unenviable

美 [ʌnˈenviəbl]英 [ʌnˈenviəbl]
  • adj.不值得羡慕的;艰难的;讨厌的
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adj.

usually before noun艰难的;讨厌的;不值得羡慕的
difficult or unpleasant; that you would not want to have

She was given the unenviable task of informing the losers.

让她去通知失败的人,真不是什么好差事。

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    ADJ-GRADED 不值得羡慕的;令人不快的;尴尬的
    If you describe a situation or task as unenviable, you mean that nobody would enjoy dealing with it because it is very difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant.

    She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls...

    她接受了这个令人为难的差事,负责打头几个电话。

adj

1
so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy
unenviable notoriety
2
hard to deal with;especially causing pain or embarrassment
awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
an awkward pause followed his remark
a sticky question
in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
Synonym: awkward embarrassing sticky

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  1. The situation that China faces is an unenviable one .

    中国当前面临的形势是不值得羡慕的。

  2. It 's a management team with an unenviable task .

    资讯科技是有一件不值得羡慕的工作经营团队。

  3. She was given the unenviable task of informing the losers .

    让她去通知失败的人,真不是什么好差事。

  4. She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls

    她接受了这个令人为难的差事,负责打头几个电话。

  5. It put me in the unenviable position of having to lie .

    这令我陷入了不得不说谎的尴尬境地。

  6. Britain held the unenviable record of having the highest divorce rate in Europe .

    英国在欧洲各国中保持着不光彩的最高离婚率纪录。

  7. Walker had the unenviable task of breaking the bad news to Hill

    沃克不得不把这个坏消息告诉希尔。

  8. He has been given the unenviable task of going round , cap in hand , to various generous companies .

    他被分配了一个苦差,要点头哈腰地去拜访那些愿意掏钱资助的公司。

  9. His abrasive manner has won him an unenviable notoriety

    他生硬粗暴的态度让他声名狼藉。

  10. She was given the unenviable task of breaking the bad news .

    让她报告这个坏消实在是件为难事。

  11. Today 's miner still works hard , and in unenviable conditions underground .

    今天的矿工仍然辛苦地工作,而且是在地下相当艰苦的条件下工作。

  12. Education punishment is one of the unenviable problems in the process of student management at the basic education section .

    教育惩戒,是基础教育阶段学生教育管理过程中不可回避的一个问题。

  13. A divorced woman is likely to find herself in an unenviable position .

    离婚女子很容易觉察到自己被人另眼相看。

  14. The unenviable task of ringing the parents of the dead child .

    给死亡孩子的父母打电话报丧这桩尴尬的差事。

  15. This puts US regulators in an unenviable position as they consider how to respond .

    美国监管者正在考虑如何做出回应,他们的处境不令人羡慕。

  16. Beck has the unenviable task of trying to rebuild the business .

    贝克承担了试图重建企业的艰巨任务。

  17. His parents have given my wife and I the unenviable task of making him bilingual .

    他的父母给了我和我太太一分艰难的差事&教育他掌握双语。

  18. But the Harbin scandal also focused the spotlight on an unenviable safety record .

    但哈尔滨丑闻也将人们的注意力引向不光彩的安全记录。

  19. In contrast , many Western banks are in the unenviable position of having to pay a premium .

    相反,许多西方银行却处于不得不支付溢价的尴尬境地。

  20. The former foreign minister 's supporters know that Karzai now faces two unenviable choices .

    前外交部部长的支持者们知道卡尔扎伊现在面临着两个令其为难的选择。

  21. Deciding on which team will come away with the trophy is the unenviable task here .

    决定哪支队伍会赢得总冠军并不是一个很轻松的工作。

  22. He took on an unenviable task , like a leader taking on the throne amid great turmoil .

    他接手了一项不值得羡慕的任务,就像在剧烈动荡时期登上王位的领袖。

  23. This leaves many vendors in the unenviable spot of having to finesse their business model like a game of risk .

    这样的话,许多厂商就会处于不利地位,必须小心调整自己的业务模式,这就成了一场风险游戏。

  24. Thompson had the unenviable job of taking over the company after it enjoyed an incredible run .

    汤普森接手麦当劳时,该公司刚刚取得了惊人的业绩。

  25. Nigeria has the unenviable title of being the worst country for a baby to enter the world in 2013 .

    尼日利亚摘得了无人羡慕的头衔,成为2013年婴儿的最差出生地。

  26. He was in the unenviable position of having to choose between imprisonment or exile .

    他已陷于进退维谷的地步,不是坐牢就是流放,必须在两者间做出抉择。

  27. It is an unenviable choice , which Mr Obama has already made once before , only to back down when the going got tough .

    这是一个不值得羡慕的选择奥巴马以前已经做过这样的选择,结果是当形势变得严峻时不得不放弃。

  28. Cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the redundancies .

    库伯负责宣布裁员这个不讨好的任务。

  29. Whoever wins will inherit an unenviable legacy .

    那么谁将接受这个烂摊子呢?

  30. The unenviable task of preparing it would inevitably fall on the women folks , assisted by their domestic help for those who could afford them .

    准备一顿丰富晚餐的工作,当然是落在家中女成员的身上,比较富裕的家庭则可能有佣人帮忙。