unpalatable

英 [ʌnˈpælətəbl] 美 [ʌnˈpælətəbl]

adj.  令人不快的; 难以接受的; 难吃的; 不可口的

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BNC.18541 / COCA.23003



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 令人不快的;难以接受的
    unpleasant and not easy to accept
    1. Only then did I learn the unpalatable truth.
      直到那时我才得知令人难以接受的真相。
  2. 难吃的;不可口的
    not pleasant to taste
    1. unpalatable food
      难吃的食物

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED (意见等)令人不快的,难以接受的
    If you describe an idea as unpalatable, you mean that you find it unpleasant and difficult to accept.
    1. It is an unpalatable fact that rape makes a good news story...
      强奸事件成了新闻报道的好素材,真是令人难以接受。
    2. It was only then that I began to learn the unpalatable truth about John.
      直到那时我才开始了解到有关约翰的一些令人难以接受的实情。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 难吃的;不可口的
    If you describe food as unpalatable, you mean that it is so unpleasant that you can hardly eat it.
    1. ...a lump of dry, unpalatable cheese.
      一块干巴巴、难以入口的奶酪

双语例句

  1. It is an unpalatable fact that rape makes a good news story
    强奸事件成了新闻报道的好素材,真是令人难以接受。
  2. It was only then that I began to learn the unpalatable truth about John.
    直到那时我才开始了解到有关约翰的一些令人难以接受的实情。
  3. He believed in the religion which he taught, harsh, unpalatable, uncharitable as that religion was.
    他相信自己宣讲的那种宗教信仰,虽然那种信仰严厉讨厌,苛刻无情。
  4. This was too much in unison with my lord's feelings to be altogether unpalatable.
    这句话和主教的感受太一致了,不可能使他一点儿不感到不快。
  5. That is a harsh truth that many historians still find unpalatable.
    这是一个残酷的事实,许多历史学家依然觉得难以接受。
  6. The scientists say ending pig castration could thus make some pork unpalatable to people with the common genes construct.
    科学家们说,禁止生猪阉割会让具有常见基因结构的人感到有些猪肉很难吃。
  7. The unpalatable truth is that our schools are not good enough.
    难以接受的事实是我们学校不够出色。
  8. Abuses can run in both directions: good rules may be killed because of politically unpalatable job losses.
    这种随意也可能走向另一个极端:由于政治上对失业问题的考量(如政绩)会造成好的规章胎死腹中。
  9. That is why Lord Turner's willingness to raise unpalatable questions is both welcome and refreshing.
    这就是为何特纳勋爵提出尖锐问题的意愿既受人欢迎,又令人振奋。
  10. Beijing's air quality has been unpalatable to some athletes.
    北京的空气质量对一些运动员来说是个困扰。
  11. Yet stopping lending to Greece and precipitating a default now is also deeply unpalatable.
    但现在,停止向希腊提供贷款、加速它的违约也很难得到人们的认同。
  12. And, unpalatable as it is, they should offer the generals whatever incentive they need to go quietly.
    并且,虽然有点让人不愉快,但是他们应该向将军们提供需要平静解决问题的任何一种动机。
  13. I find raw fish completely unpalatable!
    我觉得生鱼非常难吃!
  14. Unlike the other Aloe Vera health products which are usually unpalatable with raw;
    不像其他芦荟保健产品,通常与原始难吃;
  15. After all, the unpalatable truth is that if this latest salvo does not calm the panic, then Paulson simply does not have many more bazookas left in his arsenal.
    毕竟,令人不快的事实是,如果最新的这轮轰炸不能平息恐慌,保尔森的弹药库里也没有多少火箭炮了。
  16. But if we& and that seems the least unpalatable of the alternatives.
    这似乎是最能让人接受的选择了。
  17. The suggestion put forward below, no doubt unpalatable to many, comes from a conversation I had with one of the most far-sighted City thinkers, who is keen ( like many bankers) to preserve the reputation of London as a financial centre.
    下面列出的建议无疑会让很多人不悦,它来自我与伦敦金融城(City)最有远见的思想家之一的对话,他希望(与很多银行家一样)维护伦敦作为一个金融中心的声誉。
  18. The answer is an unpalatable one for a superpower accustomed to winning: the world is not like that any more.
    对一个习惯于胜利的超级大国而言,答案并不动听:世界变了。
  19. If you're stranded in the rainforest you have to make do with whatever food is available, no matter how unpalatable.
    如果困在热带雨林中,你必需靠身边的食物求生,不论它有多难吃。
  20. His views on divorce are unpalatable to many women.
    他对离婚的看法是很多妇女无法接受的。
  21. That leaves the Treasury with the unpalatable option of rewarding the institutions for bad behaviour.
    此选择也是不可容忍的,这意味着两房因其糟糕表现而获得褒赏。
  22. His views on capital are unpalatable to many.
    他对死刑存废的见解许多人都不以为然。
  23. That leaves two unpalatable options, both bad for stocks.
    这样一来就剩下两个令人头疼的选择,它们都对股票不利。
  24. I know that's unpalatable but it's the truth.
    我知道这很难接受,但却是事实。
  25. What I have to say may be unpalatable to some of you.
    我不得不说的话也许会使你们中的某些人不高兴。
  26. That would be unpalatable unless there were a stronger welfare system and retraining subsidies.
    除非拥有更加强健的福利体系与再培训补贴措施,否则此举带来的后果并不可口;
  27. Some of the IMF's ideas about how to do this will seem unpalatable: it argues that health systems, for example, will have to become less generous.
    IMF的一些关于如何采取这些措施的观点将不会是好吃的肥肉:IMF认为,比如医疗保健体系需要变得不那么慷慨。
  28. So far, South Korea does not seem to have arrived at the point where inaction becomes unpalatable.
    到目前为止,韩国似乎还没有到不作为让人难以接受的地步。
  29. An unpalatable meal; unpalatable truths; unpalatable behavior.
    平淡无味的一顿饭;令人不快的事实;令人不快的行为。
  30. But that is politically unpalatable: European leaders do not like the idea of testing for a wave of defaults they insist will not happen.
    但这在政治上是不受欢迎的:欧洲领导人不喜欢测试,因为他们坚信的违约潮不会发生。

英英释义

adj

  1. not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind
    1. an unpalatable meal
    2. unpalatable truths
    3. unpalatable behavior