unenviable
英 [ʌnˈenviəbl]
美 [ʌnˈenviəbl]
adj. 艰难的; 讨厌的; 不值得羡慕的
BNC.19748 / COCA.26399
牛津词典
adj.
- 艰难的;讨厌的;不值得羡慕的
difficult or unpleasant; that you would not want to have- 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。
- She was given the unenviable task of informing the losers.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 不值得羡慕的;令人不快的;尴尬的
If you describe a situation or task asunenviable, you mean that nobody would enjoy dealing with it because it is very difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant.- 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。
- She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls...
英英释义
adj
- so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy
- unenviable notoriety
- hard to deal with
- 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
双语例句
- He took on an unenviable task, like a leader taking on the throne amid great turmoil.
他接手了一项不值得羡慕的任务,就像在剧烈动荡时期登上王位的领袖。 - 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。 - Australia is on track to become the fattest nation, although experts questioned whether it had overtaken the United States and small Pacific countries for the unenviable title.
澳大利亚正走在成为最肥国的路上,尽管专家们怀疑它是否已赶上美国和其它一些亚太地区小国,摘下顶并不让人艳羡的“桂冠”。 - In contrast, many Western banks are in the unenviable position of having to pay a premium.
相反,许多西方银行却处于不得不支付溢价的尴尬境地。 - Nigeria has the unenviable title of being the worst country for a baby to enter the world in 2013.
尼日利亚摘得了无人羡慕的头衔,成为2013年婴儿的最差出生地。 - 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。 - 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。 - He has an unenviable record of ill-health.
他一直身体不好,这可不值得羡慕。 - The unenviable task of ringing the parents of the dead child.
给死亡孩子的父母打电话报丧这桩尴尬的差事。 - 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。