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

• He also supported unsavory liberation movements and causes throughout the world, ranging from small opposition movements in sub-Saharan Africa to the Irish Republican Army.
  同时，他在全世界范围内支持和引发一些令人生厌的解放运动，例如撒哈拉以南非洲的小股反对势力和爱尔兰共和军。
• There is a lot of unsavory material available on the internet.
  网络上有很多不健康的信息。
• 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。
• He became appalled at unsavory tricks.
  如此心狠手辣的手段，使他惊呆了。
• You can remember her smile after ending your quarrel, you can recall the taste of her unsavory food, you can clearly feel her smell even if she left you for days.
  您能在结束您的争吵以后记住她的微笑，您能召回口味她令人厌恶的食物，您能明显地感觉她的气味，即使她留下您好几天。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。