unenviable

英[ʌnˈenviəbl]
美[ʌnˈenviəbl]

基本释义

adj.
艰难的,讨厌的,不值得羡慕的

实用例句

She was given the unenviable task of informing the losers.

让她去通知失败的人,真不是什么好差事。

牛津词典

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

她接受了这个令人为难的差事,负责打头几个电话。

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

这令我陷入了不得不说谎的尴尬境地。

Whoever wins will inherit an unenviable legacy.

那么谁将接受这个烂摊子呢?

期刊摘选

From the start, Mr Pandit faced an unenviable task.

从一开始, 潘迪特就处于进退维谷的境地.

期刊摘选

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

如此艰难的选择使她处于一种引起反感的和尴尬的境地.

期刊摘选

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

他已陷于进退维谷的地步,不是坐牢就是流放,必须在两者间做出抉择.

期刊摘选

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

他的父母给了我和我太太一分艰难的差事--教育他掌握双语.

期刊摘选

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

太惨了, 跟里面的人说说不用下啦.

期刊摘选

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

决定哪支队伍会赢得总冠军并不是一个很轻松的工作.

期刊摘选

Cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the redundancies.

库伯负责宣布裁员这个不讨好的任务.

《简明英汉词典》

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

他总觉得跟朋友借钱很难开口.

期刊摘选

His abrasive manner has won him an unenviable notoriety.

他生硬粗暴的态度让他声名狼藉。

辞典例句

She was given the unenviable task of informing the losers.

让她去通知失败的人,真不是什么好差事。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

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

英国在欧洲各国中保持着不光彩的最高离婚率纪录。

柯林斯例句

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

这令我陷入了不得不说谎的尴尬境地。

柯林斯例句

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

他被分配了一个苦差,要点头哈腰地去拜访那些愿意掏钱资助的公司。

柯林斯例句

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

沃克不得不把这个坏消息告诉希尔。

柯林斯例句

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

她接受了这个令人为难的差事,负责打头几个电话。

柯林斯例句

英英释义

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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