单词 | unkeepered |
释义 | > as lemmasunkeepered unkeepered adj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkiːpəd/ , /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkiːpəd/ , U.S. /ˌənˈkipərd/ ΚΠ 1895 Badminton Mag. Nov. 447 The very essence of true old-fashioned sport; unwatched, unkeepered, unbeatered birds in a wild land. 1977 H. Douglas-Home Birdman vi. 71 Keepering established a balance which could not have existed in the earlier predator dominated times. Anyone who doubts this need only take a train from Edinburgh to Glasgow, unkeepered country today. 2000 Daily Tel. 25 May 31/4 Perhaps an even better example of the problems caused by the fall in the number of gamekeepers..would be the unkeepered moors owned by Sheffield council. < as lemmas |
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