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be distasteful to sb
The proposal was distasteful to most committee members.
这个提议令大多数委员会成员反感。
味道差的；难闻的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
味道差的；难闻的
having an unpleasant smell or taste
The proposal was distasteful to most committee members.
这个提议令大多数委员会成员反感。
味道差的；难吃的
Having a bad or foul taste.
令人不快的
Unpleasant.
令人反感的
Offensive.
The sauce tasted distasteful, so I left most of it on my plate.
这种酱味道很差，所以我把它大部分留在盘子里。
That fruit has a distasteful odor, but it is actually safe to eat.
那种水果有一股难闻的气味，但实际上可以安全食用。
I found the coffee distasteful because it was burnt.
我觉得那咖啡很难喝，因为烧焦了。
The proposal was distasteful to most committee members.
这个提议令大多数委员会成员反感。
I find his attitude towards women distasteful.
我觉得他对女性的态度令人不悦。
It is distasteful to discuss such private matters in public.
在公共场合讨论这种私事是令人反感的。
Not this
The joke was tasteful and everyone felt uncomfortable.
Use this
The joke was distasteful and everyone felt uncomfortable.
区分 'tasteful'（有品味的）和 'distasteful'（令人不快的）。'Tasteful' 是积极含义，而 'distasteful' 表示讨厌。
Not this
I distasteful the bitter medicine.
Use this
I find the bitter medicine distasteful.
错误地将形容词 'distasteful' 用作动词。正确的表达是 'find something distasteful'，使用动词 'find' 加宾语加形容词补语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
觉得某事令人反感
He found the idea of working on weekends distasteful.
他觉得周末工作的想法令人反感。
令人不快的任务
Cleaning the bathroom is a distasteful task for most people.
清理浴室对大多数人来说是一项令人不快的任务。
令某人反感
The way he spoke was distasteful to her.
他说话的方式令她反感。
极其令人反感的
She found the whole situation deeply distasteful.
她觉得整个情况极其令人反感。
Use distasteful naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 taste 想成“味道”，dis 表示否定；味道怪到让人皱眉，就是 distasteful（令人不快的）。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、official statements、critical reviews distasteful 多用于正式或书面语，表示“令人不快的、令人反感的”，语气较重；在日常口语中比较少见，更常说 unpleasant、nasty 或 disagreeable。
Tasteful and wasteful rhyme exactly with distasteful (/eɪstfəl/). Graceful, grateful, delightful, and beautiful share the spelling suffix -ful but do not rhyme with distasteful: their stressed vowels or following consonant clusters differ.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.