untold

英 [ˌʌnˈtəʊld]

美 [ˌʌnˈtoʊld]

adj.  难以形容的(大、恶劣等); 未讲过的; 未叙述的

IELTSGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.18760 / COCA.13034

牛津词典

adj.

• 难以形容的（大、恶劣等）
  used to emphasize how large, great, unpleasant, etc. sth is
  1. untold misery/wealth
     极度的痛苦；巨额财富
  2. These gases cause untold damage to the environment.
     这些气体对环境造成难以估计的破坏。
• 未讲过的；未叙述的
  not told to anyone

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （强调糟糕或令人不快的程度）无以名状的，难以估量的
  You can useuntoldto emphasize how bad or unpleasant something is.
  1. The demise of the industry has caused untold misery to thousands of hard-working tradesmen...
     该行业的没落给数以千计辛苦经营的商贩带来了难言的苦楚。
  2. This might do untold damage to her health.
     这也许会给她的健康带来难以估量的伤害。
• ADJ 数不胜数的;不计其数的
  You can useuntoldto emphasize that an amount or quantity is very large, especially when you are not sure how large it is.
  1. ...the nation's untold millions of anglers.
     该国数不清的钓鱼爱好者
  2. ...the glittering prospect of untold riches.
     赚取巨额财富的美好前景

英英释义

adj

• of an incalculable amount
  1. untold suffering

双语例句

• In both cases investors turned off their risk radar and frittered away untold billions of dollars.
  在这两场泡沫中，投资者都关闭了风险雷达，浪费了无数资金。
• Its non-spatial universe conceals an untold abundance of images which have accumulated over millions of years of development.
  它那非空间性的世界中隐藏着无数的表象，它们是百万年发展进程中的积淀。
• The Red Army men kept up their morale in spite of untold hardships.
  尽管经历了极度的艰难困苦，红军战士们仍保持着旺盛的士气。
• It brings us untold miseries and damage.
  它带给我们无穷尽的痛苦和丧失。
• Why, untold thousands of persons had a hand in every cup of coffee the loggers drink!
  哎呀，忘了说了，在伐木工喝的每杯咖啡背后，也有成千上万的人的劳作！
• Their policy of high unemployment caused untold misery for millions.
  他们的高失业率政策造成了数百万人无尽的痛苦。
• Words alone do not convey the untold misery endured by people in these refugee camps.
  单单文字无法表达出这些难民营里的人们所忍受的极度的痛苦。
• During the long march, they met with untold difficulties and hardships, but their conviction that the Chinese revolution was bound to succeed carried them along.
  他们在长征途中遇到无数艰难困苦，但是，中国革命必定取得胜利的信念激励着他们继续前进。
• They suffered untold terrors in the dark.
  在黑夜中，他们经受许多不可名状的恐怖。
• This might do untold damage to her health.
  这也许会给她的健康带来难以估量的伤害。