ungathered

ungathered — adjective

  • ungatheredpositive
  • more ungatheredcomparative
  • most ungatheredsuperlative

1. describing things that remain spread out in their original separate positions, n

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing things that remain spread out in their original separate positions, not yet brought together into one place

例句

The farmer shook his head at the ungathered corn still standing in the October rain.

collocation: ungathered crops / harvest

Luisa noticed a pile of ungathered mail sitting on the front porch for three days.

同義詞
  • uncollected

    more general term; works for any objects left behind, not specifically implying scattered positions

  • scattered

    emphasises wide dispersal across an area; stronger spatial image than 'ungathered'

  • unassembled

    specifically for items meant to be put together or people meant to gather

反義詞
  • gathered

    direct opposite: brought together in one place

  • collected

    implies deliberate assembly or harvesting

文法句型

ungathered + noun

用法筆記

Typical nouns modified by this word include crops (hay, corn, wheat), scattered objects (mail, papers, laundry), and occasionally groups of people. More common in descriptive or literary writing than in everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌The farmer left the ungathered (when meaning uncollected harvest).
✅The farmer left the hay ungathered in the field.
💡'ungathered' is less common than 'uncollected' for general use and sounds most natural when paired with a concrete noun.