undue

英 [ˌʌnˈdjuː]

美 [ˌʌnˈduː]

adj.  不适当的; 过分的; 过度的

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Collins.1 / BNC.8581 / COCA.12602

牛津词典

adj.

• 不适当的；过分的；过度的
  more than you think is reasonable or necessary
  1. They are taking undue advantage of the situation.
     他们过分利用了这种情势。
  2. The work should be carried out without undue delay.
     进行这项工作不得有不当的延误。
  3. We did not want to put any undue pressure on them.
     我们并不想给他们施加过多的压力。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 过分的；过多的；过度的
  If you describe something bad asundue, you mean that it is greater or more extreme than you think is reasonable or appropriate.
  1. This would help the families to survive the drought without undue suffering...
     这会帮助那些家庭度过干旱期，不至于遭受太多的苦。
  2. It might give the Commission undue influence over the coming negotiations...
     这可能会在即将开启的谈判问题上给委员会带来过多的影响。
  3. It is unrealistic to put undue pressure on ourselves by saying we are the best.
     说我们是最好的是给自己施加过多的压力，这种做法不切实际。

英英释义

adj

• not yet payable
  1. an undue loan
• not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances
  1. undue influence
  2. I didn't want to show undue excitement
  3. accused of using undue force
• beyond normal limits
  1. excessive charges
  2. a book of inordinate length
  3. his dress stops just short of undue elegance
  4. unreasonable demands
  Synonym:excessiveinordinateunreasonable
• lacking justification or authorization
  1. desire for undue private profit
  2. unwarranted limitations of personal freedom
  Synonym:unjustifiedunwarranted

双语例句

• He's not had any undue influence on you?
  他对你没有任何不正当的影响？
• He had behaved with undue and oily familiarity
  他表现得过于亲热，媚态毕现。
• His weakness was taken undue advantage of.
  他的弱点不适当地被人利用了。
• Any undue emphasis on either of the two will do a disastrous threat to a society.
  任何对两者之一的片面性强调，都将给社会造成灾难性的威胁。
• Undue burden means there are circumstances that make it extremely expensive or difficult to comply.
  过度的负担意味着存在一种使技术非常昂贵或很难顺应的情形。
• Make undue claims to having.
  做不适当的要求来得到。
• I don't want to cause you undue concern but there's a matter we need to discuss.
  我不想造成您不须要的担忧，但是咱们必需要谈谈这件事情。
• Your actions and expectations could be putting undue pressure on those around you, at work and at home.
  在工作和家庭中，你的行动和期望值会给周围人过多的压力。
• We should not put undue stress on the conditions, but should not underestimate the condition either.
  我们不能过分强调条件，但是也不能不讲条件。
• It might give the Commission undue influence over the coming negotiations
  这可能会在即将开启的谈判问题上给委员会带来过多的影响。