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词汇 undefended
释义 undefended
adjective
uk /ˌʌn.dɪˈfen.dɪd/ us /ˌʌn.dɪˈfen.dɪd/

undefendedadjective (NOT PROTECTED)


not protected against attack:
It is the world's longest undefended international border.
A hungry mink might find an undefended chickenhouse or fish pond.
in sports or games, having no one or nothing preventing the opposing player or players from scoring points, goals, etc. :
She tapped the ball into an undefended net.
He immediately took my undefended pawn with his queen.
They realised their coastal frontiers were almost undefended, and they had to have a navy.
The undefended Spanish town of Guernica was bombed in April 1937.
Many residents said they had been evacuated while their homes were left undefended against the fires.
An undefended shooter came in close to the net and tried to score.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Defending and protecting
air defence
anti-bug
anti-mosquito
baby
bandobast
cocoon
defensive
duck
duck and coveridiom
embedded
featherbedding
fight back
hedge
insulate
poisonous
security camera
security light
self-protective
self-protectiveness
shelter

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Backing, supporting & defending
General terms used in ball sports

undefendedadjective (NOT REPRESENTED)


(of someone accused of something in a court of law) having no lawyer acting for them:
The court advised him to take up the case, as the prisoner was undefended.
She will go on trial undefended because the government has put her lawyer under house arrest.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Court cases, orders & decisions
actionable
actionably
administer
admissibility
admissible
extinguishment
extrajudicial
extrajudicially
fatal accident inquiry
federal case
pettifoggery
pettifogging
plea bargain
plea bargaining
pleading
the Webster ruling
walk
walk freeidiom
wardship
witness to something

undefendedadjective (NOT CONTESTED)


mainly UK
An undefended title in a competition is something that you won before and that no one else has been able to win again:
She is also favourite for the undefended girls' 16-18 years 100m butterfly title.
The women's 100m backstroke title is also undefended.
He continues to use his undefended title as the highest of credentials.
She will be among those contesting the undefended women's title.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Competing in sport
bring
bring someone on
bye
bye week
catchup
duel
explosive
field
flying start
go the distanceidiom
match
non-competitor
outduel
park the busidiom
partner
partner up
play bigidiom
square
step/move up a gearidiom
weigh

Examples of undefended


undefended
Undefended and lawless refugee camps create security problems too.
But this leaves an important dimension of criminal law undefended.
I gather that 19 out of 20 are undefended.
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That means that undefended possession actions will be added to the list, even where that list is already full.
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But there have always been agreements about undefended towns.
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Either the country must be defended or left undefended.
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I think there is something to be said for having at least some undefended cases before the sheriff court.
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The information available relates only to defended and undefended proceedings.
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I am giving the general rule, that where cases with regard to property were undefended, they will be subject to review.
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The tribunal will have power to review awards which have been already given in undefended cases.
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Therefore, it recommended that, in undefended nullity cases, the certificate of the family doctor should be sufficient.
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He goes to a solicitor and says he wants a divorce and finds that the cost of an undefended divorce will be anything between £60 and £70.
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That was the case he put in relation to an undefended petition.
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But it is obvious that there will be cases—undefended cases if you like—where the judge, if he is conscientious, has to ask some questions.
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The intention is that the same kind of arrangements should continue and jurisdiction in undefended divorce cases is given to the county courts.
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