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单词 unequal
释义 un·equal
I. \“+\ adjective
1.
 a. : not of the same measurement, quantity, amount, or number as another : unlike
  < cutting planks of unequal length >
  < unequal amounts of butter >
  < classes of unequal size >
  < unequal costs >
 b. : not like or not the same as another in degree, worth, quality, ability, or status
  < two machines operating at unequal speeds >
  < several pieces of unequal workmanship >
  < men of unequal capacity >
  < statistics … unequal in value — Geographical Journal >
  < poems … of widely unequal merit — College English >
 c. archaic : odd — used of numbers
2.
 a. : not like or not the same for each member of a group or class
  < unequal chances for success >
 b. : not uniform in quantity or quality, measure or degree : variable, irregular, uneven
  < unequal pulsations >
  < unequal and different movements of the heavenly bodies — Benjamin Farrington >
  < a most unequal writer — Times Literary Supplement >
 c. : showing variation in appearance, structure, or proportion
  < the tips of the unequal towers — Janet Flanner >
 d. : not level : rugged
  < an unequal surface >
3.
 a. : badly balanced or matched : uneven
  < unequal odds >
  < an unequal fight >
  < farmers were ready to abandon their unequal struggle with a stubborn soil — American Guide Series: Massachusetts >
 b. : contracted between unequals
  < unequal marriages >
  < unequal treaties >
  < an unequal match >
 c. archaic : not equable : intemperate
  < her spirits … were more disturbed, more unequal, than she had often seen them — Jane Austen >
4.
 a. archaic : not equitable : unjust, unfair
  < to punish me for what you made me do seems much unequal — Shakespeare >
 b. obsolete : acting unfairly : partial
  < an unequal parent — Matthew Prior >
5. : incapable of meeting the requirements of a situation or task : inadequate, insufficient — usually used with to
 < unequal to the pace >
 < a mere politician will prove unequal to the position >
 < timber unequal to the strain >
 < felt unequal to the coming interview >
 < they were unequal to the wild country — Emil Lengyel >
II. noun
1. : one that is not equal to or not on a basis of equality with another — usually used in plural
 < a comparison of unequals >
 < a society of unequals — Walter Moberly >
2. : a mathematical quantity that is either less or greater than another
 < if unequals are added to unequals in the same order, the sums are unequal in the same order >
III. adverb
archaic : unequally
 < match'd — Shakespeare >
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