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单词 untold
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Definition of untold in English:

untold

adjectiveʌnˈtəʊldˌənˈtoʊld
  • 1attributive Too much or too many to be counted or measured.

    数不清的,无数的;不可计量的

    thieves caused untold damage

    窃贼造成了不可估量的损失。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A worm that spread the same way and was damaging could do an untold amount of damage, and I think we are pretty wide open to this kind of thing.
    • This year with the long dry spell there is a real risk of fire which could destroy acres of trees causing untold financial loss as well as risking lives.
    • You may wake up one day to find that it had disappeared and having a back up will save you a untold number of man hours to restore it.
    • But the long-term effects and a tendency to detox and retox could be doing untold physical and mental damage
    • Both reveal untold depths of futility and desperation.
    • However, for an untold number of years the Indians had skimmed oil from the surface of streams and ponds.
    • By being accessed again and again, an untold number of invitations are performed.
    • An untold number of people switch from benefit on the ground of unemployment to benefit on the ground of incapacity.
    • Vandals are unwittingly causing untold damage to wildlife habitat in Savernake Forest, says a forester.
    • In the past four years, untold numbers of companies have gone bust in the second half, and the new year has started with something more like a whimper than a bang.
    • It does untold damage to the numerous pelagic seabirds indigenous to the area: murres, puffins and gannets.
    • I think this would do untold psychological damage to our children.
    • Plus, we have untold numbers of vehicles, and tons and tons of equipment to be transported back.
    • In the hands of the untrained and unwary it can cause untold damage to your wealth.
    • Do you remember those dot.coms that promised untold wealth for early Internet investors?
    • It has brought prosperity while creating huge untold environmental damage and complaints.
    • He busily scampered up-and-down the left wing while he was on the pitch and sent in a number of teasing crosses that caused untold trouble in the home defence.
    • The ladies under the dryers nodded in agreement, doing untold damage to their new hairstyles as they banged them against the inside of the dryers.
    • Just as with all ads promising untold wealth or fantastic investment returns, there's going to be a catch.
    • They may have made an untold number of decisions on the basis that they were in line to play in Europe's biggest tournament the following season.
    Synonyms
    boundless, measureless, limitless, without limit, unlimited, unbounded, immense, vast, great, endless, unending, never-ending, without end, inexhaustible, infinite, interminable, unceasing, everlasting, immeasurable, incalculable
    countless, innumerable, unlimited, endless, limitless, numberless, an infinite number of, an incalculable number of, more than one can count, too many to be counted, without number, uncountable, uncounted
    numerous, many, multiple, manifold, legion
    informal more … than one can shake a stick at
    literary multitudinous, myriad
    rare unnumbered, unnumberable, innumerous, unsummed
  • 2(of a story or event) not narrated or recounted.

    (故事,事件)未说过的,未被讲述的

    no event, however boring, is left untold

    无论多么无聊的事,都被一一讲述。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are a million untold stories like this one that say he's done quite enough already.
    • For every depressing story of unrest and instability there is an untold story of potential and hope.
    • Only while shooting these subjects I make a deliberate effort to involve an untold story in my pictures.
    • The untold truth is those sites get a multitude of complaints because they are very difficult to navigate.
    • The untold story here, however, is the rationalisation that has transformed the industry in recent years.
    • I think another untold story of this war is the mobilization of parents and spouses of the troops over there, who are in opposition.
    • That's when more untold stories of what all went behind the making of the epic will unfold out of 150 hours of rushes.
    • The untold stories between then and now are multiple and unknowable.
    • The untold story of the last World Cup was that thousands of people went from this country to support Jamaica and caused absolutely no trouble at all.
    • She describes her life as the great untold story of modernism.
    • The hitherto untold story behind the Smertin transfer offers further insight into the extent of his influence.
    • Fighting mold is big business, an untold story in the building industry.
    • These barriers have left the events of many great battles untold and unexplored.
    • The great untold story of the 2004 presidential elections was the black evangelical vote.
    • This is one of the great untold stories of the night.
    • So many untold stories, so many surprising facts are hidden away in dusty towns and remote villages.
    • We believe we have the untold story of the election.
    • The untold stories he tells us are about his family - and in particular, his mother, his father, and his two favourite aunts.
    • She went to her grave a mystery, her tale untold, mum to the end.
    • Sometimes, stark images can speak for themselves and even narrate untold stories.
    Synonyms
    unreported, unrecounted, unrelated, unrevealed, undisclosed, undivulged, unpublished, secret, suppressed, unnarrated, unmentioned, unstated, unspoken

Origin

Old English unteald 'not counted' (see un-1, told).

