uncomfortably

英 [ʌnˈkʌmftəbli] 美 [ʌnˈkʌmftəbli]

adv.  令人不安(或尴尬)地; 显得不安(或尴尬)地; 不舒服地; 难受地

BNC.10148 / COCA.12708



牛津词典

adv.

  1. 令人不安(或尴尬)地;显得不安(或尴尬)地
    in a way that makes you feel anxious or embarrassed; in a way that shows you are anxious or embarrassed
    1. I became uncomfortably aware that no one else was laughing.
      我难堪地意识到别人都没有笑。
    2. Her comment was uncomfortably close to the truth.
      她的评论逼近真相,令人局促不安。
    3. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat when I mentioned money.
      我提到钱时,他便坐不住了。
  2. 不舒服地;难受地
    in a way that is not physically comfortable
    1. I was feeling uncomfortably hot.
      我觉得酷热难当。
    2. She perched uncomfortably on the edge of the table.
      她将就坐在桌边上,非常难受。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 不自在的;不安的;尴尬的
    If you are uncomfortable, you are slightly worried or embarrassed, and not relaxed and confident.
    1. The request for money made them feel uncomfortable...
      索要金钱让他们有些不安。
    2. If you are uncomfortable with your counsellor or therapist, you must discuss it...
      如果面对咨询顾问或治疗师时你觉得不自在,一定要提出来。
    3. I feel uncomfortable lying.
      说谎时我觉得很不安。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 不舒服的;不舒适的
    Something that is uncomfortable makes you feel slight pain or physical discomfort when you experience it or use it.
    1. Wigs are hot and uncomfortable to wear constantly...
      头上老是顶着假发,又热又不舒服。
    2. The Metro journey back to the centre of the town was hot and uncomfortable.
      乘地铁返回市中心又热又不舒服。
    3. ...an uncomfortable chair.
      不舒适的椅子
  3. ADJ-GRADED 身体不适的;不舒服的
    If you are uncomfortable, you are not physically content and relaxed, and feel slight pain or discomfort.
    1. I sometimes feel uncomfortable after eating in the evening...
      我晚上吃完饭有时会觉得不舒服。
    2. People living or working with smokers can find it uncomfortable to wear contact lenses because the smoke causes irritation.
      与吸烟者一起生活或工作的人会发现戴隐形眼镜不舒服,因为烟具有刺激作用。
  4. ADJ-GRADED (处境、事实等)令人不快的,令人担忧的,令人不安的
    You can describe a situation or fact as uncomfortable when it is difficult to deal with and causes problems and worries.
    1. It is uncomfortable to think of our own death, but we need to...
      想到人终有一死会感到不舒服,但我们不得不去面对。
    2. Such questions are uncomfortable to answer...
      这些问题让人很难回答。
    3. The decree put the president in an uncomfortable position.
      这一判决使总统陷入了尴尬的处境中。

双语例句

  1. Tonight's knife-edge vote could be uncomfortably close.
    今晚投票的结果很难预料,双方实力可能会很接近,这令人紧张不安。
  2. If it issues a lot of new debt, yields will rise to uncomfortably high levels.
    如果西班牙大量发行新债,债券收益率将升至令人不安的高位。
  3. Even so, the jets still had an uncomfortably shallow 46 centimeter ground clearance.
    即便如此,这架飞机仍只有较低的46厘米地面净空,给人的感觉不太舒服。
  4. My nose is uncomfortably stuffed up.
    我的鼻子塞得很难受。
  5. To consider the possibility of falling prices may seem odd when inflation is still uncomfortably high.
    当通胀率还处在令人不安的高度时就考虑价格下降的可能性似乎有点离谱。
  6. I felt Jamie watching me uncomfortably.
    我感到吉米在难为情地望着我。
  7. The boy shifted uncomfortably in his chair.
    这男孩不舒服地在椅子里动来动去。
  8. I became uncomfortably aware that no one else was laughing.
    我难堪地意识到别人都没有笑。
  9. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat when I mentioned money.
    我提到钱时,他便坐不住了。
  10. His back ached, and his shirt felt uncomfortably tight against his stomach.
    他的背疼痛,肚子部位的衬衫绷得很紧,怪不舒服的。
  11. He is an uncomfortably tall man.
    他是一个长得非常高的人。
  12. He ate too much, his stomach was uncomfortably distended.
    他吃太饱了,肚子胀得难受。
  13. Uncomfortably high unemployment has many causes, so the cure will probably also have many parts.
    令人不安的高失业率是多种原因共同造成的,因此治疗大概也得从多方面入手。
  14. He shifted uncomfortably in his chair.
    他在椅子不舒服地动来动去。
  15. The waves were rocking the little boat, rather uncomfortably.
    波流使小船摇晃不定,使人感到非常不舒服。
  16. I sat uncomfortably in my superseat for the rest of the journey feeling like a rotten heel.
    在余下的旅程中,我浑身不自在地坐在我的“特等座”上,觉得自己差劲透了。
  17. As if squeezed uncomfortably tight.
    好象被紧紧地不舒适地挤压的。
  18. They were uncomfortably aware of being in the wrong.
    他们不安地意识到做错了。
  19. Uncomfortably closed or hemmed in.
    令人不适的封闭或者包围。
  20. But, to an outsider, the country's politics also seem uncomfortably polarised.
    不过,对局外人来说,这个国家的政治看上似乎两极分化得令人不安。
  21. He was clean shaven, and his large face looked uncomfortably naked.
    他的胡须刮得很干净,一张大脸光秃秃的让人看着很不舒服。
  22. He is uncomfortably aware that his reputation for competence and morality has been badly damaged by the Iraq war.
    他很不开心地意识到,自己在能力和道德方面的声誉已经因为伊拉克战争而严重受损。
  23. They rested uncomfortably on the edge of the couch as she sat in her father's big leather chair.
    他们别别扭扭地坐在沙发边上。恺坐在她父亲的大皮椅子上。
  24. He began fidgeting and moving uncomfortably in his seat.
    他开始坐立不安,在座位上动来动去,很不舒服的样子。
  25. This might imply nominal interest rates significantly above 6 per cent for an uncomfortably long period.
    这可能意味着,名义利率会在长得令人感到不安的一段时期内,远远维持在6%以上。
  26. Is throwing that acid getting you uncomfortably close to your fearsome opponent?
    要抛出那些酸液你就不得不艰难的接近你那可怕的对手?
  27. By this time the mist had vanished beneath the sun, which was growing uncomfortably hot.
    这时,在阳光照耀下,浓雾已消散,天也开始热得使人难受了。
  28. The stakes in this game are uncomfortably high.
    这场游戏的赌注达到了高得令人难受的水平。
  29. Shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light.
    以恶劣和令人不舒服的强光照射。
  30. The exams are getting uncomfortably close.
    快考试了,真让人心神不安。

英英释义

adv

  1. in physical discomfort
    1. she lay on the couch, her body uncomfortably twisted