| 单词 | uninviting |
| 释义 | uninviting adjective uk/ˌʌn.ɪnˈvaɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˌʌn.ɪnˈvaɪ.t̬ɪŋ/(especiallyof aplace) notattractive （尤指地方）不吸引人的，不诱人的Not attractive to look at
Examplesofuninvitinguninviting First is the harsh anduninvitinggeological climate that, hostile to agriculture, hampered the development of a centralized system of rule. From theCambridge English Corpus Market research revealed that many customers wanted to use the space for longer periods of time, but that they found the stores' décor cold anduninviting. From theCambridge English Corpus We saw deficiencies in staff and equipment, lack of cover, and primitive,uninvitingand overcrowded conditions in clinics and waiting rooms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a mostuninvitingdocument to any but experts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the public houses in the main in this country are dull, drab anduninviting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Whatever its content, most of it is particularlyuninvitingin appearance and rather unreadable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 And what a depressing, what an unworthy, what anuninvitingslogan it was! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No one ever sits there or walks there, because they are souninviting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One thinks of them as being cold and raw anduninviting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I want the development agency and the county council to find a new tenant and work on plans to upgrade the ancient anduninvitingstation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been impressed with some of the dramatic changes which there have been in areas which some years ago seemed veryuninvitingindeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It became clear that, under the then existing régime, the companies could reasonably see at least some of the fields concerned as economicallyuninviting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be anuninvitingprospect now, but it would be a much less inviting prospect when they are asked to take in the same people a year later. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The stations areuninviting, security is inadequate and there is a clear need for massive investment if the line is to be adequate for the 21st century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It isuninvitingand forbidding and is a daunting prospect for any of my constituents early in the morning or in the evenings when it is dark and very lonely. 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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