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单词 unwisely
释义
unwisely
adverb
uk
/ʌnˈwaɪz.li/us
/ʌnˈwaɪz.li/
in a way that isstupidandlikelytocauseproblems:
愚蠢地；不明智地；不审慎地
It'seasytospendmoneyunwisely.胡乱花钱是很容易的。
Unwisely, she and herhusbandhadpaidforflightsbeforeobtainingvisas.有点傻的是，她和丈夫在拿到签证之前就已经买了机票。
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unwise
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  • Somesteelcompaniesunwiselyspentmoneybuyingnewbusinesses.
  • I had neverheardthe word, and unwisely said that I didn'tknowwhat itmeant.
  • I havedecided,perhapsunwisely andrudely, toignorehim.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stupid and silly
  • absurd
  • absurdity
  • absurdly
  • adolescent
  • againstyourbetter judgmentidiom
  • dizzily
  • dopey
  • dorky
  • dottiness
  • dotty
  • imbecility
  • impolitic
  • imprudent
  • inhis/her/theirwisdomidiom
  • insomeone'sinfinite wisdomidiom
  • uncritical
  • uncritically
  • unintelligent
  • unreasonable
  • unreasonably
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(Definition ofunwiselyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunwisely

unwisely
As human beings, we tend to defend our modelling creations, sometimesunwisely.
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A less sophisticated socio-economic index measure coupled with good groupings may well yield better results than a more sophisticated one usedunwisely.
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People with 401(k) plans may save too little, investunwisely, spend their pension savings prior to retirement, or fail to annuitize at retirement.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The colonial administration now confronted serious revenue shortfalls which theyunwiselytried to meet by doubling the per capita tax from five to ten francs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such activities would be a demoralizing public spectacle, analogous to tolerating the starvation on the public streets of poor wretches who had gambledunwiselywith their lives in other ways.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But, they do need some protection against marrying prematurely,unwiselyand perhaps miserably, before they really know quite what it is all about.
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Therefore,unwisely, they might make their choice of the old age pension instead of protection against sickness.
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In so doing, a number of people becameunwiselyover-committed to the banks, and poverty is now staring them in the face.
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If it isunwiselypersisted in, it can have only one end—namely, a runaway inflation.
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But speed may beunwiselyused on any piece of road, built-up or not.
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It may also lead, ifunwiselyapplied, to moral unsettlement.
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In the circumstances we were obliged to honour the commitments which our predecessors had sounwiselygiven.
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In the past, they were worried that some local authorities would behaveunwisely, levy too high a business rate and undermine economic activity.
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It was necessary as quality was sometimes too low and too much public money was being spentunwisely.
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I will not say that they lentunwiselyin the sense that they took on a lot of bad risks.
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