underdeveloped

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌndәdi'velәpt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Not fully grown or developed; having a low level of economic or industrial advancement.

不发达的;发育不全的;欠开发的

🧩 Root Breakdown

underother
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developother
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edpast tense / completed
=underdeveloped

Common Collocations

  • 1.underdeveloped country欠发达国家
  • 2.underdeveloped region欠发达地区
  • 3.underdeveloped economy不发达经济体
  • 4.[underdeveloped infrastructure]基础设施落后

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Many underdeveloped regions lack access to clean water and basic healthcare.

  • 2.

    The child's lungs were underdeveloped, requiring immediate medical attention.

  • 3.

    Critics argued that the film's characters were underdeveloped and unconvincing.

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