unsavoury

英 [ʌnˈseɪvəri]

美 [ʌnˈseɪvəri]

adj.  讨厌的; 无礼的; 声名狼藉的; 不道德的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 讨厌的；无礼的；声名狼藉的；不道德的
  unpleasant or offensive; not considered morally acceptable
  1. an unsavoury incident
     令人厌恶的事件
  2. Her friends are all pretty unsavoury characters.
     她的朋友尽是些不三不四的人。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 unsavory


• ADJ-GRADED 令人讨厌的;不道德的
  If you describe a person, place, or thing asunsavoury, you mean that you find them unpleasant or morally unacceptable.
  1. The sport has long been associated with illegal wagers and unsavoury characters.
     这项运动长期以来都与非法赌博及黑道人物联系在一起。

英英释义

adj

• morally offensive
  1. an unsavory reputation
  2. an unsavory scandal
  Synonym:unsavoryoffensive
• not pleasing in odor or taste
  Synonym:distastefulunsavory

双语例句

• The Reds'takeover has been the subject of much discussion, since current owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett-who have an unsavoury reputation with the fans-decided to put the club up for sale.
  自从在安菲尔德不受欢迎的哼哈二将吉列特与希克斯决定要转手球队以来，谁将成为利物浦俱乐部新主人的话题就一直在被人们讨论。
• First, no intelligence service can do its job especially in the years shortly after 9/ 11 without dealing with unsavoury regimes.
  第一，没有一个情报机关能够在不与臭名昭著的政权打交道的情况下尤其是在紧随9/11事件之后的几年中完成任务。
• His behaviour at the end was undoubtedly petulant, unsavoury, especially when he pushed aside an Italian official who tried to stop him leaving.
  他最后的表现，尤其当他推开一名试图阻止他离开的意大利官员时，无疑令人不快，甚至愤怒。
• The book's advice on how to nip to the loo without alerting your date that you have any unsavoury biological requirements, is convoluted to say the least.
  这本书提出的建议至少是很复杂的，它主要针对约会时如何不受上厕所等令人讨厌的生理需求的影响。
• And China's burgeoning demand for oil and other commodities has made it cosy up to countries whose unsavoury behaviour matters to the West, such as Iran.
  同时，中国增长迅速的对石油以及其他商品的需求使得一些像伊朗那些被西方所不齿的国家对中国感到亲切友好。
• Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
  物淡而无盐岂可吃吗，蛋青有什么滋味呢。
• These can include unsavoury bodily functions such as breaking windin front of an other half, nose picking or letting armpits go unshaven.
  比如，当着对方的面放屁、挖鼻子，或不刮腋毛。
• By digging up a few unsavoury details about his past we managed to have him hounded out.
  在发现他过去的一些不光彩的详细情况后，我们设法把他撵走了。
• Dozens of plots may have been foiled and thousands of lives saved as a result of some of the unsavoury practices now being employed in the name of fighting terrorism.
  以某些令人厌恶的手段破坏恐怖阴谋，拯救千万条生命的做法正以反恐之名而行。
• The sport has long been associated with illegal wagers and unsavoury characters.
  这项运动长期以来都与非法赌博及黑道人物联系在一起。