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unparalleled adj.无比的,无双的,空前的 Remember parallel lines from your old geometry classes — lines running alongside each other always at the same distance that never meet and are essentially identical? Well, that's the idea unparalleled comes from — except the opposite (thus the "un"). Sporting achievements are particularly prone to being described as unparalleled, since athletes are always out to break records. ★☆☆☆☆ 2000.1

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[ʌn'pærəleld] If something's unparalleled, there's never been anything like it — such as a brilliant musical performance or a record-breaking time for an athlete. When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the end of the Second World War, it had a market eight times larger than any competitor, giving its industries unparalleled economies of scale. 1[ADJ 形容词]无比的；空前的；无双的；绝无仅有的 If you describe something as unparalleled, you are emphasizing that it is, for example, bigger, better, or worse than anything else of its kind, or anything that has happened before.   [oft ADJ since/in n]  [emphasis]Germany's unparalleled prosperity is based on wise investments...德国空前的繁荣是建立在明智的投资基础之上的。The country is facing a crisis unparalleled since the Second World War.该国正面临着一场二战以来前所未有的危机。

英语单词	unparalleled
英美音标	[ʌn'pærəleld]
中文释义	adj.无比的,无双的,空前的
vocab简明	If something's unparalleled, there's never been anything like it — such as a brilliant musical performance or a record-breaking time for an athlete.
vocab扩展	Remember parallel lines from your old geometry classes — lines running alongside each other always at the same distance that never meet and are essentially identical? Well, that's the idea unparalleled comes from — except the opposite (thus the "un"). Sporting achievements are particularly prone to being described as unparalleled, since athletes are always out to break records.
真题原句	When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the end of the Second World War, it had a market eight times larger than any competitor, giving its industries unparalleled economies of scale.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]无比的；空前的；无双的；绝无仅有的 If you describe something as unparalleled, you are emphasizing that it is, for example, bigger, better, or worse than anything else of its kind, or anything that has happened before. [oft ADJ since/in n] [emphasis] Germany's unparalleled prosperity is based on wise investments... 德国空前的繁荣是建立在明智的投资基础之上的。 The country is facing a crisis unparalleled since the Second World War. 该国正面临着一场二战以来前所未有的危机。
来源	2000.1

Unparalleled Lines World ʌn'pærəleld Adj.无比的,无双的,空前的 Something's Brilliant Musical