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unsaying

/ʌnˈseɪɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

收回，撤回 (说过的话)。

To withdraw, retract (something said).

Examples :

"After blurting out that she disliked the cake, Maria regretted it and spent the rest of the evening unsaying her comment with compliments. "
玛丽亚脱口而出说她不喜欢这个蛋糕后，非常后悔，于是整个晚上都在用赞美之词来试图挽回她刚才说过的话。
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Related Words

Illustration subjunctive

subjunctive noun

/səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/

虚拟式，假定语气

"The subjunctive mood is often used in formal writing to express a wish or a suggestion. "

虚拟语气在正式写作中经常被用来表达愿望或建议。（这里的“虚拟语气”指的是“虚拟式”。）

Illustration evening

evening noun

/ˈivnɪŋ/ /ˈiːvənɪŋ/

傍晚，晚上

"The evening air was cool as Sarah walked home from school. "

傍晚时分，莎拉放学回家，空气凉凉的。

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration blurting

blurting verb

/ˈblɜːrtɪŋ/ /ˈblɝːtɪŋ/

脱口而出， 冲口而出

"During the surprise party, he accidentally blurted out, "I knew it was coming!" before anyone could yell "Surprise!" "

在惊喜派对上，还没等大家喊“惊喜！”，他就一不小心脱口而出：“我就知道有这么回事！”

Illustration retract

retract verb

/ɹəˈtɹækt/

缩回, 收回

"An airplane retracts its wheels for flight."

飞机起飞后会把轮子收回。

Illustration physically

physically adverb

/ˈfɪzɪkli/

身体上，肉体上。

"The children physically exhausted themselves playing tag in the park. "

孩子们在公园里玩捉迷藏，身体上都累坏了。

Illustration comment

comment noun

/ˈkɒmɛnt/ /ˈkɑmɛnt/

评论，意见.

"I have no comment on that."

对此我无可奉告。

Illustration regretted

regretted verb

/ɹɪˈɡɹɛtɪd/

后悔，遗憾.

"He regretted his words."

他后悔说了那些话。

Illustration compliments

compliments noun

/ˈkɒmplɪmənts/ /ˈkɑmplɪmənts/

赞美，称赞，恭维话。

"Her performance earned her many compliments from the audience. "

她的表演赢得了观众们许多赞美。

Illustration disliked

disliked verb

/dɪsˈlaɪkt/ /dɪˈslaɪkt/

令人厌恶，使人不喜。

"His constant tardiness disliked the manager. "

他总是迟到，这让经理很不高兴。

Illustration withdraw

withdraw verb

/wɪðˈdɹɔː/

撤回，撤退，收回。

"The student withdrew their hand from the hot pan. "

学生把手从热锅上撤了回来。

Illustration impossible

impossible noun

/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ /ɪmˈpɑ.səbl/

不可能的事， 办不到的事。

"The impossible of finishing the project by Friday became a reality when everyone worked late. "

星期五之前完成项目的 “不可能”，在大家加班努力下变成了现实。