unfortunate
adjective
uk/ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/us/ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/unfortunateadjective(UNLUCKY)
B2
unluckyor havingbadeffects:
不幸的，倒霉的She hasinheritedher father'slargenose, which is very unfortunate.她遗传了父亲的大鼻子，真是太不幸了。
[+ (that)]Itwas unfortunate (that) he called at theexactmomentwhenourguestswerearriving.遗憾的是他恰好在我们的客人到达时打来电话。
having bad things happen by chance
- unluckyShe is one of the unluckiest people I've ever met.
- unfortunateThe unfortunate souls who were lost during the voyage were commemorated once the ship reached port.
- haplessHe's always been a hapless, helpless bumbler.
- star-crossedBehold the tale of two star-crossed lovers, doomed to spend their lives apart.
- lucklessThe luckless council member was caught in the middle of three major ethics investigations of her colleagues.
resulting in bad things happening by chance
- unluckyAn unlucky bounce led to the winning goal against the home team.
- unfortunateNo one was to blame - it was just an unfortunate accident.
- ill-fatedSeven crew members were killed on the ill-fated voyage.
- ill-starredHis ill-starred reign began with a famine and ended with civil war.
- There's nothing anybody can do about it, it's just unfortunate that this had tohappennow.
- It was a very unfortunateaccident/incident.
- It's unfortunate that hisparentscan't be there toseehimperform.
- She has a very unfortunateresemblanceto herratherunattractivemother.
- It's unfortunate that heseemsto haveinheritedhis father'spoorvision.
Good luck and bad luck
- align
- bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
- be bad luck onsomeoneidiom
- be down onyourluckidiom
- be in/out of luckidiom
- blessing
- fortune smiles onsomeoneidiom
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- godsend
- grace
- hapless
- merciful
- mercifully
- mercy
- miracle
- misadventure
- shame
- streak
- with any luckidiom
- your luck's in!idiom
unfortunateadjective(NOT SUITABLE)
formal
(ofremarksorbehaviour) notsuitablein a way that couldcauseembarrassmentoroffence:
（言论或行为）令人尴尬的，不恰当的，得罪人的Thehousingdirector'scommentthat "thehomelesscould do more tohelpthemselves" was unfortunate.住房主任说的那句“无家可归者可以做更多的事来自助”是不恰当的。
Unsuitable and unacceptable
- amiss
- be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. tasteidiom
- beneathyourdignityidiom
- beyond
- beyond the paleidiom
- incorrect
- incorrectly
- indecent
- ineligibility
- ineligible
- not cricketidiom
- offend againstsomething
- over-extravagant
- raffish
- raffishness
- unfit
- unsuitably
- unsuited
- unworthy
- vulgarity
unfortunate
noun[C]
formalorhumorousuk/ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/us/ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/anunluckypersonwho is in abadsituation:
不幸之人；倒霉蛋He was one of thepoorunfortunates whoinvestedin thecompanyand nowfindshimself a few thousandpoundspoorer.他是那些投资这家公司的可怜的倒霉蛋之一，现在已经亏了几千英镑。
Good luck and bad luck
- align
- bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
- be bad luck onsomeoneidiom
- be down onyourluckidiom
- be in/out of luckidiom
- blessing
- fortune smiles onsomeoneidiom
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- godsend
- grace
- hapless
- merciful
- mercifully
- mercy
- miracle
- misadventure
- shame
- streak
- with any luckidiom
- your luck's in!idiom