| 单词 | uncomplimentary |
| 释义 | uncomplimentary adjective uk/ʌnˌkɒm.plɪˈmen.tər.i/us/ʌnˌkɑːm.pləˈmen.ɚ.i/rudelycriticizing: 无礼批评的，贬损的She had some very uncomplimentary things to say about Stephen.关于斯蒂芬，她有一些很难听的话要说。 Synonym unflattering Opposites complimentary(PRAISING) flattering Critical & uncomplimentary
Examplesofuncomplimentaryuncomplimentary It is pretty certainly a foreign name, and as such is very likely to beuncomplimentary. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, we had, legitimately, a number of detailed criticisms, some complimentary, someuncomplimentary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They often say the reverse in ratheruncomplimentarylanguage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not care two straws whether words supposed to beuncomplimentaryto the directors are left in or taken out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We also have conventions, one of which is that we do not refer to each other inuncomplimentaryterms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am meaning it as anuncomplimentarycompliment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, someone might see his record and feel slighted by a comment that he considers to beuncomplimentary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, despite such widespreaduncomplimentarymedia coverage, companies are still trading in the market, largely unregulated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem is that industrial tribunals attract a great deal ofuncomplimentarypublicity for the company that is accused. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You called them ratheruncomplimentarynames in some quarters because they stood up against the proposal that this matter should be referred to a tribunal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The general idea on the value of the extra year has been expressed in veryuncomplimentaryterms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is now telling us how everyone dares to speak and says the mostuncomplimentarythings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Well, whatever the word, it sounded mostuncomplimentary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Where they do that, no doubt the children, without being in the leastuncomplimentaryto the teachers, do undoubtedly benefit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The gangmaster claimed that the workers had no intention of working and made someuncomplimentaryremarks about them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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