| 单词 | unfavourable |
| 释义 | unfavourable (ʌnfeɪvərəbəl ) regional note: in AM, use unfavorable 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success. Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery of the insurance market. We've got a fairly unfavourable exchange rate at the moment. Unfavourable weather has had damaging effects on this year's harvest. The whole international economic situation is very unfavourable for the countries in the south. [+ for] Synonyms: adverse, bad, unfortunate, disadvantageous 2. adjective If you have an unfavourable reaction to something, you do not like it. A more unfavourable response was given today by the Prime Minister. She was particularly unfavourable to the idea. First reactions have been distinctly unfavourable. Synonyms: hostile, negative, unfriendly, inimical unfavourably (ʌnfeɪvərəbli ) adverb [ADVERB after verb] When the body reacts unfavourably to food, the pulse rate will go up. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you make an unfavourable comparison between two things, you say that one thing seems worse than the other. He makes unfavourable comparisons between British and French cooking. Visually, the film invites unfavourable comparison with the animation of Tim Burton. unfavourably adverb [ADVERB with verb] Boys tend to compare unfavourably with girls in social and language development. Translations: Chinese: 不利的 Japanese: 好ましくない |
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