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unfortunate adj.不幸的；令人遗憾的n.不幸的人 (1) 那个不幸的男人后来开枪自杀了。(2) 这是令人遗憾的事情，但事情确实发生了。(3) 这个可怜的倒霉蛋是饿死的。 Unfortunate can also describe unlucky circumstances. A natural disaster like an earthquake or a tornado will always have unfortunate consequences. You can even use unfortunate as a noun to identify someone or something not favored by fortune — like the unfortunates whose lives were shattered by the earthquake.

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英 [ʌn'fɔːtʃənət] 美 [ʌn'fɔːrtʃənət] (1) The unfortunate man shot himself afterwards.(2) This is unfortunate but this has happened.(3) The poor unfortunate had starved to death. Something unfortunate is something that you wished had not happened — like that unfortunate incident that got you suspended from school. Let's not bring that up. 1[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。2[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。3[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。

英语单词	unfortunate
英美音标	英 [ʌn'fɔːtʃənət] 美 [ʌn'fɔːrtʃənət]
中文释义	adj.不幸的；令人遗憾的 n.不幸的人
英语例句	(1) The unfortunate man shot himself afterwards. (2) This is unfortunate but this has happened. (3) The poor unfortunate had starved to death.
中文例句	(1) 那个不幸的男人后来开枪自杀了。 (2) 这是令人遗憾的事情，但事情确实发生了。 (3) 这个可怜的倒霉蛋是饿死的。
vocabulary简明	Something unfortunate is something that you wished had not happened — like that unfortunate incident that got you suspended from school. Let's not bring that up.
vocabulary扩展	Unfortunate can also describe unlucky circumstances. A natural disaster like an earthquake or a tornado will always have unfortunate consequences. You can even use unfortunate as a noun to identify someone or something not favored by fortune — like the unfortunates whose lives were shattered by the earthquake.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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。

Unfortunate Describe Happened Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Poor Incident Unlucky