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unenviable

英[ʌn'enviəbl] 美[ʌn'enviəbl]
  • adj. 不值得羡慕的;不嫉妒的;艰难的

详细释义

    adj. (形容词)
    1. 不值得羡慕的
    2. 不会引起嫉妒的
    3. 艰难的
    4. 讨厌的
    5. 不嫉妒的
    6. 无可嫉妒的
    7. 不羡慕的

英英释义

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"

双语例句

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Walker had the unenviable task of breaking the bad news to Hill.
沃克不得不把这个坏消息告诉希尔。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. She was given the unenviable task of informing the losers.
让她去通知失败的人,真不是什么好差事。

来自《权威词典》

5. Cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the redundancies.
库伯负责宣布裁员这个不讨好的任务.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He has an unenviable record of ill-health.
      他一直身体不好,这可不值得羡慕。
    2. She was given the unenviable task of informing the losers.
      让她去通知失败的人,真不是什么好差事。
    3. He was in the unenviable position of having to choose between imprisonment or exile.
      他已陷於进退维谷的地步,不是坐牢就是流放,必须在两者间做出抉择。

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