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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·checked /ˌʌnˈtʃekt◂/ adjective  LET/ALLOWif something bad or harmful goes unchecked, it is not controlled or stopped and develops into something worse 〔坏事〕未受抑制的,未受制止的continue/grow/go unchecked We cannot allow such behaviour to continue unchecked. 我们不能允许这样的行为继续下去而不加制止。 This habit, if left unchecked, may cause serious problems later. 这种习惯如果听之任之,以后可能会引发严重问题。
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uncheckedInstead, it should be seen as a successful attempt to control speeds which would reach unacceptable levels if left unchecked.Once again, fires raged unchecked.Rachael had hidden a large kitchen knife in his jeans pocket and smuggled it in unchecked.The tendencies are compliments to the power of statecraft and faith, marks of their potential for danger when unchecked.They can be unsightly if left unchecked, but must always be treated with care.The spring rains, unchecked by forest roots, reach flood proportions as they accumulate downstream.And the sway of unchecked guns should not be underestimated.In contrast, a nonconstitutional regime is characterized by unchecked power, and the structural arrangements of the constitution are not upheld.continue/grow/go uncheckedOn the other hand, their behavior is too incendiary to go unchecked.Stretched to the limit ... police chief says petty crime is going unchecked.This policy attitude has continued unchecked.These acts of aggression went unchecked because the powers that might have stopped them had problems of their own.The corruption went unchecked because the system could not afford to acknowledge the extent of its own inefficiencies and failures.I believe that here at home if these offences are allowed to continue unchecked our moral standards will be lowered.If allowed to grow unchecked, the algae would smother the reefs.
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unchecked
unchecked /ˌʌnˈtʃekt◂/ adjective
if something bad or harmful goes unchecked, it is not controlled or stopped and develops into something worse
    continue/grow/go unchecked
    We cannot allow such behaviour to continue unchecked.
    This habit, if left unchecked, may cause serious problems later.


un·checkedBrE /ˌʌnˈtʃekt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnˈtʃekt/ 🔊 adjectiveif sth harmful is unchecked, it is not controlled or stopped from getting worse 不加约束的;不受限制的;放任的The fire was allowed to burn unchecked. 大火肆虐,不受控制。🔊🔊The rise in violent crime must not go unchecked. 暴力犯罪的增长必须加以制止。🔊🔊The plant will soon choke ponds and waterways if left unchecked. 如不控制这种植物的生长,池塘和水道很快就要被阻塞。🔊🔊