unsavoury

英 [ʌnˈseɪvəri]

美 [ʌnˈseɪvəri]

adj.  讨厌的; 无礼的; 声名狼藉的; 不道德的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 讨厌的；无礼的；声名狼藉的；不道德的
  unpleasant or offensive; not considered morally acceptable
  1. an unsavoury incident
     令人厌恶的事件
  2. Her friends are all pretty unsavoury characters.
     她的朋友尽是些不三不四的人。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 unsavory


• ADJ-GRADED 令人讨厌的;不道德的
  If you describe a person, place, or thing asunsavoury, you mean that you find them unpleasant or morally unacceptable.
  1. The sport has long been associated with illegal wagers and unsavoury characters.
     这项运动长期以来都与非法赌博及黑道人物联系在一起。

英英释义

adj

• morally offensive
  1. an unsavory reputation
  2. an unsavory scandal
  Synonym:unsavoryoffensive
• not pleasing in odor or taste
  Synonym:distastefulunsavory

双语例句

• Not only did one of its biggest banks egregiously violate international norms by doing business with Sudan and other unsavoury regimes. The government also failed to detect the violation or, worse, did not try.
  这不只是因为法国最大的银行之一严重违反了国际准则，与苏丹和其它声名狼藉的政权交易，还因为法国没能察觉到这种行为，甚至更糟，完全没有尝试去发现这种行为。
• The Reds'takeover has been the subject of much discussion, since current owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett-who have an unsavoury reputation with the fans-decided to put the club up for sale.
  自从在安菲尔德不受欢迎的哼哈二将吉列特与希克斯决定要转手球队以来，谁将成为利物浦俱乐部新主人的话题就一直在被人们讨论。
• In other words, unless a pupil sleeps through his history classes he will be inevitably confronted by the, shall we say, unsavoury aspects of his country's history.
  换言之，除非学生在历史课上睡着了，否则必然会直面他们国家历史丑陋的一面。
• The most obvious issue has been the controversy over support that China has given to regimes considered unsavoury in the West-notably Sudan and Zimbabwe.
  最明显的问题是中国向不受西方欢迎的国家主要是苏丹和津巴布韦给予支持所引发的争议。
• His behaviour at the end was undoubtedly petulant, unsavoury, especially when he pushed aside an Italian official who tried to stop him leaving.
  他最后的表现，尤其当他推开一名试图阻止他离开的意大利官员时，无疑令人不快，甚至愤怒。
• And China's burgeoning demand for oil and other commodities has made it cosy up to countries whose unsavoury behaviour matters to the West, such as Iran.
  同时，中国增长迅速的对石油以及其他商品的需求使得一些像伊朗那些被西方所不齿的国家对中国感到亲切友好。
• After the Taliban's collapse large parts of the country came under the control of unsavoury warlords, often linchpins of the booming opium trade.
  塔利班在国家大部分地区土崩瓦解之后，令人厌恶的军阀掌控了各地，常常参与猖獗的鸦片贸易。
• Where should they draw the line in accepting money from unsavoury donors even if there are no strings attached?
  即使没有附加条件，接受不受欢迎的捐赠人捐款的界限在哪里？
• The sport has long been associated with illegal wagers and unsavoury characters.
  这项运动长期以来都与非法赌博及黑道人物联系在一起。
• First, no intelligence service can do its job especially in the years shortly after 9/ 11 without dealing with unsavoury regimes.
  第一，没有一个情报机关能够在不与臭名昭著的政权打交道的情况下尤其是在紧随9/11事件之后的几年中完成任务。