Unfortunate Describe Happened Bad Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 An 不幸的；倒霉的
The word "unfortunate" is an adjective describing something as unlucky, awkward, or impoverished. It can also be used as a noun to refer to an unlucky person.
The word "unfortunate" is an adjective classifying something as unlucky, awkward, or impoverished. It can also be used as a noun to refer to someone unlucky.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不幸的；倒霉的 If you describe someone as unfortunate, you mean that something unpleasant or unlucky has happened to them. You can also describe the unpleasant things that happen to them as unfortunate .
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。
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。
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。
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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不恰当的；尴尬的；棘手的 If you describe something that has happened as unfortunate, you think that it is inappropriate, embarrassing, awkward, or undesirable.
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。
...the unfortunate incident of the upside-down Canadian flag...
加拿大国旗挂颠倒这种尴尬事儿
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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]穷困潦倒的；生活艰难的 You can describe someone as unfortunate when they are poor or have a difficult life.
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。
...the unfortunate inhabitants of the East End slums.
伦敦东区贫民窟穷困潦倒的居民
An unfortunate is someone who is unfortunate.不幸的人
Dorothy was another of life's unfortunates.
多萝西是又一个生活中的不幸者。
Oxford
un·for·tu·nate★/ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət; NAmEʌnˈfɔːrtʃənət/
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adjective★1★having bad luck; caused by bad luck 不幸的；倒霉的SYN
unlucky
◆He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.他不幸在最后一轮输了。◆It was an unfortunate accident.那是一次不幸的事故。OPP
fortunate
2★( formal) if you say that a situation is unfortunate,you wish that it had not happened or that it had been different 令人遗憾的；可惜的SYN
regrettable
◆She described the decision as ‘unfortunate’.她把这项决定说成是“令人遗憾”。◆It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English.可惜他不会讲英语。◆You're putting me in a most unfortunateposition. 你正在把我推入十分可悲的处境。☞language bank at
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3embarrassing and/or offensive 令人尴尬的；不适当的；得罪人的◆It was an unfortunate choice of words.那是一种不恰当的措辞。noun( literary) a person who does not have much luck, money, etc. 不幸的人◆one of life's unfortunates人生中的不幸者之一un·for·tu·nate/ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət; NAmEʌnˈfɔːrtʃənət/
1someone who is unfortunate has something bad happen to them: When we entered the room, the teacher was yelling at some unfortunate student.2an unfortunate situation, condition, quality etc is one that you wish was different: an unfortunate turn of events He has an unfortunate habit of repeating himself.it is unfortunate (that) It’s unfortunate that so few people seem willing to help. It’s most unfortunate (=very unfortunate) that your father can’t come to the wedding.3happening because of bad luck: an unfortunate accident4formal unfortunate behaviour, remarks etc make people feel embarrassed or offended: an unfortunate choice of words
unfortunate1 adjective
unfortunate2 noun
unfortunateunfortunate2 noun [countable]
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literary someone who has no money, home, job etc
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unfortunate
[ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənət]
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unfortunates[206]
不幸的(76%)，不幸的人(15%)，令人遗憾的(9%)
adj.不幸的；令人遗憾的；不成功的
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