unsavoury

英[ʌn'seɪvəri] 美[ʌn'seɪvəri]
  • adj. 不好的(难闻的;令人厌恶的)
  • unsaddle v.解下马鞍;使坠马
  • unsafe adj.不安全的;危险的;靠不住的
  • unsaid adj.未说出口的;收回的动词unsay的过去式和过去分词.
  • unsalable adj.不好销售的
  • unsaleable adj.卖不掉的;没有销路的
Adjective:
  1. morally offensive;

    "an unsavory reputation"
    "an unsavory scandal"

  2. not pleasing in odor or taste

1. Her friends are all pretty unsavoury characters.
她的朋友尽是些不三不四的人。

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2. Is he still touting about those unsavoury opinions of his?
他还在兜售他的那些令人讨厌的意见吗?

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3. Russia is an unsavoury place to do business; that does not make BP's Russian deal wrong.
俄国不是个做生意的好地方,但这并不意味着英石油在俄国的交易是错的。

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4. By digging up a few unsavoury details about his past we managed to have him hounded out.
在发现他过去的一些不光彩的详细情况后,我们设法把他撵走了。

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5. Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
物淡而无盐岂可吃吗,蛋青有什么滋味呢。

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6. Despite their unsavoury dining habits they are devoted parents and will guard spawn and tadpoles from predators.
尽管它们的饮食习惯令人讨厌,但是它们是有献身精神的父母,会守卫自己的卵和蝌蚪,使其免遭捕食。

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7. The past offers all sorts of unsavoury stories of behaviour brought into the realm of medicine with dire effects.
某种行为被带入医学领域并导致极为严重的后果,这类声名狼藉的故事在历史上数不胜数。

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8. Rather, the worry is that unsavoury organisations are coming into the country to take advantage of the Cham revival.
但是,专家们的担心在于众多的令人厌恶的组织来到该国是为了利用占族的复兴。

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9. When we step too close to something morally unsavoury at a business meeting or a party, we say: "I wanted to take a shower."
开会或聚会时,要是涉及不道德的话题,我们会说:“我想洗个澡。”

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10. Hiss 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。

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11. While his roommate shacks up with a local girl and mingles with unsavoury types, Van takes orders, avoids trouble and types letters home to his young wife.
而他的室友与当地的一个女孩同居,整天跟不三不四的人厮混在一起。凡做事循规蹈矩,避免引起麻烦并且常常给在家的年轻妻子写信。

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12. Perhaps, somewhere in the annals of psychological research there could be an answer to my question, and maybe even hints about how to cure myself of this unsavoury habit.
也许心理学研究的文献能够给我答案,也许还能给我一些暗示,教我如何自我摆脱这个令人讨厌的习惯。

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13. Two other chefs said the cheeses had a heavy shan wei (muttony odour), an ancient term used by southern Chinese to describe the slightly unsavoury tastes associated with the northern nomads.
另外两名厨师说,奶酪有浓重的膻味(羊肉的臭味)。 膻味是南方的老话,用来形容北方游牧民的食物里那种让人有点讨厌的味道。

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14. Two other chefs said the cheeses had a heavy shan wei (muttony odour), an ancient term used by southern Chinese to describe the slightly unsavoury tastes associated with the northern nomads.
另外两名厨师说,奶酪有浓重的膻味(羊肉的臭味)。 膻味是南方的老话,用来形容北方游牧民的食物里那种让人有点讨厌的味道。

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Is he still touting about those unsavoury opinions of his
      他还在兜售他的那些令人讨厌的意见吗?

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