unfavourable

英 [ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl]

美 [ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl]

adj.  不利的; 有害的; 不赞成的; 否定的; 不喜欢的

Collins.1 / BNC.11903 / COCA.38979

牛津词典

adj.

• 不利的；有害的
  not good and likely to cause problems or make sth more difficult
  1. The conditions were unfavourable for agriculture.
     这些条件不利于农业。
  2. an unfavourable exchange rate
     不利的汇率
• 不赞成的；否定的；不喜欢的
  showing that you do not approve of or like sb/sth
  1. an unfavourable comment
     负面的评论
  2. The documentary presents him in a very unfavourable light .
     这部纪录片从十分负面的角度来描绘他。
  3. an unfavourable comparison (= one that makes one thing seem much worse than another)
     使相形见绌的比较

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 unfavorable


• ADJ-GRADED (条件或环境)不利的，恶劣的
  Unfavourableconditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
  1. Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery of the American insurance market...
     不利的经济形势阻碍着美国保险市场的复苏。
  2. We've got a fairly unfavourable exchange rate at the moment...
     眼下汇率对我们不利。
  3. Unfavourable weather has had damaging effects on this year's harvest...
     恶劣天气使今年的收成受到了损失。
  4. The whole international economic situation is very unfavourable for the countries in the south.
     整个国际经济形势对南方国家非常不利。
• ADJ-GRADED （反应）反对的，不赞同的
  If you have anunfavourablereaction to something, you do not like it.
  1. A more unfavourable response was given today by the Prime Minister...
     首相今天的回应更是表示反对。
  2. President Mubarak was particularly unfavourable to the idea...
     穆巴拉克总统尤其不赞同这一想法。
  3. First reactions have been distinctly unfavourable.
     第一反应明显是不赞成。
• ADJ （比较）使相形见绌的
  If you make anunfavourablecomparison between two things, you say that one thing seems worse than the other.
  1. He makes unfavourable comparisons between British and French cooking...
     他认为与法国菜相比，英国菜相形见绌。
  2. A younger child will benefit more from an older sister's help than from an unfavourable comparison between their progress.
     与一味地比较进步情况相比，年纪小一些的孩子会从姐姐的帮助中获益更多。

英英释义

adj

• (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose
  1. unfavorable winds
  Synonym:unfavorable
• not encouraging or approving or pleasing
  1. unfavorable conditions
  2. an unfavorable comparison
  3. unfavorable comments
  4. unfavorable impression
  Synonym:unfavorable
• not favorable
  1. made an unfavorable impression
  2. unfavorable reviews
  Synonym:unfavorable

双语例句

• Partial painting is required if the conditions are unfavourable.
  如果情况不理想，需要局部上漆。
• This uncertainty is unfavourable to China's objective of increasing foreign participation and developing the banking sector in the western and north eastern provinces.
  不确定性不利于中国在提高外国参与程度和发展西部和北部省份金融业方面所设立的目标。
• A more unfavourable response was given today by the Prime Minister
  首相今天的回应更是表示反对。
• Should these factors remain unfavourable, they will present a palpable obstacle to Hong Kong's economic recovery.
  假如外围因素持续不利，香港的经济便无可避免会继续受到冲击。
• President Mubarak was particularly unfavourable to the idea
  穆巴拉克总统尤其不赞同这一想法。
• Ericsson attributed the decline in earnings to a shortfall in sales in mobile network upgrades and expansions which resulted in an unfavourable business mix that also negatively affected margins.
  爱立信将收益下降归咎于移动网络升级和扩容方面的销售下滑，这导致了不利的业务组合，同时也对利润率产生了负面影响。
• The report makes unfavourable comparisons with the system used in france.
  报告中作了比较，认为法国使用的系统较好。
• Maybe no programme would succeed given the unfavourable initial conditions.
  鉴于不利的初始环境，或许没有一个项目会取得成功。
• Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery of the American insurance market
  不利的经济形势阻碍着美国保险市场的复苏。
• Bigge's subsequent report presented unfavourable views toward Macquarie's extensive spending on public works programs.
  比格随后的报告中提出对麦格理的广泛的公共工程计划开支的不利看法。