unfortunate
adjective /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/
/ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənət/
- having bad luck; caused by bad luck
不幸的；倒霉的 - He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.
他不幸在最后一轮输了。 - It was an unfortunate accident.
那是一次不幸的事故。 - The unfortunate animal was locked inside the house for a week.)
比较：这只倒霉的动物被锁在房子里一个星期。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider somebody/something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.
- (formal) if you say that a situation is unfortunate, you wish that it had not happened or that it had been different
令人遗憾的；可惜的 - She described the decision as ‘unfortunate’.
她把这项决定说成是 “令人遗憾”。 - It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English.
可惜他不会讲英语。 - You're putting me in a most unfortunate position.
你正在把我推入十分可悲的处境。
Language Bank impersonalimpersonalGiving opinions using impersonal language用客观的语言发表意见 - It is vital that more is done to prevent the illegal trade in wild animals.
应进一步阻止非法买卖野生动物的行为，这一点至关重要。 - (Compare: We have to do more to stop people trading wild animals illegally.)
比较：我们必须进一步阻止人们非法买卖野生动物。
- It is vital that more is done to prevent the illegal trade in wild animals.
- It is clear that more needs to be done to protect biodiversity.
显然，应进一步保护生物多样性。 - (Compare: We clearly need to do more to protect biodiversity.)
比较：很明显，我们需要进一步保护生物多样性。
- It is clear that more needs to be done to protect biodiversity.
- It is unfortunate that the practice of keeping monkeys as pets still continues.
不幸的是，将猴子当宠物饲养的做法仍在持续。 - (Compare: It’s absolutely terrible that people still keep monkeys as pets.)
比较：非常糟糕的是有人仍将猴子当宠物饲养。
- It is unfortunate that the practice of keeping monkeys as pets still continues.
- It is difficult for many people to understand the reasons why certain individuals choose to hunt animals for sport.
许多人都难以理解为什么有些人选择捕猎作为消遣。 - (Compare: I can’t understand why anyone would want to kill animals for fun.)
比较：我不明白为什么有人会以猎杀动物为乐。
- It is difficult for many people to understand the reasons why certain individuals choose to hunt animals for sport.
- Unfortunately, it would seem that not enough is being done to support tiger conservation.
遗憾的是，在保护老虎方面给予的支持似乎还不够。 - (Compare: Governments aren’t doing enough to help tiger conservation.)
比较：遗憾的是，在保护老虎方面给予的支持似乎还不够。
- Unfortunately, it would seem that not enough is being done to support tiger conservation.
- There is no doubt that the greatest threat to polar bears comes from global warming.
毫无疑问，对北极熊的最大威胁是全球变暖。 - (Compare: I believe that the greatest threat…)
比较：我认为最大的威胁…
- There is no doubt that the greatest threat to polar bears comes from global warming.
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider somebody/something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- She described the decision as ‘unfortunate’.
- embarrassing and/or offensive
令人尴尬的；不适当的；得罪人的 - It was an unfortunate choice of words.
那是一种不恰当的措辞。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider somebody/something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- It was an unfortunate choice of words.