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
- The former foreign minister's supporters know that Karzai now faces two unenviable choices.
前外交部部长的支持者们知道卡尔扎伊现在面临着两个令其为难的选择。 - Walker had the unenviable task of breaking the bad news to Hill
沃克不得不把这个坏消息告诉希尔。 - This leaves many vendors in the unenviable spot of having to finesse their business model like a game of risk.
这样的话，许多厂商就会处于不利地位，必须小心调整自己的业务模式，这就成了一场风险游戏。 - It's a management team with an unenviable task.
资讯科技是有一件不值得羡慕的工作经营团队。 - 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。 - The situation that China faces is an unenviable one.
中国当前面临的形势是不值得羡慕的。 - But the Harbin scandal also focused the spotlight on an unenviable safety record.
但哈尔滨丑闻也将人们的注意力引向不光彩的安全记录。 - Beck has the unenviable task of trying to rebuild the business.
贝克承担了试图重建企业的艰巨任务。 - 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。 - Whoever wins will inherit an unenviable legacy.
那么谁将接受这个烂摊子呢？