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unused

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·used1 /ˌʌnˈjuːzd◂/ ●○○ adjective  USE A PERSONnot being used, or never used 不在使用的;从未用过的 unused land 闲置的土地
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unusedIn effect the equivalent of a million pounds-worth of fees went unused.The United States is a vast country with literally hundreds of square miles of land, unwanted and unused.His old car sat in the garage, unused.Unused ammunition was dumped by US planes over Laos.unused ammunitionThe operating system itself would have the ability to purge unused and unwanted programs.Batteries which are unused for long periods may have to be recharged.And you can keep carrying unused home-office deductions forward until you are able to use them.The large batch of Recipe 179 he had made stood unused in the locked room.He felt like a useless and unused link in the chain.He is brimming with unused love, a passion for justice, a need to repent that surpasses what the law ordained.Unused muscles can feel very sore when you start exercising.an unused officethe safe disposal of unused stocks of pharmaceutical productsAny unused wool can be returned to the shop.
un·used2 /ˌʌnˈjuːst◂/ adjective  unused to (doing) something EXPERIENCED#not experienced in dealing with something 不习惯于()某事 SYN unaccustomed a sensitive man unused to publicity 不习惯抛头露面的敏感的男人 Maggie was unused to being told what to do. 玛吉不习惯有人对她指手画脚。
Examples from the Corpus
unusedIn effect the equivalent of a million pounds-worth of fees went unused.The operating system itself would have the ability to purge unused and unwanted programs.He is brimming with unused love, a passion for justice, a need to repent that surpasses what the law ordained.The tendency for anyone unused to such enormous forces is literally to be thrown over the handlebars.
being never Corpus not or used, used


unused
I
unused1 /ˌʌnˈjuːzd◂/ adjective
not being used, or never used:
    unused land

II
unused2 /ˌʌnˈjuːst◂/ adjective
unused to (doing) something not experienced in dealing with something
   SYN  unaccustomed:
    a sensitive man unused to publicity
    Maggie was unused to being told what to do.


un·used1BrE /ˌʌnˈjuːzd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnˈjuːzd/ 🔊 adjectivenot being used at the moment; never having been used 没用着的;闲着的;未用过的   compare disused
un·used2BrE /ʌnˈjuːst/ 🔊NAmE /ʌnˈjuːst/ 🔊 adjectivenot having much experience of sth and therefore not knowing how to deal with it; not used to sth 经验少;不习惯;不熟悉;不惯于~ to sth This is an easy routine, designed for anyone who is unused to exercise. 这是一套简单的固定动作,是为不常锻炼的人设计的。🔊🔊~ to doing sth She was unused to talking about herself. 她不习惯谈论自己。🔊🔊 OPP used1