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词汇 unfortunate
释义 unfortunate
adjective
uk /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ us /ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/

unfortunateadjective (UNLUCKY)


B2
unlucky or having bad effects: 不幸的,倒霉的
She has inherited her father's large nose, which is very unfortunate.她遗传了父亲的大鼻子,真是太不幸了。
[ + (that) ]It was unfortunate (that) he called at the exact moment when our guests were arriving.遗憾的是他恰好在我们的客人到达时打来电话。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

having bad things happen by chance
unluckyShe is one of the unluckiest people I've ever met.
unfortunateThe unfortunate souls who were lost during the voyage were commemorated once the ship reached port.
haplessHe's always been a hapless, helpless bumbler.
star-crossedBehold the tale of two star-crossed lovers, doomed to spend their lives apart.
lucklessThe luckless council member was caught in the middle of three major ethics investigations of her colleagues.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

resulting in bad things happening by chance
unluckyAn unlucky bounce led to the winning goal against the home team.
unfortunateNo one was to blame - it was just an unfortunate accident.
ill-fatedSeven crew members were killed on the ill-fated voyage.
ill-starredHis ill-starred reign began with a famine and ended with civil war.
There's nothing anybody can do about it, it's just unfortunate that this had to happen now.
It was a very unfortunate accident/incident.
It's unfortunate that his parents can't be there to see him perform.
She has a very unfortunate resemblance to her rather unattractive mother.
It's unfortunate that he seems to have inherited his father's poor vision.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Good luck and bad luck
align
bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
be bad luck on someoneidiom
be down on your luckidiom
be in/out of luckidiom
blessing
fortune cookie
fortune smiles on someoneidiom
get the short end of the stickidiom
godsend
grace
merciful
mercifully
mercy
miracle
misadventure
streak
voodoo
with any luckidiom
your luck's in!idiom

unfortunateadjective (NOT SUITABLE)


formal
(of remarks or behaviour) not suitable in a way that could cause embarrassment or offence: (言论或行为)令人尴尬的,不恰当的,得罪人的
The housing director's comment that "the homeless could do more to help themselves" was unfortunate.住房主任说的那句“无家可归者可以做更多的事来自助”是不恰当的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Unsuitable and unacceptable
amiss
be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. tasteidiom
beneath your dignityidiom
beyond
beyond the paleidiom
incorrect
incorrectly
indecent
ineligibility
ineligible
over-extravagant
raffish
raffishly
raffishness
room
unsuitable
unsuitably
unsuited
unsupportable
unwarrantable
unfortunate
noun[ C ]
 formal or humorousuk /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ us /ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/
an unlucky person who is in a bad situation: 不幸之人;倒霉蛋
He was one of the poor unfortunates who invested in the company and now finds himself a few thousand pounds poorer.他是那些投资这家公司的可怜的倒霉蛋之一,现在已经亏了几千英镑。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Good luck and bad luck
align
bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
be bad luck on someoneidiom
be down on your luckidiom
be in/out of luckidiom
blessing
fortune cookie
fortune smiles on someoneidiom
get the short end of the stickidiom
godsend
grace
merciful
mercifully
mercy
miracle
misadventure
streak
voodoo
with any luckidiom
your luck's in!idiom

unfortunate | American Dictionary


unfortunate
adjective
us/ʌnˈfɔr·tʃə·nət/

unfortunateadjective (UNLUCKY)


unlucky or having bad effects:
What happened to Monica was just a freak accident – it was very unfortunate.

unfortunateadjective (UNSUITABLE)


(of remarks or behavior) unsuitable in a way that could cause offense:
It was an unfortunate remark that he later regretted.

unfortunately


adverbus/ʌnˈfɔr·tʃə·nət·li/
Unfortunately, by the time we got there the party was almost over.
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