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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Like Garment, he saw in Watergate a means to purify the Administration by getting rid of unsavory elements.
  他同加门特一样，认为可以从水门事件下手，清除不良分子，纯洁政府。
• There is a lot of unsavory material available on the internet.
  网络上有很多不健康的信息。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。