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单词 unknown
释义 unknown

unknown /ʌnˈnəʊn/ aep /-ˈnoʊn/

adjective
B1 not known or familiar: » The exact number of people carrying the virus is unknown.» As recently as six months ago her name was almost unknown in Britain.» Unknown to me, she'd organized a party for my birthday.Thesaurus+: ↑Unknown and unfamiliarWord Builder:Nouns: knowledgeAdjectives: knowing, knowledgeable, known, unknownVerbs: knowAdverbs: knowingly, unknowingly, knowledgeably
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Extra Examples:» An unknown terrorist group has claimed responsibility for this morning's bomb attack.» A generation ago, home computers were virtually unknown.» The article is of unknown authorship .» The director took a calculated risk in giving the film's main role to an unknown actor.» The very concept of free speech is unknown to them.
noun
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C1 [S] what is not familiar or known:
» Racism is in some ways just a fear of the unknown.Thesaurus+: ↑Unknown and unfamiliar
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F0 [C] a person, especially a performer or sports player, who is not famous:
» For her latest film she deliberately chose a cast of unknowns.Thesaurus+: ↑People of little importance
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F0 [C] MAINLY US something that cannot be guessed at or calculated because so little is known about it:
» It's the big unknowns that make insurance companies uneasy.Thesaurus+: ↑Unknown and unfamiliar
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