英:[ʌnˈenviəbl]
美:[ʌnˈenviəbl]
英:[ʌnˈenviəbl]
美:[ʌnˈenviəbl]
un·en·vi·a·ble
uhn en vi bl
Adjective
1. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment;
"awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"
"an awkward pause followed his remark"
"a sticky question"
"in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"
2. so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy;
"unenviable notoriety"
1640年代,来自 un-(1)“不”+ enviable(adj.)。“相关: Unenviably。”
The first known use of unenviable was in 1641
1 And the resignation of embattled Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius in January leaves Wu with the unenviable task of hiring the city's seventh head of schools in the past 15 years.
2 Mr. Beran had the unenviable task of putting three duck carcasses though the heavy silver duck press, which had been located via and had arrived from a restaurant in Maine only the day before.
3 She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls...
她接受了这个令人为难的差事,负责打头几个电话。
4 Deciding on which team will come away with the trophy is the unenviable task here.
决定哪些球队将取消该奖杯是吃力不讨好的任务。
5 Walker had the unenviable task of breaking the bad news to Mark.
沃克得把这个坏消息告诉马克,这可不是什么美差。
6 The next morning, it was on to Dallol, which has the unenviable reputation of being one of the hottest inhabited places on Earth, with an average temperature of 100 degrees.
7 Both women have the unenviable task of replacing shimmering stars of box office weight.
8 She is one of a growing number of Nigerian holiday-makers keen to explore their country, one whose unenviable reputation for violent crime and corruption largely deters international travelers.
9 But right now, you are in the unenviable position of standing by and watching.
10 Ms. Cunniffe has the unenviable task of having to simper her way across nearly three hours.
11 You didn’t put yourself in this unenviable position, but you’re the only person who can dig yourself out of it.
12 He has been given the unenviable task of going round, cap in hand, to various generous companies.
他被分配了一个苦差,要点头哈腰地去拜访那些愿意掏钱资助的公司。
13 It put me in the unenviable position of having to lie.
这令我陷入了不得不说谎的尴尬境地。
14 It’s an unenviable task: do well and nobody will notice, do badly and you’ll be massacred online.
15 What went into deciding to give Farmer Ralph the unenviable role of getting in between them?
16 But because it wasn't able to hold its own in a crowded Christmas market, the film now faces the unenviable task of having to make $100m in China, Japan and Korea alone.
17 A team from Oxford University Press had the unenviable task of sifting the thousands of entries down to a final 50 in both categories.
18 Both Phillip and Collins have the unenviable task of recalibrating audience expectations established by their predecessors.
19 She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls.
她的不愉快的任务是打头几个电话。
20 This experience, although unenviable, pales in comparison to the experience of those trying to get over a former lover on Valentines Day.
1 令人不快的
nasty wicked off hard bad sorry painful awful traumatic grim crook grating ghastly disagreeable crummy scabrous noisome ornery tough evil rough sour miserable wretched abominable unsavoury draggy ungenial ill-favoured sad gross horrible harsh unpleasant poisonous offending shitty off-putting icky unfavourable beastly putrid unpalatable pitiless unedifying exceptionable brutal rotten objectionable laborious nettlesome tawdry
3 困难
hard difficult tough testing sticky fierce elusive shitty problem trouble difficulty hassle hardship snag to-do pothole woes at a push the rub
4 讨厌
blinking goddam little evil stupid damn horrible darn dreadful troublesome pesky lousy flaming habitual objectionable cursed tiresome ghastly diabolical dashed distasteful disagreeable ruddy yucky beastly unwholesome unsavoury damnable confounded perishing unedifying doggone ill disgustingly yuck drat botheration tarnation hate detest be sick of the sight of hate sick of the sight of have no time for not have much time for
5 不愉快的
hot warm tough nasty sticky foul miserable grim offending shitty vile grisly distasteful frightful disagreeable unsavory stinking mucky displeasing undiverted
6 讨厌的
little evil stupid damn horrible darn dreadful troublesome pesky lousy flaming habitual objectionable cursed tiresome ghastly diabolical dashed distasteful disagreeable ruddy yucky beastly unwholesome unsavoury damnable confounded perishing unedifying doggone
8 令人不快
noisome ornery tough evil rough nasty sour wicked miserable crook wretched ghastly abominable unsavoury draggy ungenial ill-favoured awfully sad gross horrible harsh unpleasant grim poisonous offending shitty off-putting icky unfavourable beastly putrid unpalatable pitiless unedifying exceptionable painfully bad brutal rotten objectionable laborious nettlesome tawdry heavily assault be no tea party
10 不愉快
hot warm tough nasty sticky foul miserable grim offending shitty vile grisly distasteful frightful disagreeable unsavory stinking mucky displeasing undiverted uneasily revolt displeasure unpleasantness awfulness offend repel