uncontrolled
uncontrolled — 形容詞
1. happening or done in a way that is not being stopped, guided, or managed by anyo
失控的
情緒或車輛等無法受控的狀態
happening or done in a way that is not being stopped, guided, or managed by anyone — used about emotions, vehicles, machines, or people's reactions that no longer obey any restraint.
Christopher's uncontrolled laughter during the ceremony embarrassed his parents.
Christopher 在典禮上失控的笑聲讓他父母很尷尬。
uncontrolled + emotion noun (laughter, anger, crying)
The car slid down the icy hill, completely uncontrolled and gathering speed.
車子滑下結冰的山坡，完全失控且速度越來越快。
Chiara struggled to hide her uncontrolled anger after hearing the unfair decision.
Chiara 在聽到那個不公平的決定後，努力隱藏她失控的怒氣。
The driver lost control and the bus went into an uncontrolled slide on the wet road.
司機失去控制，公車在潮濕的路面上打滑失控。
- out of control
equally common but slightly more informal; used in the same contexts of emotions and vehicles
- unrestrained
more formal, often describes emotions or behaviour where self-control is lacking
- wild
stronger emotional tone; can imply dangerous or chaotic behaviour
- controlled
the direct opposite; describes emotions, vehicles, or situations that are being managed
- restrained
suggests deliberate suppression of emotion or force
文法句型
uncontrolled + emotion noun (laughter, anger, crying)
uncontrolled + vehicle/instrument noun
be/become/remain + uncontrolled
用法筆記
This is the broadest sense of the word, covering both literal situations (vehicles, machines) and emotional or behavioural reactions. It works both attributively ("an uncontrolled sob") and predicatively ("the horse became uncontrolled"). Distinguish from sense 2: this sense focuses on the immediate loss of control, whereas sense 2 focuses on the absence of intervention over time.
常見錯誤
2. continuing to grow, spread, or worsen because no effort is made to stop or slow
未遏止的
問題或疾病持續惡化卻無人阻止
continuing to grow, spread, or worsen because no effort is made to stop or slow it — used about problems, diseases, prices, or other harmful trends that are allowed to continue without intervention.
If the disease goes uncontrolled, it could spread to the entire region within weeks.
如果這種疾病未受遏制，幾週內就可能蔓延到整個地區。
go + uncontrolled (predicative, common pattern)
Uncontrolled inflation pushed cooking oil prices so high that Ritu's family in Jakarta stopped buying it.
未受遏止的通貨膨脹讓食用油價格漲得太高，Ritu 在雅加達的家人只好停止購買。
uncontrolled + inflation (economic problem, attributive use)
The uncontrolled growth of weeds in the abandoned lot attracted rats and poisonous insects.
廢棄空地裡雜草不受遏止地生長，引來了老鼠和有毒的昆蟲。
Omar watched the uncontrolled spread of misinformation across the local community with growing concern.
Omar 眼睜睜看著錯誤訊息在當地社區未受遏止地擴散，感到越來越憂心。
- unchecked
very close in meaning; 'unchecked' emphasises that no one is checking or inspecting the problem
- rampant
stronger, usually negative, describing something bad that is spreading everywhere (e.g., rampant corruption)
- unabated
formal; describes something continuing with the same force, without weakening
- controlled
general opposite for problems that are being managed
- contained
suggests that the spread of something (disease, fire) has been stopped
文法句型
go + uncontrolled
remain + uncontrolled
uncontrolled + problem noun (inflation, growth, spread, disease)
用法筆記
Frequently appears in the pattern 'go + uncontrolled' or 'remain + uncontrolled,' emphasising that nobody is stopping the situation. Unlike sense 1, which describes an immediate state of lost control, this sense describes a longer-term trend that is allowed to continue. Common subjects include diseases (e.g., cholera, diabetes), economic problems (inflation, debt), and environmental issues (deforestation, pollution).
常見錯誤
3. carried out without a control group for comparison, making the results less reli
無對照組的
科學實驗缺少比較基準組
carried out without a control group for comparison, making the results less reliable as evidence — used about scientific experiments, clinical trials, or studies that lack a standard reference group.
The uncontrolled trial included fifty patients but no placebo group for comparison.
這項無對照組的試驗收治了五十名患者，但沒有安慰劑組可供比較。
uncontrolled + trial/study/experiment (attributive, domain-specific)
Meera's findings were questioned because her uncontrolled study lacked a proper control group.
Meera 的研究結果受到質疑，因為她的無對照組研究缺少了適當的控制組。
Dr. Élise tested a new fertilizer on twenty tomato plants, but the uncontrolled trial proved nothing.
Élise 博士在二十棵番茄上測試了一種新肥料，但這項無對照組的試驗什麼也無法證明。
Ari argued that an uncontrolled observation of twenty patients proves nothing about the drug's true effect.
Ari 認為，針對二十名患者進行無對照組的觀察，根本無法證明藥物的真實效果。
- non-controlled
less common but used interchangeably in scientific writing
- observational
broader; describes studies that observe without intervention, which may or may not have a control group
- controlled
describes a study that does include a control group for comparison
文法句型
uncontrolled + trial/study/experiment
uncontrolled + research/observation
用法筆記
Almost exclusively attributive (placed before the noun: 'an uncontrolled trial,' 'an uncontrolled study'). Not used predicatively — you would not say 'the trial was uncontrolled' in formal scientific writing; instead say 'the trial lacked a control group.' The term carries a critical nuance: it points to a methodological weakness, not a neutral description.
4. not limited, managed, or restricted by laws, rules, policies, or any formal regu
不受約束的
未受法律或規則限制
not limited, managed, or restricted by laws, rules, policies, or any formal regulatory system — used about activities, access to resources, commercial practices, or political power that operate without legal checks.
Critics warned that uncontrolled development would destroy the region's coastal ecosystem.
批評者警告，不受約束的開發將會摧毀該地區的沿海生態系統。
uncontrolled + development/access/power (law and policy contexts)
The landlord's uncontrolled power to raise the rent angered every tenant in the building.
房東不受約束的漲租權力讓大樓裡的每位租戶都很憤怒。
Some countries still allow uncontrolled access to antibiotics without a doctor's prescription.
有些國家仍允許未經醫師處方就不受約束地取得抗生素。
Hao warned that uncontrolled logging would destroy the habitat of several rare bird species.
Hao 警告，不受限制的伐木將會摧毀幾種稀有鳥類的棲息地。
- unrestricted
very close in meaning; 'unrestricted' is more neutral, while 'uncontrolled' often implies criticism of the lack of rules
- unregulated
specifically about the absence of official rules or oversight; common in economics and policy
- laissez-faire
borrowed from French; describes a policy of letting things happen without interference
- regulated
describes activities that are controlled by laws or official rules
- restricted
suggests limits or conditions placed on an activity
文法句型
uncontrolled + noun (development, access, power, use)
remain/seem + uncontrolled
用法筆記
Common in formal writing about law, urban planning, economics, and governance. The focus is on the absence of a regulatory framework — not that something is chaotic (sense 1) but that no rules exist to limit it. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 2 describes a problem growing worse despite awareness, while sense 4 describes an activity that faces no legal restrictions at all.