unappealing

英 [ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ]

adj.  不诱人的; 无魅力的; 令人不快的

现在分词：unappealing　

BNC.41513 / COCA.32344

牛津词典

adj.

• 不诱人的；无魅力的；令人不快的
  not attractive or pleasant
  1. The room was painted in an unappealing shade of brown.
     这屋子漆成了难看的棕色。
  2. The prospect of studying for another five years was distinctly unappealing.
     未来还需要再学五年，真是让人厌烦。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不诱人的；无吸引力的
  If you describe someone or something asunappealing, you find them unpleasant and unattractive.
  1. He's wearing a deeply unappealing baseball hat...
     他戴着一顶很不起眼的棒球帽。
  2. The town is scruffy and unappealing.
     那个城镇脏乱不堪，令人生厌。

英英释义

adj

• not able to attract favorable attention
  1. they have made the place as unappealing as possible
  2. was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess
• (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings
  1. all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic
  Synonym:unsympatheticunlikeableunlikable

双语例句

• Though the change is worthwhile, the immediate results look unappealing except to the top iron ore miners.
  虽然这个变革是值得的，但眼下的结果看上去不具吸引力除非是对铁矿石开采巨擘而言。
• All of those developments would be deeply unappealing.
  所有这些进展都将是我们极不愿意看到的。
• So we have to make you seem unappealing to her.
  那我们一定要让你对她没吸引力。
• Another dreamt her aged and unappealing CEO leant over during a coach trip and started stroking her calf.
  另一位朋友则梦到，在一次乘车旅行中，那位年纪老迈、毫无吸引力的首席执行官弯下身，开始抚摸她的小腿。
• I decided to write a book about my experiences of being visually unappealing in Argentina, a country with the most beautiful women in the world.
  我决定写一本书，谈谈在汇集了全球最美丽女性的阿根廷，貌不出众带给我的经历。
• Foreigners can buy debt issued domestically, but artificially low yields and the risk of another default make that unappealing.
  外购人可以买本国发行的债券，但是认为的降低受益和其他默认风险，这使其缺乏吸引力。
• ISPF green screen user interface is unfamiliar or unappealing to new hires.
  新开发人员不熟悉ISPF绿屏用户界面，或者觉得界面不美观。
• Second, the iron ore pricing market already contains imperfections, making additions unappealing.
  其次，铁矿石定价市场本已存在缺陷，使得额外的问题令人反感。
• Be aware of this very unappealing potential.
  得小心这种很不讨人喜欢的可能性。
• He was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess.
  他被迫去跟其令人极为不悦的女主人谈话。