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

• 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。
• Your diplomatic nature will help you in straightening out unsavory situations.
  你的外交特质将有助于你使令人不快的状况得到好转。
• 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。
• Nevertheless, it has become much harder for banks to conduct business with rogue nations and unsavory characters as governments, most notably the US, fight back.
  不过，由于政府、尤其是美国政府加大打击力度，如今银行要继续为“邪恶”国家或在西方臭名昭著的人物提供业务服务已变得困难多了。
• 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。
• There is a lot of unsavory material available on the internet.
  网络上有很多不健康的信息。
• I'm ill, and so have to drink these unsavory tea herbs every day.
  我病了，每天都要喝这些难喝的水剂。
• 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。
• 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。”