unpleasantness

英 [ʌnˈplezntnəs]

美 [ʌnˈplezntnəs]

n.  不和; 反目; 争执

复数：unpleasantnesses　

BNC.21430 / COCA.22929

牛津词典

noun

• 不和；反目；争执
  bad feeling or arguments between people

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人不快的；令人不舒服的
  If something isunpleasant, it gives you bad feelings, for example by making you feel upset or uncomfortable.
  1. The symptoms can be uncomfortable, unpleasant and serious...
     那些症状可能令人不适，很不舒服甚至会比较严重。
  2. The vacuum has an unpleasant smell...
     那个真空吸尘器有股很难闻的气味。
  3. It was a very unpleasant and frightening attack.
     那是一次非常恶劣且骇人的攻击。
• ADJ-GRADED 不友好的；粗鲁的
  Anunpleasantperson is very unfriendly and rude.
  1. She thought him an unpleasant man...
     她认为他是个粗鲁的人。
  2. Don't start giving me problems otherwise I'll have to be very unpleasant indeed.
     不要开始给我找麻烦，否则我就不客气了。
  3. ...a thoroughly unpleasant person.
     极度不友好的人

英英释义

noun

• the quality of giving displeasure
  1. the recent unpleasantness of the weather
• the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli

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