untapped

英 [ˌʌnˈtæpt]

美 [ˌʌnˈtæpt]

adj.  未利用的; 未开发的; 蕴藏的

过去分词：untapped　过去式：untapped　

TOEFLGRE

BNC.19433 / COCA.18033

牛津词典

adj.

• 未利用的；未开发的；蕴藏的
  available but not yet used
  1. untapped reserves of oil
     未开采的石油储量

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 未开采过的；未用过的
  Anuntappedsupply or source of something has not yet been used.
  1. Mongolia, although poor, has considerable untapped resources of oil and minerals...
     蒙古虽然穷，但有大量尚未开采的石油和矿产资源。
  2. There is enormous, acknowledged and untapped potential in the Indian stock markets.
     印度的股票市场蕴含着巨大的、公认的、尚未挖掘出来的潜力。

双语例句

• The inter-local government cooperation and resource sharing authorized in the LGC have been inoperative and remain untapped.
  间当地政府的合作和资源共享授权在LGC已经失效和继续开发。
• It means that the country still has huge untapped resources.
  它意味着该国仍拥有大量未被开发的资源。
• Circumscribing women's participation and leaving their potential untapped shortchanges women and shortchanges our world.
  限制妇女的参与而使她们的潜力得不到开发，不利于妇女也不利于我们的世界。
• For budding Western startups like Groupon, China represents a lot of untapped potential.
  对于Groupon这等尚处成长阶段的西方初创公司来说，中国代表着大片有待开发的潜在市场。
• They have great untapped potential, but is it good for parents to pressure young children?
  他们有很好的未开发的潜力，但父母给小孩子压力是否有利？
• Guinea contains the world's largest reserves of bauxite and its largest untapped reserves of high-grade iron ore.
  几内亚拥有世界上最大的铝土矿储量，并且拥有世界上最大的未被开发的高品质铁矿石矿藏。
• Canada's hinterland is largely without infrastructure or development, even though it contains enormous untapped natural resources.
  加拿大内陆地区虽然蕴藏着巨量的自然资源有待开采，但那些地区基本上没有基础设施，没有开发。
• You may discover that you have untapped potential.
  你或许会发现自己有尚未被发掘的潜力。
• China has a large untapped source of further growth: its vast state-owned assets, including enterprises, resources and land.
  在实现进一步增长方面，中国拥有一个未经开发的巨大来源：其庞大的国有资产，包括企业、资源和土地。
• Other executives point to a wealth of untapped opportunities, especially as ecommerce in the country takes off.
  其他高管提到大量尚待开发的机遇，尤其是在中国电子商务腾飞之际。