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

• Undue burden: Electronic information technology that would impose an undue burden on the agency.
  过度的负担：会对一个机构强加上过度的负担的电子信息技术。
• It would be of no avail to act with undue haste.
  操之过急，于事无补。
• Don't give undue deference to the opinions and feelings of others.
  不要对他人的意见和感情给予过分的尊重。
• His weakness was taken undue advantage of.
  他的弱点不适当地被人利用了。
• Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
  提醒读者注意不要对这些前瞻性陈述抱有不适当的信赖。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 could also cite a precedent for leaving a currency union without undue dislocation: Ireland and Slovakia.
  它还可以援引先例，证明退出货币联盟未必会引发不必要的混乱：比如1979年的爱尔兰和1993年的斯洛伐克。
• He's not had any undue influence on you?
  他对你没有任何不正当的影响？