| 单词 | unfortunate |
| 释义 | unfortunateWord family noun fortune misfortune unfortunate adjective fortunate ≠ unfortunate adverb fortunately ≠ unfortunately un·for·tu·nate1 /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət $ -ˈfɔːr-/ ●●○ S3 adjectiveadj 1 someone who is unfortunate has something bad happen to them 〔某人〕不幸的，倒霉的 When we entered the room, the teacher was yelling at some unfortunate student. 我们进教室的时候，老师正在对着一个倒霉的学生吼叫。 2 PITY/IT'S A PITYan unfortunate situation, condition, quality etc is one that you wish was different 可叹的；令人遗憾的 an unfortunate turn of events 令人遗憾的事态变化 He has an unfortunate habit of repeating himself. 他有一个讨厌的习惯，总是重复自己说过的话。 it is unfortunate (that) It’s unfortunate that so few people seem willing to help. 很遗憾，愿意帮助的人寥寥无几。 It’s most unfortunate (=very unfortunate) that your father can’t come to the wedding. 你父亲不能来参加婚礼，真是太遗憾了。 3 UNLUCKYhappening because of bad luck 〔某事〕不幸的，倒霉的 an unfortunate accident 不幸的事故 4 formalOFFEND unfortunate behaviour, remarks etc make people feel embarrassed or offended 〔行为、话语等〕不得体的；粗野的 an unfortunate choice of words 不恰当的措辞 Examples from the Corpus unfortunate• But his tendency to depreciate the validity of gratitude is unfortunate.• Parents are so busy with their careers that they don't have time to have fun with their children, and that's unfortunate.• an unfortunate accident• I think these hundreds of unfortunate beings have some rights which we should consider.• The mix-up was the result of a set of unfortunate circumstances.• Quarterback Brady Anderson was injured in an unfortunate collision with one of his team-mates.• He was unfortunate enough to lose his job just after his wife had a baby.• Alas, even the most well-meaning opera buffs have an unfortunate habit of making their favorite indoor sport sound impossibly complicated.• He has an unfortunate habit of repeating himself.• It's unfortunate it had to happen.• an unfortunate marriage• He added that the delay was the unfortunate result of three emergency calls arriving within an hour.• "It was an unfortunate set of circumstances that no one could have predicted, " a spokesperson said today.• Setting specific financial goals before you begin your new business is a way to avoid this unfortunate situation.• It was very unfortunate that someone ended up getting hurt.• Some of the unfortunate victims were trapped inside the building for over 12 hours. most unfortunate• One most unfortunate consequence of the Counter-Reformation must be mentioned.• But Leonora's approaches had a most unfortunate effect.• But he did so in the most unfortunate manner.• Completely discredited, the curé said: a most unfortunate mistake.• No reason why even the most unfortunate mortal should ever have a breath of depression.• The marriage feast was perhaps the most unfortunate that ever took place.• The most unfortunate, the most destructive, and oftentimes the most stubbornly-fought conflicts are those of an intra-provincial or civil character. unfortunate accident• It was a very unfortunate accident.• Last Friday's unfortunate accident left the club with no alternative.• Although thousands of children are killed or injured each year in unfortunate accidents, something made this case special.• Since the unfortunate accident to your father, I have had the strangest presentiments concerning you, at times. unfortunate2 noun [countableC] literaryPOOR someone who has no money, home, job etc 不幸的人 Examples from the Corpus unfortunate• a poor unfortunate• The ferryman was Charon and those he would not admit to his boat were the unfortunates who had not been duly buried.• Of course, there are no longer bawdy houses, where these unfortunates are displayed openly to debauched satyrs.• Frankie had been one of those unfortunates. |
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