| 单词 | unenviable |
| 释义 | unenviable adjective uk/ʌnˈen.vi.ə.bəl/us/ʌnˈen.vi.ə.bəl/An unenviabledutyornecessaryactionisunpleasantordifficult: 不值得羡慕的；令人不快的；困难的I had the unenviabletaskofcleaningup after theparty.聚会散后，我要做那讨厌的清理工作。 Serious and unpleasant
Examplesofunenviableunenviable He recognizes that most decisions are reached in an economic environment that places government in anunenviableposition. From theCambridge English Corpus Far from us to advise divorce, for in today's world it still incurs anunenviablestigma. From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, abstract avant-garde artists found themselves in anunenviableposition. From theCambridge English Corpus Due to the absence of suitable baseline information, many practitioners currently have theunenviabletask of making post hoc assessments of the impact a contaminated site might be having. From theCambridge English Corpus There has previously been no formal identification of those essential skills, concepts and sensitivities; consequently the task of designing and maintaining vocationally relevant curricula has beenunenviable. From theCambridge English Corpus Hudson was in anunenviableposition. From theCambridge English Corpus She now has theunenviabletask of choosing between two competing necessities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To expend such a level of public money without one positive result is anunenviablerecord. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are sure of a lasting andunenviablenotoriety in the history of the drink trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is myunenviableprivilege to share your concern. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We have had thatunenviablerecord since the end of the war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is theunenviableposition which forms the background to any debate on housing today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who had no such canteen found themselves in a ratherunenviableposition by comparison with those who did. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It places the employee in anunenviableposition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many women—and sometimes men—are left in anunenviableposition because the opposite partner in the marriage has left, has disappeared and cannot be found again. 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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