| 单词 | unsocial |
| 释义 | unsocial adjective UKuk/ʌnˈsəʊ.ʃəl/us/ʌnˈsoʊ.ʃəl/happeningduring thedaysof theweekorhoursof thedaywhen mostpeopledo not have towork: 非正常工作时间的；正常工作时间以外的I don'twanttoworkunsocialhours.我不想在正常工作时间以外工作。 Compare socialadjective Working hours
unsocial| Business Englishunsocial adjective WORKPLACE,HRuk/ˌʌnˈsəʊʃəl/us(alsounsociable)used todescribethehoursduring which mostpeopleare notworking: Overtimepaymentshelptocompensateforlowbasicpayandunsocialhours. Examplesofunsocialunsocial Sixty-five per cent of centres have initiated some form of payment for working "unsocial" hours. From theCambridge English Corpus The other 35% of centres have either resisted "unsocial" hours working, depended on the goodwill of staff, or awarded their employees time-off in lieu. From theCambridge English Corpus But many men appreciate the extra income from workingunsocialhours. From theCambridge English Corpus Some services (such as the police) depend absolutely on shiftwork andunsocialhours. From theCambridge English Corpus Unsocialwork hours similarly increased the risk among men. From theCambridge English Corpus To the contrary, the sentiment of justice is understood in terms of the propriety of resentment, and resentment is classified among the "unsocialpassions" (pp. 34-8, 78-82). From theCambridge English Corpus They are inevitably cheerful, helpful people, who work veryunsocialhours, and they are often very kind to the elderly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is provision for extra payment to be made to people like postmen who work what are calledunsocialhours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Until litter louts can be persuaded to give up their dirty, inconsiderate andunsocialbehaviour, the problem will remain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They workunsocialhours and there is little compensation for that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are men who say that a person, by taking a profit, isunsocialand wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, it will be said that the machine would involve workingunsocialhours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even if it were, is it desirable to employ vast numbers of extra staff at theseunsocialhours? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Failure to do so is a thoroughlyunsocialand dangerous policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that that should apply as much to people who work late andunsocialhours as to the rest of us. 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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