Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #4722
unpleasant
令人不快的；使人讨厌的；不舒服的
Not pleasant; disagreeable to the senses, mind, or feelings.
- 1.
Not pleasant.
不愉快的
- 2.
disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
让感官、思想或感情不愉快
不愉快的；让感官、思想或感情不愉快；使人不愉快的；使人厌恶的；煞风景的
In use
The smell from the garbage bin was really unpleasant.
We had an unpleasant conversation about money this morning.
He found the task unpleasant but necessary.
an unpleasant personality
unpleasant repercussions
unpleasant odors
it is unpleasant to do sth
it作形式主语，不定式短语为真正主语。
It is unpleasant to listen to such harsh criticism.
听如此尖锐的批评令人不快。
find sth unpleasant
find + 宾语 + 宾语补足语结构。
Connections
Collocations
- unpleasant experience
- 不愉快的经历
- The trip was an unpleasant experience due to the bad weather.由于天气恶劣，这次旅行是一次不愉快的经历。
- unpleasant smell
- 难闻的气味
- There was an unpleasant smell coming from the kitchen.厨房里传来一股难闻的气味。
- unpleasant feeling
- 不舒服的感觉
- I had an unpleasant feeling that something was wrong.我有一种不舒服的感觉，觉得出了什么问题。
- unpleasant surprise
- 令人不快的意外
- The bill came as an unpleasant surprise.账单来得令人不快。
- unpleasant situation
- 不愉快的局面
- We need to find a way out of this unpleasant situation.我们需要找到摆脱这种不愉快局面的方法。
- unpleasant truth
Learner notes
Memory Tip
前缀un（不）+ pleasant（愉快）= unpleasant（不愉快）
Context & Register
"Unpleasant" 是一个中性偏正式的形容词，通常用于描述让人感到不适或讨厌的事物、经历或感受，常见于日常生活、工作或社交场合的客观描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words pleasant, present, and peasant rhyme with unpleasant (stressed vowel /ɛ/ followed by /zənt/). Tenant shares the -ant spelling but ends in /nənt/, not /zənt/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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