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单词 unacceptable
释义
unacceptable
(ʌnəkseptəbəl )
adjective B2
If you describe something as unacceptable, you strongly disapprove of it or object to it and feel that it should not be allowed to continue.
It is totally unacceptable for children to swear. [+ for]
Joanna left her job because of her colleague's unacceptable behaviour.
Synonyms: intolerable, unsatisfactory, unreasonable, off [British, informal]  
unacceptably (ʌnəkseptəbli ) adverb [usually ADVERB adjective, oft ADVERB after verb] B2
The reform program has brought unacceptably high unemployment and falling wages.
Collocations:
unacceptable conditions
Some suggest that she chose not to end her house arrest, having rejected unacceptable conditions imposed by the junta.
Times, Sunday Times
They were removed and relocated by state agencies in 2009, after being found to be living in unacceptable conditions.
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We are not ready to allow any rich nation to give us aid based on unacceptable conditions simply because we are poor.
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Good seaming practice requires constant visual examination, frequently scheduled tear-down evaluation, machine maintenance, and immediate correction of unacceptable conditions.
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These negotiations resulted in the removal of unacceptable conditions and a substantial break fee as well as an increase in the price from $5.50 to $5.60 per share.
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unacceptable conduct
Each of the incidents we have read about in recent weeks and further back are, when proven, dreadful and unacceptable conduct.
The Sun
In a 30-minute statement to the committee, he argued that what he did in private did not amount to unacceptable conduct as a teacher.
Times, Sunday Times
She was found guilty of unacceptable conduct and reprimanded.
The Sun
She admitted unacceptable conduct bringing the profession into disrepute.
The Sun
A recent campaign encouraged staff to make complaints about unacceptable conduct.
Times,Sunday Times
unacceptable delay
The recorder's conclusion that remission would have involved unacceptable delay was untenable.
Times, Sunday Times
It had no explanation to offer for the unacceptable delay.
The Sun
Above all, what enormous further and unacceptable delay to this urgently needed road improvement would ensue?
Times, Sunday Times
It contacted you later that day, apologised for the 'unacceptable delay' and promised the 100 refund plus 100 in compensation would be in your account three working days later.
Times, Sunday Times
However, there are unacceptable delays in achieving final care hearings.
Times, Sunday Times
unacceptable level
This may sound facetious, but the teaching time at many universities has been pared down to an unacceptable level.
Times, Sunday Times
Responsibility for the unacceptable level of council tax rests primarily with central government.
Times, Sunday Times
There are various ways to do this and when the absence reaches an unacceptable level, action must be taken.
Times, Sunday Times
This episode, like too many others, suggests an unacceptable level of chaos at the heart of the executive.
Times, Sunday Times
It's clubs like these who, at times, have taken their determination to stop the opposition playing to a new, unacceptable level.
The Sun
unacceptable situation
She called for 'urgent action' over the administration of farm payments, which she described as 'an unacceptable situation'.
Times, Sunday Times
This creates a further morally unacceptable situation of social engineering for the rich.
Times, Sunday Times
Without swift and decisive action to address glaring legal loopholes, this unacceptable situation will continue.
Times, Sunday Times
As the city grew, this created an unacceptable situation both for the city's development and for the flight safety.
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The unacceptable situation was eventually brought to an end by legislation providing for indexation in 1979.
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Translations:
Chinese: 不可接受的
Japanese: 容認できない
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