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unduly

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·du·ly /ʌnˈdjuːli $ -ˈduː-/ adverb formal  TOO/TOO MUCHmore than is normal or reasonable 过度地,过分地unduly worried/concerned/anxious etc She doesn’t seem unduly concerned about her exams. 她似乎对考试并未过分担忧。 It didn’t trouble me unduly. 这事并没有让我太烦恼。
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undulyDeath will come by lethal injection, rather than cyanide gas, since gassing has been challenged in California as unduly cruel.Shareholder activists argue that such perks unduly enrich outside directors, encourage them to stay too long and endanger their independence.The Senator has been unduly influenced by a few wealthy contributors.It appears unduly insistent on the primacy of certain conceptual connections between cognition and language.I don't want to sound unduly negative, but I simply couldn't see what there was to mourn.This outlook makes the prospect of high performance seem unduly remote, a far-off destination the organization can only hope to reach.unduly worried/concerned/anxious etcAgatha hadn't been unduly concerned.No, I wasn't nervous, not unduly worried.She shouldn't be here because of Maria Luisa but she trusted Fernando enough not to be too unduly worried about it.I don't think the New Zealanders will be too unduly worried about the Lions.I was wary of Clive Smith as he seemed unduly anxious for Mr. Winterbone to make a will.It's why you aren't unduly worried that she's away with Steve.But what of the charge sometimes heard that Levitzki was unduly concerned with mechanical perfection at the expense of emotional commitment?
un·du·ly adverbChineseSyllable
reasonable is than normal Corpus or more


unduly
unduly /ʌnˈdjuːli $ -ˈduː-/ adverb formal
 Word Family: adverb: due, duly, unduly; noun: due, dues; adjective: due, undue
more than is normal or reasonable
    unduly worried/concerned/anxious etc
    She doesn’t seem unduly concerned about her exams.
    It didn’t trouble me unduly.


un·dulyBrE /ˌʌnˈdjuːli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnˈduːli/ 🔊 adverb (formal) more than you think is reasonable or necessary 过分;过度;不适当地 SYN excessively He did not sound unduly worried at the prospect. 他的口气听上去对前景并不十分担忧。🔊🔊The levels of pollution in this area are unduly high. 本地区的污染程度过高。🔊🔊The thought did not disturb her unduly. 这个想法并没有让她过分烦恼。🔊🔊   compare duly