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单词 unfavourable
释义
unfavourable
adjective
UK(USunfavorable)
uk
/ʌnˈfeɪ.vər.ə.bəl/us
/ʌnˈfeɪ.vɚ.ə.bəl/
C2
not giving you anadvantageor a goodchanceofsuccess:
不利的；反对的；相反的；有害的；令人不快的
Currentconditionsare very unfavourable for newbusinesses.目前的条件对新兴企业非常不利。
We have to bepreparedfor an unfavourableoutcome.我们要为结果不利做好准备。
C2
negativeandshowingthat you do not like something:
负面的；不喜欢的
He alwaystalksabout her in an unfavourable way.他在谈起她是总是很负面。
Of thosesurveyed, 62percentsaid they had an unfavourableopinionof thepresident.62%的受访者对总统的看法不佳。
Thefilmhas had unfavourablereviews.这部电影的评论不佳。
Synonyms
adverse
disadvantageous
Opposites
advantageous
favourableUK
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  • unrealistically
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(Definition ofunfavourablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

unfavourable| Business English

unfavourable
adjective
UK(USunfavorable)
uk
/ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl/us
not good, andlikelytocauseproblemsorpreventsuccess:
Othercountriesmaylureprivateequityexecutivesoffshoreif thetaxregimeinBritainbecameunfavourable.
unfavourableconditions/terms
unfavourableprices/exchangerates
unfavourable to sb/sthMarketconditionshave been unfavorable tofundmanagersinrecenttimes.
showingthat someone does not like something ordisapprovesof it:
Thecompanyhasattractedunfavourablecomparisonswithitsrivals.
Organicfoodretailersarebenefitingfrom anincreasein theamountofunfavourablepublicitysurroundingfastfood.
anunfavourablereport/review

unfavourably

adverbUK(USunfavorably)
Customersatisfactionwiththeirproductscomparedunfavourably with thatachievedbytheircompetitors.
(Definition ofunfavourablefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunfavourable

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But theseunfavourablechanges in prices were still partly perceived as within the political realm.
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Unfavourabledynamics and spin diffusion effects also make a quantitative analysis difficult.
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Taken at face value the statistics seem to suggest a rapid and progressive displacement of traditionally prevalent attitudes which wereunfavourableto childbearing outside marriage.
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The arithmetic was sufficientlyunfavourable, even in the short term, that harsh measures were required.
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Instead, movements must mount their challenges in particular conflictive environments structured by existing social relations, usuallyunfavourableto their cause.
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This suggests that cercariae released into snail tissue containing cadmium are possibly reacting to theunfavourableenvironment by encysting before emergence into the water occurs.
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Some of these troubles depend on local customary diet, and the distribution of food within families tends to beunfavourableto young children.
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But if there is not, then the effect on me will be very likely to beunfavourable.
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It judged the political considerations to be favourable and the economic considerations to be sufficientlyunfavourableto outweigh them at least in the short run.
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Careful irxhvidualizatian of each case is highly recommended, delaying definitive repair withunfavourableanatomy, inadequate size of pulmonary branches or " "mil pulmonary annuhis.
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Obviously recent defeats, outrage at domestic political developments andunfavourableinternational circumstances all played a major role in such a cycle of commitment.
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The court was therefore able to vary a provision of the law of inheritanceunfavourableto women.
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Forunfavourablerisk groups, risk-selection may imply less choice because of limited switching opportunities and higher premiums due to lower cross-subsidies from favourable risk groups.
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Rees (1932) considered that this phenomenon was stimulated by anunfavourableenvironment, as cercarial encystment was related to a decrease in seasonal temperature.
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Given the unravelling argument above, selective disclosure of only favourable genetic test results will lead insurers to believe thatunfavourableresults are being withheld.
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