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单词 unconscionably
释义
unconscionably
adverb
formaldisapproving
uk
/ʌnˈkɒn.ʃən.ə.bli/us
/ʌnˈkɑːn.ʃən.ə.bli/
in a way that ismorallyunacceptable:
不道德地；不合理地
They are abunchofself-interestedindividualswho have unconscionablyabusedtheirpower.他们是一群自私自利滥用权力的人。
Ifindmany of therecipespublishedin thismagazineto be unconscionably high infat.我发现这本杂志上发布的很多食谱脂肪含量异常地高。
mainlyUK
in a way that isunacceptablygreatinamount:
不正常地；不合理地；
Thefilmis unconscionablylongat 2hoursand 48minutes.这部电影超长时长两小时四十八分钟。
Thewholeprocesstook an unconscionablylongtime.整个过程用时不合理地长。
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  • Wages have been unconscionablyfrozenfor the lastdecade.
  • They werefoundto bechargingunconscionablyexcessivepricesforgasoline.
  • Theserviceispolite, but unconscionablyslow.
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Morally wrong and evil
(Definition ofunconscionablyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunconscionably

unconscionably
The dynamism of private industry, agriculture, and wholesaling during 1966-72 wasunconscionablysquashed by increased centralisation.
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There is also a danger for inexperienced customers of percentages being fixed unfairly so as to leave the suppliers with anunconscionablysubstantial profit.
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We must reserve our right if prices riseunconscionably, to cease our present practice of buying all that is available.
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It has, however, taken anunconscionablylong time to get it done.
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We do not seek to spin the thing outunconscionablyand it would seem that 28 days would be reasonable.
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I can assure him that immense trouble has been taken over this—indeed it seemed anunconscionablylong letter.
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Obviously, a period of transition is right, but a period of transition that lasts for 10 years seems to me to beunconscionablylong.
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By any standards, that is anunconscionablylong time.
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In some areas the average number of children of a poor reading standard isunconscionablyhigh.
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The negotiations between the two sides seem to have dragged onunconscionablylong without being resolved.
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An argument cannot be based simply on the fact that other legal systems take anunconscionablylonger time to deal with cases.
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I think they will discover after a considerable time that this particular patient is baking anunconscionablylong time to die.
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There has been no training and no recruitment for anunconscionablylong time.
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If the cost of passports is not to be prohibitive, members of the public will have to wait anunconscionablylong time.
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I must say that the men wereunconscionablytreated.
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