unsavory是什么意思

unsavory

英 [,ʌn'seivəri] 美

adj. 难吃的；没有香味的；令人讨厌的

英文词源

unsavory (adj.): also unsavoury, early 13c., "tasteless, insipid," from un- (1) "not" + savory (adj.). Meaning "unpleasant or disagreeable to the taste" is attested from late 14c.; of persons, from c. 1400. Related: Unsavoriness.

双语例句

1. I have cleared my piazza of that unsavory flytrap.: 我除掉了走廊上这只臭不可闻的捕蝇器啦.

2. He became appalled at unsavory tricks.: 如此心狠手辣的手段,使他惊呆了.

3. You'll be in the loving mood but don't let that lead to an unsavory state.: 沉浸在爱的情绪中,但是不要让它发展为令人讨厌的情况.

4. I'm ill, and so have to drink these unsavory tea herbs every day.: 我病了, 每天都要喝这些难喝的水剂.

5. Lurid crimes. At other times it merely refers to glaring and usually unsavory sensationalism.: 耸人听闻的罪行. 该词极少用来指怒目而视的并且通常是令人不快的危言耸听.

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