A WORD, A WORLD
unseemly
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
展开详细释义
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
在例句中理解 31 句
Eroticism was, in some way, dangerous business, unseemly to his way of thinking.
性感这东西对他说来是危险的，在他的思想方法中是不体面的。
The unseemly appearance of this dirty garment was heightened by the circumstance that he had not taken the trouble to adjust it properly.
这件脏罩衣本来就不很雅观，加上他平时懒得整理，看上去简直不成样子。
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。
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。
Six of the 18 judges will also be replaced, in a ballot preceded by an unseemly round of bargaining and canvassing.
同时也将更换18名法官中的6名，不过投票选举前必然先有一轮不体面的争论和拉票活动。
He said one philanthropist felt that slapping her name on a large gift during times of crisis would seem 'unseemly and gauche. '
他说一位慈善家在危机时刻把她的名字贴在一个大礼物上看起来不体面和愚蠢的。
Do not fear: in a few minutes' reading I can break the spell and liberate you from this unseemly condition.
别怕，接下来的几分钟，我会帮你解除魔咒，助你摆脱这种不体面的境地。
Most astonishingly, the ministry appeared in unseemly haste to remove the wreckage and, mystifyingly, even bury some of it.
更令人震惊的是，铁道部迅速地清理了车厢残骸，显得十分草率，更有甚者，直接就地掩埋车体。
Critics contend that Obama's proposals risk setting off an unseemly flood of political grasping for a share in the money.
批评者认为，奥巴马的方案有可能引发大规模不同利益群体间不当的利益争夺。
Awkwardly for the West, China has the greatest leverage, thanks to its unseemly haste to invest in North Korea's mines and ports.
对西方来说颇为棘手的是，由于中国不合时宜地急于投资朝鲜的矿山和港口，该国对朝鲜拥有最大的影响力。
Beethoven's unseemly, sometimes even rude, appearance and manner impaired his contemporaries' and acceptance of his music and himself.
贝多芬的不体面的、有时甚至是粗暴的外表和行为极大地削弱了他的同代人对他本人以及他的作品赞同。
There is something strange and unseemly about this lack of reflection on the end of the Iraq war.
然而，在伊拉克战争结束之时缺乏反思，却是一件奇怪的事情，也不太应该。
China's Communist party has long condoned a form of private property in the cities, unleashing a sometimes unseemly scramble for ownership.
中国共产党容许城市内存在某种形式的私有房产制度为时已久，有时这带来了无序、混乱的产权之争。
He couldn't easily imagine a prince with such an unseemly name, until he thought about Prince Kreenuuar's fate and the black cloud.
他没法想象一个王子会有这么个不体面的名字，直到他想到了克瑞努阿王子的命运和黑云。
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。
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。
company officials saying it would be unseemly to have a lavish party in troubled economic times.
公司官员说在经济艰难时期举行奢华聚会是不合时宜的。
When I grew up, my mother told me it was unseemly for young girls to go about alone at night or travel without an older companion.
当我长大后，我母亲告诉我，年轻女孩儿独自在晚上出门或是远行而没有年长人的陪伴，这都是不体面的。
The details of his administration's patronage scandal, as is usual in such cases, are tedious and unseemly.
关于他的行政部门赞助丑闻的细节，象以往此类情形一样，仍然是沉闷和不体面的。
It's getting unseemly. Books were once such handsome things. Suddenly they seem clunky, heavy, almost fleshy in their gross materiality.
书本曾经多么风华儒雅，一夜之间却成了又笨又重，质地都几乎成了肉赘。
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。
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。
Shelley's heart was given to Hunt, who subsequently, not without reluctance and unseemly dispute, resigned it to Mrs.
雪莱的心脏给了亨特，后来他不情愿但毫无异议地把它交给了雪莱夫人。
I find either method of putting the private parts of strangers on public display unseemly.
无论哪种，我觉得这样大庭广众之下展览陌生人私处实在异常尴尬不雅。
Now, the ravages of the credit crunch have Western banks exiting their investments with unseemly haste.
如今，信贷危机的肆虐令西方银行慌手慌脚地退出投资。
Open thy door to that which must go, for the loss becomes unseemly when obstructed.
对那执意要走的，打开你的门吧，如果阻拦，那损失难料。
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。
But it is not only unseemly for wealthy Europeans to be looking for alms from China, it is bad policy.
富裕的欧洲人要向中国祈求施舍，这不光不体面，在政策上也很糟糕。
Language use is an art, expensive at unseemly and at literary works shape the characters is also the case when the truth.
语言的使用是一门艺术，贵在得体，在文学作品中塑造人物形象时道理亦是如此。
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。
Ann thought it unseemly to kiss her husband in public.
安认为当众亲她丈夫不太得体。