单词 | uninviting |
释义 | uninvitingWord family (noun) invitation invite (adjective) uninvited inviting ≠ uninviting (verb) invite (adverb) invitingly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishuninvitingun‧in‧vit‧ing /ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ◂/ adjective1 UNFRIENDLYan uninviting place seems unattractive or unpleasant The building was cold, dark, and uninviting.2 → uninviting prospectExamples from the Corpusuninviting• The old part of the city is tiny and uninviting.• The fault lay not with Alison but with her surroundings, soulless and uninviting.• Barbon High Fell, rising on the east, is also uninviting although easier of access.• This uninviting prospect was offered to a people who, in name at any rate, had tasted independence. |
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