| 词汇 | unequal |
| 释义 | unequal adjective uk /ʌnˈiː.kwəl/ us /ʌnˈiː.kwəl/ unequaladjective (NOT THE SAME)formal different in size, level, amount, etc.: （尺寸、水平、数量等）不相等的，不同的 unequal inThe slices were unequal in size.这两片大小明显不一样。 Different and difference altered alternative anomalous another anything disjunctive disparate disparately disparity dissimilar make a distinction between something make the differenceidiom misc. misfit new unreflective unrepresentative unrepresentativeness unstandardized untraditional unequaladjective (NOT FAIR)not treating everyone the same; unfair: 不公平的，不平等的 Until women are paid as much as men, they will be competing on unequal terms.在男女同工同酬前，妇女将会一直在不平等的条件下与男人竞争。 They have an unequal relationship.他们之间的关系相当不平等。 Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly ableism ableist agism agist Anglocentric discrimination discriminative discriminatorily discriminatory drumhead one-sided one-sidedly one-sidedness one-way the old school tie tokenize two-tier unbalance unequally uneven unequaladjective (NOT ABLE)be unequal to somethingformal to not have the necessary ability, power, or qualities to achieve something: 对…不能胜任;对…力所不及 be unequal to the taskHe tried to cheer her up but found himself unequal to the task.他想让她高兴起来，但发现他根本无法做到。 Related wordunequally unequal | American Dictionaryunequal adjective us/ʌnˈi·kwəl/ unequaladjective (NOT THE SAME)not the same: The unequal status of parent and child is recognized in law. unequaladjective (UNFAIR)not treating everyone the same; unfair: In 1954, the Supreme Court declared that racial segregation in the public schools was unequal. unequal | Business Englishunequal adjective uk /ʌnˈiːkwəl/us not divided or given in the same amounts to all the people or organizations in a group, so that some people or organizations have more money, resources, etc. than others: Pension provision is becoming increasingly unequal, with around a third of the workforce facing inadequate pensions. The government faces renewed pressure to tackle unequal pay. an unequal distribution of wealth/power/landExperts say the country has one of the most unequal distributions of wealth in the developing world. unfair in a way that is harmful or dishonest: A new study by the Law Society indicated that unequal treatment for women solicitors was still continuing. According to a recent survey, Britain is the most unequal society in western Europe. used to describe a situation in which a person or organization cannot succeed, for example, because the competition is too strong: an unequal contest/struggle/battleFood prices are increasingly dictated by the large supermarkets, and many farmers are giving up the unequal struggle and leaving the land. be unequal to sth to not have the skills, money, or resources that are necessary to do or achieve something: Ultimately, the management team was unequal to the task of paying off the mountain of debt it had taken on. Examples of unequalunequal To treat unequals uniformly is to treat them unequally and unjustly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The code is an agreement struck between unequals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In societies characterised by extreme inequality, the effects of unequal citizen involvement may actually exacerbate the inequitable provision of public security. The unequal distribution of benefits resulted in member states failing to implement agreed tariff reductions and preferential trade access agreements. In terms of the horizontal axis they are unequal. The context is the continued subordination of women to male domination and their inadequate and unequal access to political, social and economic power. The final part summarises the findings and concludes with a discussion of their implications for the functioning of democracy in highly unequal countries. Such a claim seems admittedly problematic when considering the 'famous fire cause', because it appears to be a striking example of unequal treatment. Put otherwise, in a context in which there are unequal power relations, a deleterious homogenisation seems likely, if not inevitable. Living together in a socially diverse, massively unequal world should be difficult. The third polarisation is of cultural heritage, which reproduces dominant cultural values of the past, and critical literacy, which pays attention to unequal power relationships. Deliberation requires a certain amount of trust between actors that are unequal in terms of power and capabilities. An unequal distribution of capabilities is left intact, once the distorting effects of past social practices and treatable disease and disability are addressed. Advocates of restricted inheritance are not solely concerned with inequalities of prospects resulting from the unequal transmission of wealth. The core of the overpopulation thesis is that an unequal, impartible inheritance system could have prevented the population from growing, becoming impoverished and emigrating. See all examples of unequal These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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