unfortunate

英 [ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət]

美 [ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənət]

adj.  不幸的; 倒霉的; 令人遗憾的; 可惜的; 令人尴尬的; 不适当的; 得罪人的
n.  不幸的人

复数：unfortunates　

高考CET4CET6

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4076 / COCA.4970

同义词辨析

unluckyunfortunate【导航词义：不幸的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 不幸的；倒霉的
  having bad luck; caused by bad luck
  1. He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.
     他不幸在最后一轮输了。
  2. It was an unfortunate accident.
     那是一次不幸的事故。
• 令人遗憾的；可惜的
  if you say that a situation is unfortunate , you wish that it had not happened or that it had been different
  1. She described the decision as ‘unfortunate’.
     她把这项决定说成是“令人遗憾”。
  2. It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English.
     可惜他不会讲英语。
  3. You're putting me in a most unfortunate position.
     你正在把我推入十分可悲的处境。
• 令人尴尬的；不适当的；得罪人的
  embarrassing and/or offensive
  1. It was an unfortunate choice of words.
     那是一种不恰当的措辞。

noun

• 不幸的人
  a person who does not have much luck, money, etc.
  1. one of life's unfortunates
     人生中的不幸者之一

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不幸的；倒霉的
  If you describe someone asunfortunate, you mean that something unpleasant or unlucky has happened to them. You can also describe the unpleasant things that happen to them asunfortunate.
  1. Some unfortunate person passing below could all too easily be seriously injured...
     从下面经过的倒霉蛋儿很容易受重伤。
  2. Apparently he had been unfortunate enough to fall victim to a gang of thugs...
     他显然不幸落入了一群歹徒之手。
  3. Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late...
     由于发生了不幸的意外，我知道消息的时候已经晚了一天。
  4. It was unfortunate for Davey that his teacher did not take kindly to him.
     戴维真倒霉，老师不喜欢他。
• ADJ-GRADED 不恰当的；尴尬的；棘手的
  If you describe something that has happened asunfortunate, you think that it is inappropriate, embarrassing, awkward, or undesirable.
  1. It really is desperately unfortunate that this should have happened just now.
     刚才竟发生这样的事儿，实在是太不合时宜了。
  2. ...the unfortunate incident of the upside-down Canadian flag...
     加拿大国旗挂颠倒这种尴尬事儿
  3. He made the unfortunate mistake of promising he would quit if the budget deficit was still out of control.
     他犯了个愚蠢的错误，承诺说如果预算赤字还失控，他就辞职。
• ADJ-GRADED 穷困潦倒的；生活艰难的
  You can describe someone asunfortunatewhen they are poor or have a difficult life.
  1. Every year we have charity days to raise money for unfortunate people.
     每年我们都有慈善日来筹款帮助贫困人群。
  2. ...the unfortunate inhabitants of the East End slums.
     伦敦东区贫民窟穷困潦倒的居民
  3. Anunfortunateis someone who is unfortunate.
     不幸的人
  4. Dorothy was another of life's unfortunates.
     多萝西是又一个生活中的不幸者。

英英释义

noun

• a person who suffers misfortune
  Synonym:unfortunate person

adj

• not auspicious
  Synonym:inauspicious
• unsuitable or regrettable
  1. an unfortunate choice of words
  2. an unfortunate speech
• not favored by fortune
  1. an unfortunate turn of events
  2. an unfortunate decision
  3. unfortunate investments
  4. an unfortunate night for all concerned

双语例句

• Apparently he had been unfortunate enough to fall victim to a gang of thugs
  他显然不幸落入了一群歹徒之手。
• It really is desperately unfortunate that this should have happened just now.
  刚才竟发生这样的事儿，实在是太不合时宜了。
• My God, this unfortunate thing has happened to him.
  天哪，这不幸的事情发生在他身上了。
• Unpleasant memories have been piling in on her since that unfortunate meeting with her old enemy.
  自从那次不期遇见她的旧敌之后，不愉快的回忆总是萦绕着她。
• Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late
  由于发生了不幸的意外，我知道消息的时候已经晚了一天。
• What some other clubs do is unfortunate, but we want no part of it.
  其他一些俱乐部的所作所为令人遗憾，但是我们不愿介入。
• Jirtle and Waterland set about to see if they could change the unfortunate genetic legacy of these little creatures.
  吉透和沃特兰在开始时想看看这些小生物是否能改变这不幸的遗传病。
• He made the unfortunate mistake of promising he would quit if the budget deficit was still out of control.
  他犯了个愚蠢的错误，承诺说如果预算赤字还失控，他就辞职。
• Some unfortunate person passing below could all too easily be seriously injured
  从下面经过的倒霉蛋儿很容易受重伤。
• Unfortunate to say that my firm went under.
  不幸的是我公司破产了。