详细释义
Adjective:
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not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society;
"was buried with indecent haste"
"indecorous behavior"
"language unbecoming to a lady"
"unseemly to use profanity"
"moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
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contrary to your interests or welfare;
"adverse circumstances"
"made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
双语例句
- 1. Tampering with a single enzyme can lead to untoward effects elsewhere.
- 破坏一种酶可能会导致在别处出现异常。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The surveyor's report didn't highlight anything untoward.
- 勘测员的报告没有指明有任何麻烦问题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. That's the plan—unless anything untoward happens.
- 计划就这么定了—除非出现异常情况。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Untoward circumstances prevent me from being with you on this festive occasion.
- 有些不幸的事件使我不能在这欢庆的时刻和你在一起.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. An inkling of untoward deeds on the part of Hurstwood had come.
- 现在终于让她得知了一点赫斯渥行为不轨的消息.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Indeed, anything untoward was now kept from James.
的确，现在一切不顺心的事都小心瞒着詹姆士。 - Subconsciously I felt something untoward was going to happen.
我下意识地感到要出事。 - He had noticed nothing untoward.
他没有注意到有何特殊情况。 - There were no reports of untoward incidents during these protest programmes.
至今还没有发生恶性事件的报道。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用法讲解
- untoward reaction 不良反应
- untoward effect 不良反应
相关词汇
- unseemly 不体面的
- unbecoming 不合身的
- indecent 下流的
- unfortunate 不幸的
- annoying 恼人的
- unpleasant 使人不愉快的...
- inconvenient 不方便的
- troublesome 令人烦恼的
- awkward 尴尬的
- problematic 问题的
- inappropriate 不适当的
- unfitting 不适当的
- improper 不合适的
- uncomely 不美的
- adverse 不利的
- indecorous 失礼的
- inauspicious 不祥的
- harmful 有害的
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