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
  1. 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。

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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy
  1. unenviable notoriety
• hard to deal with
  1. awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
  2. an awkward pause followed his remark
  3. a sticky question
  4. in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
  Synonym:awkwardembarrassingsticky

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。
• However, the eurozone leaders have stolen this unenviable prize by letting the Greek debt crisis get so out of hand that it now threatens the integrity of the eurozone.
  但是，欧元区各国领导人抢先一步、摘得了这个并不令人钦羡的桂冠&他们让希腊债务危机失控，使其威胁到欧元区的完整性。
• He has been given the unenviable task of going round, cap in hand, to various generous companies.
  他被分配了一个苦差，要点头哈腰地去拜访那些愿意掏钱资助的公司。
• Today's miner still works hard, and in unenviable conditions underground.
  今天的矿工仍然辛苦地工作，而且是在地下相当艰苦的条件下工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• Whoever wins will inherit an unenviable legacy.
  那么谁将接受这个烂摊子呢？
• 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。
• He has an unenviable record of ill-health.
  他一直身体不好，这可不值得羡慕。