untoward 详细解释

untoward

[ʌn'təuəd]

adj.麻烦的, 不利的, 不适当的, 失控的

词形变化

副词: untowardly | 名词: untowardness |

英英释义

形容词 untoward:

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

同义词:indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly

contrary to your interests or welfare

同义词:adverse, harmful, inauspicious

补充

untowarduntoward英:[ˌʌntəˈwɔ:d] 美:[ʌnˈtɔrd, -ˈtord]adj.1.意外的, 不顺利的, 不幸的Untoward circumstances prevent me from being with you on this festive occasion.有些不幸的事件使我不能在这欢庆的时刻和你在一起。

例句

1. The surveyor's report didn't highlight anything untoward.鉴定人报告没有突出任何不利的情况。 2. Tampering with a single enzyme can lead to untoward effects elsewhere.擅自改变一个酶就能够在别处导致不良反应。 3. both tried to behave as if nothing untoward had happened.双方都装作似乎什么不好事都没有发生过的样子。 4. untoward jokes and racial remarks.不合宜的玩笑和有关种族的评论。 5. untoward side effects不良副作用 6. disadvantages and untoward circumstances劣势与不利条件 7. There was nothing untoward about his appearance.他的出现没有什么不妥之处。