncilmembersaid thepackagewas thebestdealthecitycouldofferthecompanywithout putting unduestrainon the city'sfinances.
an undue burden/risk/delayOpponents havearguedthat thebillis an undueburdenonbusiness.
(Definition ofunduefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofundue

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The arrangement of the text is thorough, including tremendous detail withoutundueduplication.
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At first, the corporation sought a disposal option that appeared environmentally acceptable while not imposingunduecosts on the company.
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The present article deals with two small interrelated areas in this field, which (for various reasons) have sufferedundueneglect.
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It gaveundueemphasis to capital while tending to overlook the role of labour, particularly labour migrations.
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The difference between the type annotations and the inferred type may go unnoticed by a library developer and thereby placeundueburden on library users.
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In the same vein, medical institutions should not be called upon to bear anundueshare of the expense for disaster response.
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This would be a way of ensuring that the magnitude of economic activity does not reach a level that placesunduestress on key ecosystems.
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First, if jury pay is too low, many jurors will faceundueeconomic hardships.
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Its doing so is a price we must sometimes pay, for example ifundueharm is to be prevented.
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Such parental testing would place anundueburden on the laboratory, resulting in unjustifiable expense and unnecessary anxiety on the parents and patients.
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Care that is delivered efficiently and withoutundueburden, such as lengthy trips to remote facilities, is also in their interest.
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In response to the charge ofundueheterogeneity: the tactics discussed above are coercive in precisely the sense relevant for deliberative democracy.
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The commanders' ability to act or react creatively, flexibly, and quickly to fast-changing circumstances on the ground was severely hampered by the administrator'sundueinterference.
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Presently,undueprocrastination on such theoretical developments puts evolutionary psychology in danger of being reduced to a rhetorical tool.
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This, once again, places anundueand unequal burden on women.
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