unenviable

英[?n?envi?bl]
美[?n?envi?bl]

基本釋義

adj.
艱難的,討厭的,不值得羨慕的

實(shí)用例句

She was given the unenviable task of informing the losers.

讓她去通知失敗的人,真不是什么好差事。

牛津詞典

She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls...

她接受了這個(gè)令人為難的差事,負(fù)責(zé)打頭幾個(gè)電話。

It put me in the unenviable position of having to lie.

這令我陷入了不得不說謊的尷尬境地。

Whoever wins will inherit an unenviable legacy.

那么誰將接受這個(gè)爛攤子呢?

期刊摘選

From the start, Mr Pandit faced an unenviable task.

從一開始, 潘迪特就處于進(jìn)退維谷的境地.

期刊摘選

Such a difficult choice placed her in an invidious and unenviable position.

如此艱難的選擇使她處于一種引起反感的和尷尬的境地.

期刊摘選

He was in the unenviable position of having to choose between imprisonment or exile.

他已陷于進(jìn)退維谷的地步,不是坐牢就是流放,必須在兩者間做出抉擇.

期刊摘選

His parents have given my wife and I the unenviable task of making him bilingual.

他的父母給了我和我太太一分艱難的差事--教育他掌握雙語.

期刊摘選

Unenviable position too, with people inside do not have to talk about it the next.

太慘了, 跟里面的人說說不用下啦.

期刊摘選

Deciding on which team will come away with the trophy is the unenviable task here.

決定哪支隊(duì)伍會(huì)贏得總冠軍并不是一個(gè)很輕松的工作.

期刊摘選

Cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the redundancies.

庫伯負(fù)責(zé)宣布裁員這個(gè)不討好的任務(wù).

《簡明英漢詞典》

He always found himself in the unenviable position of borrowing money from a friend.

他總覺得跟朋友借錢很難開口.

期刊摘選

His abrasive manner has won him an unenviable notoriety.

他生硬粗暴的態(tài)度讓他聲名狼藉。

辭典例句

She was given the unenviable task of informing the losers.

讓她去通知失敗的人,真不是什么好差事。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

Britain held the unenviable record of having the highest divorce rate in Europe.

英國在歐洲各國中保持著不光彩的最高離婚率紀(jì)錄。

柯林斯例句

It put me in the unenviable position of having to lie.

這令我陷入了不得不說謊的尷尬境地。

柯林斯例句

He has been given the unenviable task of going round, cap in hand, to various generous companies.

他被分配了一個(gè)苦差,要點(diǎn)頭哈腰地去拜訪那些愿意掏錢資助的公司。

柯林斯例句

Walker had the unenviable task of breaking the bad news to Hill.

沃克不得不把這個(gè)壞消息告訴希爾。

柯林斯例句

She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls.

她接受了這個(gè)令人為難的差事,負(fù)責(zé)打頭幾個(gè)電話。

柯林斯例句

英英釋義

Adjective
  • 1. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment;

    "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"

    "an awkward pause followed his remark"

    "a sticky question"

    "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"

  • 2. so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy;

    "unenviable notoriety"

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