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单词 undeserved
释义
undeservedun‧de‧served /ˌʌndɪˈzɜːvd◂ $ -ˈzɜːrvd◂/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • an undeserved and unwarranted attack
  • He's come in for a lot of criticism, most of it completely undeserved.
  • Lamarck has an undeserved reputation as a loser.
  • Unfortunately, Lamarck has developed an undeserved reputation as a loser.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And he, with his aptitude for deceit, would no doubt have accepted her gratitude willingly, however undeserved.
  • I would be failing in my duty if I allowed him such undeserved relief.
  • In probing the sources of undeserved distress they generally look outwards to the people across the valley, or over the hill.
  • The low sun touched the gentle white curves of the plateau with gold and bathed them in undeserved serenity.
  • This was an undeserved tribute to my magnanimity.
  • Tremayne and Gareth wouldn't be crippled by undeserved shame.
  • Unfortunately, in this country at least, they have an undeserved bad reputation as none of our native spiders are poisonous.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot treating people in a way that is reasonable or equal
not treating everyone equally, or not treating people in a way that most people think is right: · The present welfare system is grossly unfair.· unfair laws· Do you think I'm being unfair?· I don't want to be unfair, but you have to admit she behaved stupidly.it's/that's not fair spoken: · Why do I always have to do the laundry? It's not fair!· That's not fair - it puts me at a disadvantage!it is unfair that/it is not fair that: · It seems very unfair that she got all the blame.it is unfair/not fair to do something: · It's not fair to have a dog if you're out at work all day.· I told him it wasn't fair to treat her any differently.unfair/not fair to/on: · This sort of arrangement is not fair on the players, and not fair on the fans.· The tax laws are very unfair to the self-employednot fair/unfair of somebody (to do something): · It's unfair of you to judge all young people in the same way.
not fair or not sensible: · It is possible for telephone companies to make profit without charging unreasonable rates.· Some news media have described the government's actions as excessive and unreasonable.· She divorced her husband on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour.· It didn't seem like an unreasonable request.it is unreasonable (for somebody) to do something: · It's unreasonable to expect people to pay for something they haven't even seen yet.· It is not unreasonable for parents to want schools to reinforce the values children are taught at home.
a punishment or criticism that is undeserved is unfair because you do not deserve it: · He's come in for a lot of criticism, most of it completely undeserved.· Unfortunately, Lamarck has developed an undeserved reputation as a loser.· an undeserved and unwarranted attack
unfairly against, or unfairly in favour of a particular group: · The system is so biased that many citizens simply do not register to vote.biased towards/biased in favour of: · Export policy has been biased towards overseas customers.· Much of the information the clinics gave people was incomplete and biased in favour of educated middle-class clients.biased against: · University acceptance policies seem to be biased against minorities.
not fair or right according to the principles or ideas of a particular society: · They didn't mind breaking the law because they believed the law was unjust.· an unjust and pointless war· The legal aid charity has helped overturn some notoriously unjust verdicts.
British /favor American to treat one person in a group better than others, when you should treat all of them the same: · Many teachers favour boys, often without even realizing it.favour somebody over somebody: · The Federal Republic denied that its policies favored any race over another.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· She has an undeserved reputation for being difficult, but really it's just her manner.
undeserved criticism, praise etc is unfair because you do not deserve it:  She had an undeserved reputation for rudeness.
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