unsavory

英

美

adj.  臭不可闻的；不良；不光彩的

COCA.16968

英英释义

adj

• morally offensive
  1. an unsavory reputation
  2. an unsavory scandal
  Synonym:unsavouryoffensive
• not pleasing in odor or taste
  Synonym:distastefulunsavoury

双语例句

• But even then, you need to remain aware of what's going on with the finances so there are no unsavory surprises.
  但即使如此，你也应该了解家庭财务状况，免得事到临头大吃一惊。
• PETER WARREN: "Everybody just really needs to be aware that the Internet is just like any other street and there are some twists and turns that can take you in to some very, very unsavory places."
  华伦：“每个人都必须警醒，互联网就像是任何街道一样充满曲折，可能会将你带到一些非常令人生厌的地方。”
• When my grandmother – from a New England background – was confronted with an unsavory topic, she would change the subject and gaze out the window.
  当我的新英格兰裔祖母遇到不愉快的话题时，她就会转移话题，凝望窗外。这也正是我的处事之道：别管闲事。
• I have cleared my piazza of that unsavory flytrap.
  我除掉了走廊上这只臭不可闻的捕蝇器啦。
• He also supported unsavory liberation movements and causes throughout the world, ranging from small opposition movements in sub-Saharan Africa to the Irish Republican Army.
  同时，他在全世界范围内支持和引发一些令人生厌的解放运动，例如撒哈拉以南非洲的小股反对势力和爱尔兰共和军。
• If a neighborhood allows broken windows to stay that way, and fails to replace them, the neighborhood will deteriorate because vandals and other unsavory people will assume no one cares.
  如果你的邻居对“破窗”置之不理，并没修复它，那么久而久之邻里关系就会恶化，因为那些破坏者和一些讨人嫌的人就会认为没人管他们而继续肆无忌惮。
• Critics say that the start-ups are unsavory efforts to avoid regulation and taxes, and that the very term sharing economy is ridiculous.
  批评者称，这些初创公司令人讨厌，它们逃避监管和税收，而且分享型经济这个词本来就很荒谬。
• Most energy companies operate in places where unsavory things happen, points out Brian Youngberg, an analyst with Edward Jones.
  爱德华琼斯公司（EdwardJones）分析师布赖恩•扬恩博格指出，大多数能源公司经营业务的地方都会发生一些不愉快的事件。
• You will probably attract lots of partners but if you think that you can two-time you will face some very unsavory reactions from the partners you choose to play with this week.
  射手座：本周会吸引很多伙伴，但是如果你有欺骗行为的话就会面对难以应付的反映。
• You can remember her smile after ending your quarrel, you can recall the taste of her unsavory food, you can clearly feel her smell even if she left you for days.
  您能在结束您的争吵以后记住她的微笑，您能召回口味她令人厌恶的食物，您能明显地感觉她的气味，即使她留下您好几天。