Word · Frequency #7811
undesirable
不受欢迎的；不合意的；讨厌的
not wanted or likely to please; objectionable
- 1.
Not desirable, objectionable or not likely to please.
不受欢迎的；令人反感的；不讨人喜欢的。
- 2.
not wanted
不想要的
- 3.
not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)
不值得被选择(尤其作为配偶)
不宜作配偶的；不适合结婚的；不受欢迎的；令人反感的；不讨人喜欢的。；不想要的；不值得被选择(尤其作为配偶)；不受欢迎的
In use
The medicine may have some undesirable side effects, so talk to your doctor first.
The new policy led to some undesirable consequences for small businesses.
Finding undesirable items in your food is a reason to complain to the restaurant.
undesirable impurities in steel
legislation excluding undesirable aliens
be undesirable
His behavior is undesirable.
他的行为是不受欢迎的。
find sb/sth undesirable
Connections
Collocations
- undesirable side effects
- 不良副作用
- The drug has undesirable side effects, so the doctor changed the prescription.这种药有不良副作用，所以医生换了处方。
- undesirable consequences
- 不良后果
- Skipping the safety check can have undesirable consequences.跳过安全检查可能会产生不良后果。
- undesirable behavior
- 不良行为；令人反感的行为
- The school has clear rules against undesirable behavior.学校有明确的规定来禁止不良行为。
- socially undesirable
- 为社会所不容的；不受社会欢迎的
- Littering is socially undesirable in most communities.在大多数社区，乱扔垃圾是不为社会所接受的。
- undesirable qualities
- 不良品质；令人不快的特质
- The job interview revealed several undesirable qualities in the candidate.这次求职面试暴露了候选人的几个不良品质。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：desirable=‘令人想要的’；加上否定前缀 un-，就变成‘不想要的、不受欢迎的’。想想 un- 的否定力量，记住这个词。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、official statements undesirable 多用于正式场合，表示“不受欢迎的、不合意的”，语气比 unwanted 更正式；日常口语中较少使用，比较常见于书面报告或政策讨论。
Grammar Note
常用作定语或表语，常与it is...to do结构连用，表示'做某事是不受欢迎的'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 undesirable 押韵的词：desirable、fireable、hireable、acquirable，都以 /aɪərəbəl/ 结尾。注意 liable、reliable 拼写相似，但发音为 /laɪəbəl/，没有 /r/，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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