tactless

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  • adj.言行不得体的；得罪人的；不圆通的；没策略的
  • Web不机敏的；无机智的；不圆滑的

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tactless
adj.
1.
言行不得体的；得罪人的；不圆通的；没策略的saying or doing things that are likely to annoy or to upset other people
a tactless remark
不得体的话
It was tactless of you to comment on his hair!
你竟对他的头发说三道四，真是缺心眼！

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Definition:
AllAll,言行不得体的言行不得体的,得罪人的得罪人的,不圆通的不圆通的,没策略的没策略的,不机敏的不机敏的,无机智的无机智的,不圆滑的不圆滑的
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1.
"So would I, " said the tactless clerk.
“我也是。”不太老练的店员说道。
" wǒ yě shì 。 " bù tài lǎo liàn de diàn yuán shuō dào 。
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2.
It was out of order for him to make such a tactless remark.
他说出这种不得体的话是不合适的。
tā shuō chū zhè zhǒng bù dé tǐ de huà shì bù hé shì de 。
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3.
They wondered that he could be so tactless, and to make it worse Dr. Fleming had not heard what he said.
他们都纳闷，他说话怎么这么不得体。更糟的是，弗莱明博士没有听到他说什么。
tā men dōu nà mèn , tā shuō huà zěn me zhè me bù dé tǐ 。 gèng zāo de shì , fú lái míng bó shì méi yǒu tīng dào tā shuō shén me 。
4.
You express yourself in a very open, direct, and straightforward manner and are often blunt and tactless as well.
你表达了非常开放的，直接的，直接的方式往往是自己，也钝，不得体。
nǐ biǎo dá le fēi cháng kāi fàng de , zhí jiē de , zhí jiē de fāng shì wǎng wǎng shì zì jǐ , yě dùn , bù dé tǐ 。
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5.
But that simply invites the question of why building the mosque is so tactless.
但是，这仅会引起质疑为何建造清真寺如此不明智。
dàn shì , zhè jǐn huì yǐn qǐ zhì yí wèi hé jiàn zào qīng zhēn sì rú cǐ bù míng zhì 。
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6.
Perhaps the girl had been tactless and offensive in handling media previously. But she is still young with a long road ahead.
或许这女生任性了，途中得罪人，不过她接下来要走的路还很长。
huò xǔ zhè nǚ shēng rèn xìng le , tú zhōng dé zuì rén , bú guò tā jiē xià lái yào zǒu de lù hái hěn cháng 。
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7.
that was a tactless remark ? can ' t you see that you hurt her feelings.
那真是个不得体的言辞你难道看不出你已经伤了她的心吗？
nà zhēn shì gè bù dé tǐ de yán cí nǐ nán dào kàn bù chū nǐ yǐ jīng shāng le tā de xīn ma ?
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8.
in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age.
在这种特殊情况下问她的年龄是不得体的。
zài zhè zhǒng tè shū qíng kuàng xià wèn tā de nián líng shì bù dé tǐ de 。
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9.
Benjamin Franklin, tactless in his youth, became so diplomatic, so adroit at handling people that he was made American Ambassador to France.
本杰明。富兰克林年轻时愣头愣脑，缺乏交际技能，后来却颇具外交策略，在处理人际关系中游刃有余，被任命为美国驻法大使。
běn jié míng 。 fù lán kè lín nián qīng shí lèng tóu lèng nǎo , quē fá jiāo jì jì néng , hòu lái què pō jù wài jiāo cè lüè , zài chǔ lǐ rén jì guān xì zhōng yóu rèn yǒu yú , bèi rèn mìng wéi měi guó zhù fǎ dà shǐ 。
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10.
Ambassadors, when pushed, can sometimes be a little tactless .
大使，有时会被逼的说话有点不客气。
dà shǐ , yǒu shí huì bèi bī de shuō huà yǒu diǎn bú kè qi 。
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