unenviable
英 [ʌn'envɪəb(ə)l]
美[ʌn'ɛnvɪəbl]
- adj. 不值得羡慕的，不值得嫉妒的
英英释义
- 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"
实用场景例句
- 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。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Whoever wins will inherit an unenviable legacy.
- 那么谁将接受这个烂摊子呢?
期刊摘选
- From the start, Mr Pandit faced an unenviable task.
- 从一开始, 潘迪特就处于进退维谷的境地.
期刊摘选
- Such a difficult choice placed her in an invidious and unenviable position.
- 如此艰难的选择使她处于一种引起反感的和尴尬的境地.
期刊摘选
- He was in the unenviable position of having to choose between imprisonment or exile.
- 他已陷于进退维谷的地步,不是坐牢就是流放,必须在两者间做出抉择.
期刊摘选
- His parents have given my wife and I the unenviable task of making him bilingual.
- 他的父母给了我和我太太一分艰难的差事--教育他掌握双语.
期刊摘选
- Unenviable position too, with people inside do not have to talk about it the next.
- 太惨了, 跟里面的人说说不用下啦.
期刊摘选
- Deciding on which team will come away with the trophy is the unenviable task here.
- 决定哪支队伍会赢得总冠军并不是一个很轻松的工作.
期刊摘选
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- He always found himself in the unenviable position of borrowing money from a friend.
- 他总觉得跟朋友借钱很难开口.
期刊摘选
- His abrasive manner has won him an unenviable notoriety.
- 他生硬粗暴的态度让他声名狼藉。
辞典例句
- 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。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Britain held the unenviable record of having the highest divorce rate in Europe.
- 英国在欧洲各国中保持着不光彩的最高离婚率纪录。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
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》
英文词源
- unenviable (adj.)
- 1640s, from un- (1) "not" + enviable (adj.). Related: Unenviably.