单词 | unbacked |
释义 | unbacked (once / 168848 pages) adj WORD FAMILY backed: unbacked+/back: backed, backer, backing, backless, backmost, backs/backer: backers/backing: backings USAGE EXAMPLESThe simple statement, unbacked by any proof but the weight of Ralph's new authority, brought light and happiness. William Golding, Lord of the Flies(1954) A mere remonstrance with him on the treatment of your colleagues, unbacked by force, would be futile. Strang, Herbert, Swift and Sure(2012) Unbacked, un-bakt′, adj. never yet ridden: without any to help or encourage: not supported by bets, of a racehorse, &c. Various, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictio...(2012) adj unsupported by other people Syn single-handed, unassisted unsupported not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid |
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