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单词 ungrateful
释义 un·grateful
\|ən+\ adjective
Etymology: un- (I) + grateful
1.
 a. : showing no gratitude : thankless
  < an ungrateful child refusing help to his aging parents >
 b. : appearing to lack appreciation
  < few composers being professional conductors, the unfortunate guest is likely to give a pretty ungrateful … performance — Deems Taylor >
 c. archaic : failing to respond to cultivation : listless
  < where vegetation is found at all, it is more ungrateful than … blankness — Herman Melville >
2.
 a. : of a disagreeable nature : distasteful
  < the work of security boards is an ungrateful task at best — Sidney Hook >
 b. : offensive to the senses : harsh, repellent
  < unidiomatic instrumental writing and ungrateful chord dispositions — Virgil Thomson >
  < the reeds … sent forth an ungrateful stench — Jonas Hanway >
un·gratefully \“+\ adverb
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