untoward

US [ʌntəˈwɔrd]
UK [ˌʌntəˈwɔː(r)d]
  • adj.异常的；意外的；不幸的；棘手的
  • Web麻烦的；倔强的；不利的

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untoward
adj.
1.
异常的；意外的；不幸的；棘手的unusual and unexpected, and usually unpleasant
That's the plan─unless anything untoward happens.
计划就这么定了，除非出现异常情况。
He had noticed nothing untoward .
他没有注意到有何特殊情况。

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AllAll,异常的异常的,意外的意外的,不幸的不幸的,棘手的棘手的,麻烦的麻烦的,倔强的倔强的,不利的不利的
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1.
And if the hairdresser is gay, so much the better, since the attention is much less likely to be taken as an untoward advance.
如果他是同性恋，那就更好了，因为这种注意力则更少有可能被视作带来麻烦的…
rú guǒ tā shì tóng xìng liàn , nà jiù gèng hǎo le , yīn wèi zhè zhǒng zhù yì lì zé gèng shǎo yǒu kě néng bèi shì zuò dài lái má fan de …
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2.
He bore the honor gravely and with no untoward conceit , as though it were only his due.
他严肃对待这种荣誉，不骄傲自大，好像这不过是他的本份。
tā yán sù duì dài zhè zhǒng róng yù , bù jiāo ào zì dà , hǎo xiàng zhè bú guò shì tā de běn fèn 。
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3.
Nothing untoward has happened thus far, but it will, and it may be much worse than I anticipate.
现在还没有发生什么不幸的事，但是以后会发生的，可能比我预料的还要糟。
xiàn zài hái méi yǒu fā shēng shén me bú xìng de shì , dàn shì yǐ hòu huì fā shēng de , kě néng bǐ wǒ yù liào de hái yào zāo 。
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4.
We turn our attention away from our own defects, and when we are forced by untoward events to consider them, find it easy to condone them.
我们对自己的缺点视而不见，纵然困境迫使我们考虑它们时，我们也会轻易宽恕自己。
wǒ men duì zì jǐ de quē diǎn shì ér bú jiàn , zòng rán kùn jìng pò shǐ wǒ men kǎo lǜ tā men shí , wǒ men yě huì qīng yì kuān shù zì jǐ 。
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5.
Indeed, this list of the negatives has brought out in me an untoward longing for the positive.
事实上，这张否定事项的清单，引起了我对肯定事项的强烈渴望。
shì shí shàng , zhè zhāng fǒu dìng shì xiàng de qīng dān , yǐn qǐ le wǒ duì kěn dìng shì xiàng de qiáng liè kě wàng 。
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We turn our attention away our own defects, and when we are forced by untoward events to consider them, find it easy to condone them.
我们对自己的缺点不甚关注，即便是深陷困境而不得不正视它们的时候，我们也会很容易就宽恕自己。
wǒ men duì zì jǐ de quē diǎn bù shèn guān zhù , jí biàn shì shēn xiàn kùn jìng ér bù dé bù zhèng shì tā men de shí hou , wǒ men yě huì hěn róng yì jiù kuān shù zì jǐ 。
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Even untoward events in matters of the heart could work to your long-term favor if your birthday falls at this time in May.
即使不幸事件在心里的事能对你长期的支持工作，如果你的生日是在这个时候。
jí shǐ bú xìng shì jiàn zài xīn li de shì néng duì nǐ cháng qī de zhī chí gōng zuò , rú guǒ nǐ de shēng rì shì zài zhè ge shí hou 。
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greeting as if nothing untoward had happened.
一种好像什么都没有发生似的不害羞的祝贺。
yī zhǒng hǎo xiàng shén me dōu méi yǒu fā shēng shì de bù hài xiū de zhù hè 。
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9.
Equity investors did not expect anything untoward.
股市投资者并未预料到突尼斯会突然变天。
gǔ shì tóu zī zhě bìng wèi yù liào dào tū ní sī huì tū rán biàn tiān 。
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10.
Should better let doctor carry on the health examination to you, then chooses one easily to carry on not untoward effect exercise intensity.
最好让医生给你进行一下身体检查，然后选择一个容易进行又无不良反应的锻炼强度。
zuì hǎo ràng yī shēng gěi nǐ jìn xíng yí xià shēn tǐ jiǎn chá , rán hòu xuǎn zé yī gè róng yì jìn xíng yòu wú bù liáng fǎn yìng de duàn liàn qiáng dù 。
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