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词汇 example_english_unpleasant-circumstance
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unpleasant circumstances

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meanings of unpleasantand circumstance


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unpleasant
adjective
uk /ʌnˈplez.ənt/ us /ʌnˈplez.ənt/
not enjoyable ...
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circumstance
noun
uk /ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/ us /ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
a fact or event that makes a situation the way ...
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Examples of unpleasant circumstances


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It is the most unpleasantcircumstance in which troops can find themselves—indeed, the word "unpleasant" is a grave understatement.
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An inspection of the property might lead to a good deal of misconception among the people in the district and to very unpleasant circumstances.
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They worked in very high temperatures, frequently in dirt of all kinds, and really in most unpleasant circumstances.
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Nevertheless, like all good things, there are unpleasant circumstances connected with it.
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They are frequently working in dangerous or unpleasant circumstances underground—for example, on development work—or where there has been an accident or a stoppage of machinery.
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I, for one, am generally alarmed by the proposal for a two-thirds majority, which could be fairly easily stitched together in rather unpleasant circumstances.
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The loss of liberty in unpleasant circumstances is a real deterrent for a criminal.
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The intervention of the police under reasonable circumstances would be a more pleasant way of proceeding for the innocent victims of extremely unpleasant circumstances.
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If they take a decision at all, it has got to be a major decision, and any major decision in the unpleasant circumstances of today must be an unpleasant decision.
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What with filthy stations and often filthy trains, partly because the staff do not have time to clean the trains, everybody has to travel in very unpleasant circumstances.
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They do their duty, often in the most dangerous circumstances, nearly always in the most unpleasant circumstances, and even ordinary routine duty in blazing sun, freezing cold and pouring rain.
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It follows a man and a woman, both of whom have had loved ones taken from them in unpleasant circumstances.
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The particulars of unpleasant circumstances can come to an end or be brought to an end, even if problems then surface in other areas.
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I got used to dealing with groups of boys and getting on with life in unpleasant circumstances and being smart and funny and subversive at the expense of authority.
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