音标:[ʌn'tәuәd] ;
a. 事与愿违的, 麻烦的, 困难的, 不幸的
s not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
s contrary to your interests or welfare

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untoward的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Indeed, anything untoward was now kept from James.的确,现在一切不顺心的事都小心瞒着詹姆士。
  2. Subconsciously I felt something untoward was going to happen.我下意识地感到要出事。
  3. He had noticed nothing untoward.他没有注意到有何特殊情况。
  4. There were no reports of untoward incidents during these protest programmes.至今还没有发生恶性事件的报道。

词汇搭配

  • untoward reaction不良反应
  • untoward effect不良反应

经典引文

  • The..parade passed off without any untoward occurrence.

    出自:A. Carter
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