ungathered

ungathered — 形容詞

  • 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

未收的

尚未收集到同一處的

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.

農夫看著十月雨中仍豎立在田裡的未收玉米，搖了搖頭。

collocation: ungathered crops / harvest

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

Luisa 注意到前廊上堆了三天未收的信件。

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.