| 英语单词 | unsavory |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['ʌn'seɪvərɪ] 美 [ʌn'seɪvərɪ] |
| 中文释义 | adj.没味的；不香的；难吃的；难闻的；令人不快的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) From cocktail menus to dinner specials, what was once married to the unsavory image of gelatin in a can, the cranberry has been reinvented. (2) It's an unpleasant choice between unsavory scenarios. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 从鸡尾酒的菜单到晚餐的特别推荐，曾经一度和罐子里难吃的凝胶状形象紧密联系在一起的蔓越橘已经彻底被改造了。 (2) 这是一个令人讨厌的场景间令人不快的选择。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Call something unsavory if it's unappetizing, tasteless, or morally offensive. Curdled sour milk is pretty unsavory, as are the dirty details of the latest political scandal. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The adjective unsavory was formed by merging un, meaning “not,” with savory, meaning “pleasant, agreeable.” So if it's unsavory, it's unpleasant. First used to describe revolting tastes, unsavory now also applies to just about anything that figuratively leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Mobsters do all kinds of unsavory things to the people that cross them. So you probably shouldn't hang out with such unsavory characters. |
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