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单词 unheard-of
释义
unheard-of
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈhɜːd.ɒv/us
/ʌnˈhɝːd.ɑːv/
surprisingorshockingbecause notknownabout orpreviouslyexperienced:
令人震惊的；前所未闻的，空前的
It was unheard-of for anunmarriedcoupletolivetogether.未婚同居，这在以前是闻所未闻的事。
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(Definition ofunheard-offrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

unheard-of| American Dictionary

unheard-of
adjective
us
/ʌnˈhɜrdˌʌv,-ˌɑv,-əv/
surprisingorshockingbecause notknownabout orpreviouslyexperienced:
Pricewarshaveslicedpricesto unheard-oflows.
(Definition ofunheard-offrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunheard-of

unheard-of
This dependence on languages largely foreign to their designated constituencies on the part of purported nationalists is not necessarilyunheard-ofor atypical.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nevertheless, the impact of the reforms was impressive and transformed the lives of many inmates, who enjoyed previouslyunheard-ofprivileges and rights.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Technology offers new means andunheard-ofpossibilities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is a lot of sentiment—tosh —about the men who are giving up everything at home in workingunheard-ofhours on munitions work!
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Far from beingunheard-of, it could work in this case too.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Some of the steps which we have had to take are the mostunheard-ofand most unlikely steps.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I know how they were developed even when we were at the same time manufacturing immense andunheard-ofquantities of other munitions.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is a most absurd andunheard-ofsuggestion.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But there is another thing that is entitled to still more attention, and that is an attempt to make anunheard-ofchange in the law.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have seenunheard-ofspeculation, with no aim other than a profit for some owners.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We now have a farming industry that usesunheard-ofamounts of poison in order to achieve maximum possible yields.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
After all, it is not such anunheard-ofsuggestion.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I believe that before we have finishedunheard-ofeconomies will have to be inflicted.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
So far we have been talking about the very abrupt and quiteunheard-ofchanges that have taken place in the middle of a session.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He could surely stand in for the almostunheard-ofemergency.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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