单词 | unstopper |
释义 | unstopper in British English (ʌnˈstɒpə) verb (transitive) another word for unstop (sense 1) unstop in British English (ʌnˈstɒp) verbWord forms: -stops, -stopping or -stopped (transitive) 1. to remove the stop or stopper from 2. to free from any stoppage or obstruction; open 3. to draw out the stops on (an organ) unstopper in American English (unˈstɑpər) transitive verb to unstop Word origin [1830–40; un-2 + stopper]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: format, isomerism, orientation, paraffin, stroboscopeun- is a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some actionor state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. (unbend; uncork; unfasten; etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning (unloose) |
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