  • tell from Old English:

    In Old English tell meant ‘to count’, a sense that is still seen in the term teller (Middle English) for a bank official. The meaning ‘to disclose, reveal’ does not appear until medieval times. To tell tales out of school is to gossip or reveal secrets about the wrongdoing or faults of someone else. In Old English untold meant ‘not counted, unspecified’. In late Middle English this became ‘not able to be counted’ (untold suffering). See also marine, talk

Definition of untold in US English:

untold

adjectiveˌənˈtōldˌənˈtoʊld
  • 1attributive Too much or too many to be counted or measured.

    数不清的,无数的;不可计量的

    thieves caused untold damage

    窃贼造成了不可估量的损失。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the hands of the untrained and unwary it can cause untold damage to your wealth.
    • They may have made an untold number of decisions on the basis that they were in line to play in Europe's biggest tournament the following season.
    • Both reveal untold depths of futility and desperation.
    • The ladies under the dryers nodded in agreement, doing untold damage to their new hairstyles as they banged them against the inside of the dryers.
    • But the long-term effects and a tendency to detox and retox could be doing untold physical and mental damage
    • He busily scampered up-and-down the left wing while he was on the pitch and sent in a number of teasing crosses that caused untold trouble in the home defence.
    • Vandals are unwittingly causing untold damage to wildlife habitat in Savernake Forest, says a forester.
    • In the past four years, untold numbers of companies have gone bust in the second half, and the new year has started with something more like a whimper than a bang.
    • A worm that spread the same way and was damaging could do an untold amount of damage, and I think we are pretty wide open to this kind of thing.
    • You may wake up one day to find that it had disappeared and having a back up will save you a untold number of man hours to restore it.
    • I think this would do untold psychological damage to our children.
    • Do you remember those dot.coms that promised untold wealth for early Internet investors?
    • Plus, we have untold numbers of vehicles, and tons and tons of equipment to be transported back.
    • An untold number of people switch from benefit on the ground of unemployment to benefit on the ground of incapacity.
    • However, for an untold number of years the Indians had skimmed oil from the surface of streams and ponds.
    • Just as with all ads promising untold wealth or fantastic investment returns, there's going to be a catch.
    • It has brought prosperity while creating huge untold environmental damage and complaints.
    • It does untold damage to the numerous pelagic seabirds indigenous to the area: murres, puffins and gannets.
    • By being accessed again and again, an untold number of invitations are performed.
    • This year with the long dry spell there is a real risk of fire which could destroy acres of trees causing untold financial loss as well as risking lives.
    Synonyms
    boundless, measureless, limitless, without limit, unlimited, unbounded, immense, vast, great, endless, unending, never-ending, without end, inexhaustible, infinite, interminable, unceasing, everlasting, immeasurable, incalculable
    countless, innumerable, unlimited, endless, limitless, numberless, an infinite number of, an incalculable number of, more than one can count, too many to be counted, without number, uncountable, uncounted
  • 2(of a story or event) not narrated or recounted.

    (故事,事件)未说过的,未被讲述的

    no event, however boring, is left untold

    无论多么无聊的事,都被一一讲述。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The great untold story of the 2004 presidential elections was the black evangelical vote.
    • These barriers have left the events of many great battles untold and unexplored.
    • For every depressing story of unrest and instability there is an untold story of potential and hope.
    • That's when more untold stories of what all went behind the making of the epic will unfold out of 150 hours of rushes.
    • Sometimes, stark images can speak for themselves and even narrate untold stories.
    • Only while shooting these subjects I make a deliberate effort to involve an untold story in my pictures.
    • The hitherto untold story behind the Smertin transfer offers further insight into the extent of his influence.
    • So many untold stories, so many surprising facts are hidden away in dusty towns and remote villages.
    • We believe we have the untold story of the election.
    • The untold stories he tells us are about his family - and in particular, his mother, his father, and his two favourite aunts.
    • She went to her grave a mystery, her tale untold, mum to the end.
    • This is one of the great untold stories of the night.
    • There are a million untold stories like this one that say he's done quite enough already.
    • The untold story of the last World Cup was that thousands of people went from this country to support Jamaica and caused absolutely no trouble at all.
    • Fighting mold is big business, an untold story in the building industry.
    • I think another untold story of this war is the mobilization of parents and spouses of the troops over there, who are in opposition.
    • The untold story here, however, is the rationalisation that has transformed the industry in recent years.
    • The untold truth is those sites get a multitude of complaints because they are very difficult to navigate.
    • She describes her life as the great untold story of modernism.
    • The untold stories between then and now are multiple and unknowable.
    Synonyms
    unreported, unrecounted, unrelated, unrevealed, undisclosed, undivulged, unpublished, secret, suppressed, unnarrated, unmentioned, unstated, unspoken

Origin

Old English unteald ‘not counted’ (see un-, told).

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