| 词汇 | uninviting |
| 释义 | uninviting adjective uk /ˌʌn.ɪnˈvaɪ.tɪŋ/ us /ˌʌn.ɪnˈvaɪ.t̬ɪŋ/ (especially of a place) not attractive（尤指地方）不吸引人的，不诱人的 Not attractive to look at back end be no oil paintingidiom be not much to look atidiom bleakly bleakness gopping gracelessly have a face like the back end of a busidiom hideous hideousness pretty-pretty putridly reptilian scrappily scrappy unpretty unshapely unsightly vulgarity vulgarly Examples of uninvitinguninviting First is the harsh and uninviting geological climate that, hostile to agriculture, hampered the development of a centralized system of rule. Market research revealed that many customers wanted to use the space for longer periods of time, but that they found the stores' décor cold and uninviting. We saw deficiencies in staff and equipment, lack of cover, and primitive, uninviting and overcrowded conditions in clinics and waiting rooms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a most uninviting document to any but experts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the public houses in the main in this country are dull, drab and uninviting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whatever its content, most of it is particularly uninviting in appearance and rather unreadable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And what a depressing, what an unworthy, what an uninviting slogan it was! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one ever sits there or walks there, because they are so uninviting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One thinks of them as being cold and raw and uninviting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want the development agency and the county council to find a new tenant and work on plans to upgrade the ancient and uninviting station. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been impressed with some of the dramatic changes which there have been in areas which some years ago seemed very uninviting indeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It became clear that, under the then existing régime, the companies could reasonably see at least some of the fields concerned as economically uninviting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be an uninviting prospect now, but it would be a much less inviting prospect when they are asked to take in the same people a year later. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The stations are uninviting, security is inadequate and there is a clear need for massive investment if the line is to be adequate for the 21st century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is uninviting and forbidding and is a daunting prospect for any of my constituents early in the morning or in the evenings when it is dark and very lonely. 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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