unconscionable

英 [ʌnˈkɒnʃənəbl]

美 [ʌnˈkɑːnʃənəbl]

adj.  违背良心的; 过分的; 过于大(或多、长等)的

GRE

BNC.36199 / COCA.18598

牛津词典

adj.

• 违背良心的
  so bad, immoral, etc. that it should make you feel ashamed
• 过分的；过于大（或多、长等）的
  too great, large, long, etc.

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 违背良心的
  If you describe something asunconscionable, you mean that the person responsible for it ought to be ashamed of it, especially because its effects are so great or severe.
  1. It's unconscionable for the government to do anything for a man who admits to smuggling 135 tons of cocaine into the United States.
     一个承认将135吨***走私到美国的人，政府要再为他撑腰就太逆天背理了。

英英释义

adj

• greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  1. exorbitant rent
  2. extortionate prices
  3. spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
  4. usurious interest rate
  5. unconscionable spending
  Synonym:exorbitantextortionateoutrageoussteepusurious
• lacking a conscience
  1. a conscienceless villain
  2. brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless
  3. an unconscionable liar
  Synonym:conscienceless

双语例句

• He takes an unconscionable time eating.
  他吃饭的时过长。
• That you have willfully ignored in an unconscionable fashion.
  都是你以不合理方式蓄意忽视的。
• Given the decision to make TEPCO liable for compensation, it is unconscionable to protect bondholders while shareholders have lost virtually their entire investment and lenders are being asked to cancel debts.
  考虑到政府要让东电承担起赔偿责任的决定，在股东几乎血本无归、贷方被要求取消债务的情况下，保护债券持有人的做法不合情理。
• Due to human's unconscionable exploitation and utilization, such as inning, red tide, seawater breed, wantonly draining sewage of industry and living, constructing coastal project, coastal corrosion, resources of coastal wetland in our country are suffering seriously destroy.
  由于自然因素和人类的不合理开发和利用，例如围垦、赤潮、海水养殖、工业和生活污水的肆意排放、海岸工程建设、海岸侵蚀等，我国滨海湿地资源正遭受着极大的破坏。
• For a family to be put through such tragedy and emotional upheaval twice is unconscionable.
  把一个家庭置于如此悲惨的境地、两次遭遇情感的大起大落，实在是太没天理了。
• While Coca-Cola is shifting towards healthier drink options, especially bottled water, the price for providing this service should appear unconscionable to the informed consumer.
  虽然可口可乐开始推出更健康的饮品选择，尤其是瓶装水，但是对于明智的消费者来说，其价格并不合理。
• You take an unconscionable time dressing.
  你在化妆上花的时间太多。
• So that at end of 20th century, the natural environment accumulated too much unconscionable results.
  以至于在20世纪末，自然环境由于积累了太多的不合理开发的后果，各种灾害频频发生；
• Shy is the British economy in such an unconscionable mess?
  为什么英国经济如此混乱不堪？
• Life fourth bridge is conscience: life is not to do what one lifetime unconscionable, honest and trustworthy, and this is good standard.
  人生第四座桥是良知：一辈子不做昧良心的事，一辈子诚实守信，这就是好人的标准。