unstopped

unstopped — 動詞

  • 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

疏通

清掉堵塞物讓開口恢復暢通

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.

Kwame 用鐵鉤把淋浴排水孔疏通後才去上學。

unstop + drain after a blockage

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

晚餐後，Tanvi 把廚房水槽疏通了，水才順利流掉。

常見搭配
  • unstop a drain
  • unstop a sink
  • unstop a pipe
  • unstop a toilet
  • unstop the tub
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

拔開塞子

把瓶塞或軟木塞取下

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.

Kenji 小心地拔開藥瓶的塞子，把糖漿倒進湯匙裡。

unstop + bottle before pouring

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

野餐時，Wren 拔開玻璃瓶的塞子，讓大家聞聞茶香。

常見搭配
  • unstop a bottle
  • unstop a flask
  • unstop a jar
  • unstop a vial
  • unstop the perfume bottle
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.

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常用片語

  • unstop a drain
  • unstop a sink
  • unstop a bottle
  • unstop a flask