unstopped

/ˌən-ˈstäp How to pronounce unstop (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unstopped — verb

  • unstoppedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • unstoppeds3rd person singular
  • unstoppeding-ing form
  • unstoppededpast simple

1. to make a blocked opening work again by clearing out what is stuck in it

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

to make a blocked opening work again by clearing out what is stuck in it

例句

Kwame used a wire hook to unstop the shower drain before school.

unstop + drain after a blockage

After dinner, Tanvi unstopped the kitchen sink so the water could run out.

同義詞
  • unclog

    the common modern choice for drains, sinks, and pipes

  • clear

    broader and more neutral; often used for removing what blocks a passage

  • open

    general result word; less specific than 'unstop' about the blockage

反義詞
  • block

    make the opening unable to pass through

  • clog

    fill the passage so that water or air cannot move freely

文法句型

unstop + blocked opening

用法筆記

The object is usually a blocked passage such as a drain, sink, pipe, or toilet. In modern everyday English, people more often say unclog or clear.

常見錯誤

❌Kwame unstopped the lamp before moving it.
✅Kwame unplugged the lamp before moving it.
💡Use 'unplug' for removing an electrical plug; 'unstop' is used for a blockage or a stopper.

2. to take the cork, plug, or other stopper out of a bottle, jar, or similar contai

2.動詞及物C2
釋義

to take the cork, plug, or other stopper out of a bottle, jar, or similar container

例句

Kenji carefully unstopped the medicine bottle and poured the syrup into a spoon.

unstop + bottle before pouring

At the picnic, Wren unstopped the glass flask for everyone to smell the tea.

同義詞
  • uncork

    especially used when the stopper is a cork

  • open

    the everyday broad verb; it does not say what kind of closure was removed

  • unseal

    often used when a seal is broken rather than a stopper lifted out

反義詞
  • stopper

    close the container by putting the stopper back in

  • seal

    close tightly so nothing gets in or out

文法句型

unstop + bottle or jar

用法筆記

The object is a bottle, jar, flask, or other container closed with a stopper. Distinguish from sense 1: here you remove the stopper itself, not a blockage inside a passage.

常見錯誤

❌Tanvi unstopped the blocked drain by pulling the stopper.
✅Tanvi unclogged the blocked drain by clearing out the hair.
💡Use sense 2 for removing a stopper from a container; a blocked drain belongs to sense 1.