| 词汇 | unflattering |
| 释义 | unflattering adjective uk /ʌnˈflæt.ər.ɪŋ/ us /ʌnˈflæt̬.ɚ.ɪŋ/ not flattering, or making someone look less attractive or seem worse than usual: 不恭维的;贬损的;有损形象的 an unflattering photo/dress/colour难看的照片／衣服／颜色 The book portrays her in a very unflattering light.这本书极大地丑化了她的形象。 Synonyms negative(BAD) uncomplimentary Opposites flattering positive(HOPEFUL) Style & appearance of clothes aesthetic alterable anti-fur Aran backless floor-length flouncy foppishly form-fitting French tuck ready-to-wear reversible ribbed ribby ruche voluminously voop neck waisted washable wasp waist You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not attractive to look at Examples of unflatteringunflattering His account is descriptive, unflattering toward the authorities, and above all consistent with other key historical sources. An unflattering picture of the contemporary record corporation emerges, of what can happen once mercenary goals are placed at the forefront of the recording endeavour. Nowadays, a grammarian is someone considered in a more or less unflattering way. But it is interesting that he felt extremely threatened by unflattering connections between consumerism and gender. The nature of the genre tends to be unflattering to uneven intonation or attack, but these faults are absent here. With the story stripped down, made direct and 'brutal', the light shed on operatic plots becomes so unflattering that most begin to seem like caricatures or bad jokes. Whether true or not, we wish to point out that whether a finding is flattering or unflattering is hardly a criterion of science. Nicknames were by no means always unflattering. Insofar as a resistant response is noticed by audience members, they will seek to account for the breach of conduct via inferences that are apt to be unflattering or incriminating. It has had unflattering epithets heaped upon it many times during the course of this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These anniversaries shed a very unflattering light on those who, in former times, kept quiet about oppression or did business with those who inflicted it. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I exclude from the category of pretty pictures his own rather unflattering portrait, for which we claim absolutely no responsibility. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Only because 1 should not want to see that unflattering description of bodgers go unchallenged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am happy to say that so far that unflattering maxim has remained true in my own case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true that sodium and mercury vapour lamps suffer from the defect of presenting road users literally in an unflattering light. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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