| 词汇 | uncongenial |
| 释义 | uncongenial adjective uk /ˌʌn.kənˈdʒiː.ni.əl/ us /ˌʌn.kənˈdʒiː.ni.əl/ (of a person) not friendly and pleasant: （人）意气不相投的，不友好的，令人不悦的 Unfortunately I found him almost as uncongenial as his sister.不幸的是，我发现他几乎和他姐姐一样令人生厌。 (of an activity or place) not enjoyable, acceptable, or welcoming: （活动或地方）不为人所喜爱的，讨厌的，不合意的 He found post-war college life uncongenial, and after two terms decided that it would be better to earn a living. 他觉得战后的大学生活不合他意，上了两个学期之后，决定还是谋生为好。 My liking for a bargain enables me to overlook uncongenial retail surroundings.我对便宜货的喜爱让我能够忽视并不宜人的购物环境。 not helpful; not likely to make something successful, or to provide the right conditions for something to happen or exist: 没有帮助的；不能带来成功的；不能营造积极环境的 In this period the religious climate proved uncongenial to such ideas.在这一时期，宗教气氛被证明与这样的思想格格不入。 He proved himself a capable, if somewhat uncongenial, manager of men. If we find the rules of a particular activity uncongenial or impossible to keep, we can, at least in principle, contract out and play a different game. A career in commerce proved uncongenial, so he entered the General Baptist/Unitarian ministry. Space scientists theorise the existence of a virtually unlimited array of other planetary environments, almost all of which are uncongenial to human life. Not being friendly abrasive abrasively abrasiveness abruptly abruptness aloof estrangement estrangement from someone flintily forbidding forbiddingly frigid gruff offhandedness offish remote remoteness reserved saturnine wintry You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Unsuitable and unacceptable Unhelpful and Uncooperative Examples of uncongenialuncongenial In addition to their weak social positions, they are almost always bearers of ideas that are uncongenial to prevalent institutions and practices. Some did certainly succumb to the new pressure and lost their fortunes, some went into hibernation anticipating that this uncongenial phase would soon be over. In the process, they render the area uncongenial to them, and they either die or move on. Finally, when projection fails, departments will often come under intense pressure from social groups to circumvent the unforeseen or unintended consequences of uncongenial policies by engaging in partial implementation. The environment itself was pretty uncongenial. After all, in human society in any country there exists antipathy to association with uncongenial people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Delving into the complexities of depth psychology, exploring the psychopathology of these obsessional men, may be exceedingly uncongenial. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is painful to see our forces discharging so honourably tasks so uncongenial to soldiers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are 20 unregistered dockers who work uncongenial hours because it is a tidal port. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some find that uncongenial and leave; but we cannot have it both ways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They give of their best in services and skill, often under uncongenial conditions, sometimes very dangerous conditions, where there is even risk to life itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those ideas were highly uncongenial at the time, largely neglected and resisted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are no sheep-dogs trying to drive us into an uncongenial fold. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is uncongenial to raise this point in time of war, but it is of course a fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The type of underground work is uncongenial, and will continue so unless improvements in living and working conditions keep pace with those in other industries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. 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