untouched
un‧touched /ˌʌnˈtʌtʃt◂/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: adjective: ↑touched, ↑untouched, ↑touching, ↑touchy, ↑untouchable; noun: ↑touch, ↑untouchable; verb: ↑touch; adverb: ↑touchingly]
1. not changed, damaged, or affected in any way
untouched by
an island that has been untouched by time
2. not touched, moved, or eaten:
Several papers lay untouched on the desk.
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THESAURUS
▪ natural existing in nature and not caused, made, or controlled by people: a natural lake | natural light | the earth's natural resources | We only use natural ingredients in our products. | his natural hair colour
▪ wild used about flowers, plants, and animals that are not controlled by people. Also used about areas of land where there are no humans: We found some wild strawberries. | wild horses | wild open spaces
▪ pure used about food, drink, or materials that have not had anything added to them: pure orange juice | pure new wool
▪ organic used about fruit, vegetables, meat etc produced without using chemicals: organic carrots | organic milk | organic beauty products
▪ unspoiled (also unspoilt British English) a place that is unspoiled is still beautiful because no one has built roads or buildings on it: It was a pleasant unspoilt village. | The countryside is remarkably unspoiled.
▪ untouched [not before noun] a place that is untouched has not been affected by human activity: There are few forested areas of the world that remain untouched by humans.
▪ virgin [only before noun] virgin forest or land is still in its natural state and has not been spoiled or changed in any way by humans: Large areas of virgin rainforest will be protected from destruction. | He bought 14,000 acres of virgin land in Ontario.
untouchedhu| ◎ | [,ʌn'tʌt∫t] | | ※ | tính từ | | | ■ | không sờ đến, không mó đến, không động đến, còn nguyên | | | ☆ | to leave the food untouched | | | để đồ ăn còn nguyên không động tới | | | ■ | chưa đả động đến, chưa bàn đến; không đề cập đến | | | ☆ | an untouched question | | | một vấn đề chưa bàn đến | | | ■ | không xúc động; không cảm thấy thương cảm, không cảm thấy biết ơn, vô tình, lãnh đạm | | | ■ | không điên, không tàng tàng, không hâm hâm |
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