unconverted
adjective uk/ˌʌn.kənˈvɜː.tɪd/ us/ˌʌn.kənˈvɝː.t̬ɪd/
(BELIEF/OPINION)
未改变宗教信仰的;未改变观点的
not having changed to a new religion, belief, or opinion
We are asked to pray for our unconverted friends. 要求我们为尚未信主的朋友祷告。
I love their new album but my wife remains resolutely unconverted. 我非常喜欢他们的新专辑,但我的妻子仍坚决不改变自己的看法。
the unconverted 未改变宗教信仰的人;未改变观点的人
people who have not changed their religion, belief, or opinion
These days I don't feel the need to preach to the unconverted; I just quietly think them fools. 如今,我觉得没有必要对未皈依的人讲道,我只是默默地把他们当成傻瓜。
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- He interprets the world as a fight between good and evil in which his role is zealously to "spread the word" of Western democracy among the unconverted masses.
- Granada was taken from the Moors, unconverted Jews were expelled from the country and Spain became a zealously Christian land.
- The number of new religious songs has grown in the past five years as churches try to reach out to the unconverted.
- Websites among the bug-eating fraternity, such as Eatbug, carry favourite recipes which are designed to tempt the unconverted.
(NOT CHANGED)
(在形式或特征上)没有改变的; 不适合于不同用途的
not changed in form or character; not made suitable for a different use
For sale: Two unconverted barns in a courtyard setting on a five-acre plot. 待售:两个未经改建的谷仓,位于一个院子里,共五英亩土地。
If there were a few red blood cells that were left unconverted, that really wouldn't do any harm. 如果有一些红细胞没有变型,真的不会造成任何伤害。
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- Cells that absorb all four genes are somehow converted to stem cells. Researchers kill any unconverted cells, leaving behind viable stem cells.
- Last July, we sold a stunning Sussex barn with outbuildings - unconverted but with planning for a 4,500 sq ft home.
- The website lists barns - converted and unconverted - plus other agricultural buildings with domestic potential.
(IN SPORTS)
(在一些体育比赛中,达阵、罚球等后)没有进一步得分的,没有后续得分的
In some sports, when a try, free throw, or penalty shot is unconverted, no extra points are scored after it.
He sprinted over for an unconverted try to take Bristol to a deserved 5 point lead. 他冲刺过来完成达阵,虽没能接着射门,但仍为布里斯托尔队赢得了当之无愧的5分领先优势。
Three Portrush penalty corners went unconverted in the first half. 上半场波特拉什队获得3个角球,但未因此得分。
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- The try was unconverted and the lead a mere two points.
- Winger Ben Breeze promptly grabbed Newport's fourth try in the 34th minute, this time unconverted.
- At the end of each half they pressurised Northern with a succession of unconverted short corners.