unbroken
UK/'ʌn'brәukәn/US
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Definitions
adj.
Whole and undamaged; continuous and uninterrupted; (of an animal or spirit) not tamed or subdued.
未破损的；连续不断的；（指动物或意志）未被驯服的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun-not, reversal
+
brokenbreak, break apart
=unbroken
un- (not) + broken (past participle of the Germanic break) = 'not broken' — whole, or continuous without interruption.
Common Collocations
- 1.unbroken record未被打破的纪录
- 2.unbroken silence未被打破的沉默
- 3.unbroken line连续不断的脉络
- 4.unbroken spirit不屈不挠的精神
Example Sentences
- 1.
Her record stood unbroken for over twenty years.
- 2.
We drove for hours through an unbroken stretch of desert.