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单词 uncomfortable
释义
uncomfortable
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/us
/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.t̬ə/
B1
notfeelingcomfortableandpleasant, or not making youfeelcomfortableandpleasant:
不舒服的；令人难受的
I'veeatenso much, Iactuallyfeeluncomfortable.我吃了这么多，实在感觉很不舒服。
Theseshoesare really uncomfortable.这双鞋子穿在脚上实在难受。
C1
slightlyembarrassed, or making youfeelslightlyembarrassed:
有点儿尴尬的；令人不自在的
an uncomfortablesilence令人不自在的沉默
More examples
  • We were getting more and more uncomfortable as wejoggedalong in the back of thetruck.
  • It was uncomfortablewalkingbarefooton theshinglybeach.
  • Jeanfeltuncomfortable butmanagedtoforceastrainedsmile.
  • It was very uncomfortablelyingon thehospitalbedwith mylegssuspendedin theair.
  • Theboylookeduncomfortable and out ofplaceamong theadults.
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  • curl
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uncomfortably
(Definition ofuncomfortablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

uncomfortable| American Dictionary

uncomfortable
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ʌnˈkʌm·fər·t̬ə·bəl,-ˈkʌmf·tər·bəl/
notcomfortableorrelaxed, orfeelinganxiety:
an uncomfortablechair
Shefeelsuncomfortable in aroomfullofstrangers.

uncomfortably

adverbus
/ʌnˈkʌm·fərt̬·ə·bli,-ˈkʌmf·tər·bli/
an uncomfortablywarmday
(Definition ofuncomfortablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofuncomfortable

uncomfortable
First, acknowledgment of the reflexive properties of research can result in anuncomfortableparadox.
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Additionally, a range ofuncomfortabletactical approaches agitated communication.
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Although a ready supporter of empire, he wasuncomfortablewith the intrigues of imperial expansion.
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Feeling angry, anxious, frustrated, guilty anduncomfortablewhen language brokering was associated with more problematic family relations.
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Cognitive dissonance relates to the notion that individuals areuncomfortableif their beliefs are at variance with their behaviour.
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The authors' architectural background, although a welcome addition to urban studies, has a few minor disadvantages, most notably, their occasionallyuncomfortableuse of theoretical concepts.
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Naturally, clinicians areuncomfortablewith uncertainty, and this promotes cautious behavior.
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Rather, it exposes trauma and critiques very successfully theuncomfortablenature of society's rituals.
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The inevitable interaction between military personnel and local civilians remaineduncomfortable, and the basis for several 'affrays' between them.
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As well as performance anxiety, they discusseduncomfortablereeds, getting tired through a piece, technical mistakes or musical things not going to plan.
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What suited the dominant pattern became significant news; what wasuncomfortablewas either not stated or relegated to the inside pages.
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He isuncomfortablewith this reading, again on two main grounds.
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Although some women experienceduncomfortableskin reactions this did not represent serious concern for the majority.
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All the same, anuncomfortabletension is apt to appear between his religious beliefs and their rationality, and his other beliefs and their rationality.
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I am personallyuncomfortablewith the measure-for-measure nature of this view.
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