unappealing

英 [ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ]

adj.  不诱人的; 无魅力的; 令人不快的

现在分词：unappealing　

BNC.41513 / COCA.32344

牛津词典

adj.

• 不诱人的；无魅力的；令人不快的
  not attractive or pleasant
  1. The room was painted in an unappealing shade of brown.
     这屋子漆成了难看的棕色。
  2. The prospect of studying for another five years was distinctly unappealing.
     未来还需要再学五年，真是让人厌烦。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不诱人的；无吸引力的
  If you describe someone or something asunappealing, you find them unpleasant and unattractive.
  1. He's wearing a deeply unappealing baseball hat...
     他戴着一顶很不起眼的棒球帽。
  2. The town is scruffy and unappealing.
     那个城镇脏乱不堪，令人生厌。

英英释义

adj

• not able to attract favorable attention
  1. they have made the place as unappealing as possible
  2. was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess
• (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings
  1. all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic
  Synonym:unsympatheticunlikeableunlikable

双语例句

• Though the change is worthwhile, the immediate results look unappealing except to the top iron ore miners.
  虽然这个变革是值得的，但眼下的结果看上去不具吸引力除非是对铁矿石开采巨擘而言。
• He's wearing a deeply unappealing baseball hat
  他戴着一顶很不起眼的棒球帽。
• Can economics explain why I'm unappealing as a singleton, but hot property when with a stunning girlfriend?
  经济学能够解释为什么我孤身一人时毫无吸引力，与漂亮女友在一起就惹人注目吗？
• The new scanner can also show damage and imperfections that might make the produce unappealing to shoppers.
  新的扫描仪也能显示产品中可能被购物者嫌弃的破坏及不完美之处。
• The alternatives, after all, are unappealing.
  毕竟，其它的选择没有吸引力。
• Perhaps being a superwoman is an impossible dream for me, but life without that kind of fantasy is as unappealing as a diet with no treats.
  成为一名女强人对我来说或许只能是一个难以实现的梦，但如果没有这种梦想，生活就会变得平淡无奇，就如同饮食中缺了美味佳肴一般。
• The continuation of the Keynesian option at this stage is therefore unappealing: a further build-up of public-sector debt with little guarantee of job creation or a reliable exit strategy.
  因此，在现阶段继续施行凯恩斯主义政策不是一个有吸引力的选择：那将导致公共部门债务规模进一步增大，同时却无法保证带来就业增长和可靠的退出战略。
• Nothing is more unappealing than listening to a new date express undying love for their pet.
  没有什么比听新的约会对象表达对宠物永恒的爱更缺乏吸引力。
• So we have to make you seem unappealing to her.
  那我们一定要让你对她没吸引力。
• All of those developments would be deeply unappealing.
  所有这些进展都将是我们极不愿意看到的。