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单词 unsuccessful
释义
unsuccessful
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.səkˈses.fəl/us
/ˌʌn.səkˈses.fəl/
B2
notachievingthehopedforresult; notsuccessful:
不成功的，失败的；落空的
They made several unsuccessfulattemptstoreachthe men.他们试着好几次联络那几个男人，结果都落了空。
Hisapplicationwas unsuccessful.他的申请失败了。
Synonyms
abortiveformal
failed
Opposite
successful
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not achieving wealth, popularity, or success
  • unsuccessfulHe tried for years to get his work published before accepting he was a commercially unsuccessful writer.
  • failedShe was a failed singer.
  • frustratedHe was a legendary actor, but a frustrated director.
  • strugglingThe struggling actor was cut from yet another film.
  • on the ropesAfter that scandal, the MP is really on the ropes.
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Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not producing a desired result
  • unsuccessfulOur attempts to change the law were unsuccessful.
  • failedThe company went bankrupt pouring money into yet another failed product.
  • badSales have been really bad this quarter.
  • fruitlessAll our pleas that she remain in university were fruitless - she left anyway.
  • unfruitfulThe negotiations were unfruitful.
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More examples
  • Herbidforre-electionwas unsuccessful.
  • Attempts totracethewhereaboutsof a manseenleavingthesceneof thecrimehave sofarbeen unsuccessful.
  • Ourfirmstandstolosea lot ofmoneyif thedealis unsuccessful.
  • We aresorrytoinformyou thatyourapplicationhas been unsuccessful.
  • We have been unsuccessful infindingareplacement.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unsuccessful (people and things)
  • abortive
  • achiever
  • be dead in the wateridiom
  • botched
  • counterproductive
  • flatline
  • frustrated
  • futile
  • go/get/head nowhereidiom
  • inauspicious
  • lame duck
  • redemption
  • rope
  • small-time
  • small-timer
  • stillborn
  • struggling
  • vain
  • vainly
  • washed up
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Related word

unsuccessfully
(Definition ofunsuccessfulfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

unsuccessful| American Dictionary

unsuccessful
adjective
us
/ˌʌn·səkˈses·fəl/
notendinginsuccess, or notachievingsuccess:
After writing three unsuccessfulplays, Millerfinallyhad ahit.

unsuccessfully

adverbus
/ˌʌn·səkˈses·fə·li/
Howard’s been unsuccessfullylookingfor anaffordableapartment.
(Definition ofunsuccessfulfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunsuccessful

unsuccessful
Having random police patrols apprehend only some "unsuccessful" attempting criminals is not unfair even when such patrols miss other attempting criminals.
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In the following, we present a simplified version of their proposal, note some of its consequences, and show that it provesunsuccessfulon several counts.
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We consider thisunsuccessfuldevelopment of reconstituted eggs to be due mainly to abnormal spindle formation and/or unequal distribution of chromatids, as described above.
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The majority of attempts to isolate microorganisms from such samples have beenunsuccessful, showing that most of the fluorescent-stained cells are viable, but non-culturable bacteria.
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Evaluation showed that in this task they wereunsuccessful, although the patients naturally enough appreciated this service.
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Both successful andunsuccessfulsolving paths are stored as strategic cases (as opposed to problem cases) for future use.
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Other teams using the standard model were eitherunsuccessful, or had to use fitting to past meteor storms to empirically set their prediction parameters.
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We have argued that the search for gross abnormalities in discrete brain regions, structures, or pathways in developmental disorders is likely to beunsuccessful.
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Matching constraints are not eliminated, thereby keeping track of matching failures during anunsuccessfulreduction.
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Two potential interviewees declined to be interviewed and obtaining interviews wasunsuccessfulwith three others.
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Unsuccessfulswitching occurred in six patients, who were subsequently treated with an alternative therapy.
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Nightmares and bad dreams are therefore seen asunsuccessfulattempts at solving our emotional problems.
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It is possible that subjects who had beenunsuccessfulon the previous tests were discouraged, accounting for why 18 subjects gave up.
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This is why the standard philosophical proofs for theism, even when accepted as valid, are likely to beunsuccessfulin bringing about faith.
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For the main analysis, a definition was scored as correct or incorrect, taken to indicate successful orunsuccessful\\failed lexical access respectively.
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