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 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。
• 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。
• Unsavoury rumours, details, habits
  令人厌恶的谣言、细节、习惯
• 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。
• Not only did one of its biggest banks egregiously violate international norms by doing business with Sudan and other unsavoury regimes. The government also failed to detect the violation or, worse, did not try.
  这不只是因为法国最大的银行之一严重违反了国际准则，与苏丹和其它声名狼藉的政权交易，还因为法国没能察觉到这种行为，甚至更糟，完全没有尝试去发现这种行为。
• 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。
• Where should they draw the line in accepting money from unsavoury donors even if there are no strings attached?
  即使没有附加条件，接受不受欢迎的捐赠人捐款的界限在哪里？
• In other words, unless a pupil sleeps through his history classes he will be inevitably confronted by the, shall we say, unsavoury aspects of his country's history.
  换言之，除非学生在历史课上睡着了，否则必然会直面他们国家历史丑陋的一面。
• The most obvious issue has been the controversy over support that China has given to regimes considered unsavoury in the West-notably Sudan and Zimbabwe.
  最明显的问题是中国向不受西方欢迎的国家主要是苏丹和津巴布韦给予支持所引发的争议。
• 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。