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单词 unfortified
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Definition of unfortified in English:

unfortified

adjectiveʌnˈfɔːtɪfʌɪdˌənˈfɔrdəˌfaɪd
  • 1Not fortified against attack.

    there seems to have been an unfortified village on the site

    该遗址上似乎曾有个未设防的村落。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They left France's frontier with Belgium unfortified, and the assumption was that the Germans would attack, as in 1914, through north and central Belgium.
    • Each tribe encompassed a number of neighboring villages, most of which during the fifth century were unfortified.
    • Buddhism suffered greatly from these raids, since its unfortified monasteries offered easy pickings.
    • The best Red Army units were foolishly positioned on the unfortified frontier, where they were overrun.
    • If the electrical power lines to a plant were cut, the reactor would automatically shut down unless relatively unfortified backup generators were disabled.
    • Worn out, he retired to Cardross, his quiet, thatched, unfortified summer hall on the Clyde, and sailed and fished like the Celtic forebears he was careful to acknowledge.
    • These factories were to serve as unfortified commercial establishments, and the French renounced all acquisitions outside their confines.
    Synonyms
    in danger, in peril, in jeopardy, at risk, endangered, unsafe, unprotected, ill-protected, unguarded
  • 2(of wine) without added spirits.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Vermouth is a flavoured fortified wine, while the Greek retsina is perhaps the most strikingly flavoured unfortified wine.

Definition of unfortified in US English:

unfortified

adjectiveˌənˈfɔrdəˌfaɪdˌənˈfôrdəˌfīd
  • 1Not fortified against attack.

    there seems to have been an unfortified village on the site

    该遗址上似乎曾有个未设防的村落。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They left France's frontier with Belgium unfortified, and the assumption was that the Germans would attack, as in 1914, through north and central Belgium.
    • Worn out, he retired to Cardross, his quiet, thatched, unfortified summer hall on the Clyde, and sailed and fished like the Celtic forebears he was careful to acknowledge.
    • If the electrical power lines to a plant were cut, the reactor would automatically shut down unless relatively unfortified backup generators were disabled.
    • Each tribe encompassed a number of neighboring villages, most of which during the fifth century were unfortified.
    • Buddhism suffered greatly from these raids, since its unfortified monasteries offered easy pickings.
    • These factories were to serve as unfortified commercial establishments, and the French renounced all acquisitions outside their confines.
    • The best Red Army units were foolishly positioned on the unfortified frontier, where they were overrun.
    Synonyms
    in danger, in peril, in jeopardy, at risk, endangered, unsafe, unprotected, ill-protected, unguarded
  • 2(of food) without added nutritional supplements.

    check with your doctor if you are giving your baby an unfortified formula
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