unseemly

美音:[ʌn'simli] 英音:[ʌn'siːmli]

简单释义:


adj.不礼貌的;不得体的;不相宜的

网络不体面的;不适当的;不适宜的

完整释义:


adj.

1.不体面,不好看;不相称;不适当
2.不体面的,不很雅观
3.不相称,不合适的;不切实际的
4.尴尬

adv.

1.不体面,不好看;不相称;不适当


例句:

  1. Beijing is concerned enough about the risk of default from the U. S. after the unseemly squabbling over the debt ceiling.
    在美国有失颜面的债务上限论战后,北京已经很担心美国违约的风险。

  2. Under Alabama law, anyone who wears a false mustache in church and causes "unseemly laughter" is subject to arrest.
    美国阿拉巴马州,任何戴假胡须进教堂礼拜,并引人发出“不适宜笑声”的人将被拘捕。

  3. Its unseemly ties with the country's famously conservative bureaucracy have prevented it from tackling Japan's pressing social problems.
    因为过分沉溺于日本出了名的保守官僚作风,在解决社会问题方面,尽管任务紧迫却毫无作为。

  4. Even in affairs of the heart, it is considered unseemly to show one's feelings except behind closed doors, and even then with moderation .
    即使在爱情方面,也只能关起门来表露感情,否则就有伤大雅了。即使关着门,也还要有分寸。

  5. Being the principal of a high school, Jane's position allowed of no unseemly behavior in public.
    作为一座高等学府的校长,简的职位不允许她在公共场合有任何不得体的举止。

  6. He has a hot temper and is likely to rip out with unseemly language; you would do well not to say anything at all.
    他脾气急躁,很可能破口说出不体面的话,你最好什么都不说。

  7. She was afraid of her father, lest some unseemly things should happen, but did not know exactly what to do.
    珍妮害怕她父亲,唯恐闹出不好看的事儿来,可是她不知道怎么样才好。

  8. Many shun lavish restaurants, because to eat in such places would be unseemly while other people are suffering in evacuation centres.
    许多人避免去豪华餐厅,因为当别人在疏散中心受苦时,在这样的地方享用美食不合时宜。

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