unused

/' n'ju:zd/

Thân thiện

The envelope remained unused on the desk.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not in active use; not currently being used: Describes something that is available but not being utilized at the present moment.
   • Not yet put into use; fresh: Describes something that is new and has never been used.
   • Not accustomed to; unfamiliar with: Describes a person or thing that lacks experience or familiarity with something.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The old factory equipment remained unused in the warehouse. (It was not in active use.)
  • She opened a pack of unused notebooks for the new school year. (They were fresh and not yet used.)
  • His muscles were unused to such strenuous exercise. (They were not accustomed to it.)

Advanced Usage

• "to lie unused": to remain in a state of not being used.
  • The emergency fund lay unused for years.
• "to go unused": to not be used, often implying waste.
  • Many of the donated supplies went unused.

Variants and Related Words

• Disused (adj): no longer used; abandoned. (Implies former use, unlike 'unused' which can mean never used).
  • The disused railway line is now a walking trail.
• Unaccustomed (adj): not familiar or usual; synonymous with the "not accustomed to" sense of 'unused'.
  • He was unaccustomed to public speaking.

Synonyms

• Idle: Not active or in use.
• Fresh: New and not yet used.
• Unfamiliar: Not known or well acquainted with.

Antonyms

• Used: Already employed for a purpose; second-hand.
• Accustomed: Familiar with or used to something.
• Active: In use or operation.

Related Phrases

• "Unused to": A common phrase using the adjective to mean "not accustomed to."
  • The city dweller was unused to the silence of the countryside.
• "Unused capacity": (Business/Economics) The portion of a factory's or system's potential output that is not being utilized.
  • The plant is running at 60% capacity, leaving significant unused capacity.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. infrequently exposed to
   • feet unused to shoes
2. not in active use
   • the machinery sat idle during the strike
   • idle hands
3. not yet put into use
   • we bought an unused car for a change
4. not yet used or soiled
   • a fresh shirt
   • a fresh sheet of paper
   • an unused envelope

Từ đồng nghĩa

• idle
• fresh