untoward
英 [ˌʌntəˈwɔːd]
美 [ʌnˈtɔːrd]
adj. 异常的; 意外的; 不幸的; 棘手的
BNC.18475 / COCA.22533
牛津词典
adj.
- 异常的；意外的；不幸的；棘手的
unusual and unexpected, and usually unpleasant- That's the plan─unless anything untoward happens.
计划就这么定了——除非出现异常情况。 - He had noticed nothing untoward .
他没有注意到有何特殊情况。
- That's the plan─unless anything untoward happens.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 横生枝节的;意外的
If you say that somethinguntowardhappens, you mean that something happens that is unexpected and causes difficulties.- The surveyor's report didn't highlight anything untoward...
勘测员的报告没有指明有任何麻烦问题。 - Tampering with a single enzyme can lead to untoward effects elsewhere.
破坏一种酶可能会导致在别处出现异常。
- The surveyor's report didn't highlight anything untoward...
英英释义
adj
- contrary to your interests or welfare
- adverse circumstances
- made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
- not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
- was buried with indecent haste
- indecorous behavior
- language unbecoming to a lady
- unseemly to use profanity
- moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
双语例句
- Tampering with a single enzyme can lead to untoward effects elsewhere.
破坏一种酶可能会导致在别处出现异常。 - It's important that nothing untoward should happen during his visit.
重要的是，在他访问期间不能发生任何意外。 - Without untoward incident or disruption.
没有麻烦的事情或者破坏。 - He had noticed nothing untoward.
他没有注意到有何特殊情况。 - Unless anything untoward happens we should be there just beofre midday.
除非发生了不顺利的事，否则我们会在中午前到达那儿。 - Even untoward events in matters of the heart could work to your long-term favor if your birthday falls at this time in May.
即使不幸事件在心里的事能对你长期的支持工作，如果你的生日是在这个时候。 - Conclusion Cardura could reduce medicine untoward reaction obviously.
结论可多华可明显减少药物的不良反应。 - Indeed, this list of the negatives has brought out in me an untoward longing for the positive.
事实上，这张否定事项的清单，引起了我对肯定事项的强烈渴望。 - I'll come if nothing untoward happens.
我要是没有特殊情况一定来。 - This alarmed me in case anything untoward formed the foundations of his memory.
这让我担心，是不是有什么麻烦事让他形成了这种记忆。