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源自中古英语 un- (表否定) + attended (过去分词形式),字面意为未被照料。
❶ 指无人看管或照料的状态,通常用于描述物品、场所或人因缺乏监管而处于自由状态。
“Never leave your luggage unattended at the airport.”
(切勿在机场让行李处于无人看管的状态。)
“The fire started in an unattended warehouse.”
(火灾始于一个无人看管的仓库。)
❶ 形容活动或事件因缺乏参与者或关注而显得冷清或被忽视。
“The exhibition remained unattended due to poor publicity.”
(由于宣传不足,展览会参观者寥寥。)
“Her speech went unattended by most committee members.”
(她的演讲大部分委员会成员都没有到场。)
leave unattended — 指主动或被动地使某物或某人处于无人监管的状态,常用于警示或说明场景。
“Warning: Do not leave the machine unattended while operating.”
(警告:操作期间请勿让机器处于无人看管状态。)
go unattended — 描述本应被处理的事情因各种原因未被关注或解决,强调疏忽的结果。
“The patient's complaints went unattended for hours.”
(病人的投诉数小时都未得到处理。)