Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7586
unpopular
不受欢迎的；不得人心的
not liked or welcomed by many people; lacking general approval
- 1.
Lacking popularity.
不受欢迎的；缺乏人气的
- 2.
regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval
不受欢迎或缺乏普遍认可
- 3.
Not liked or popular; disliked or ignored by the public.
不受欢迎的；不被公众喜欢或被忽视的。
不受欢迎的；缺乏人气的；不受欢迎或缺乏普遍认可；不受欢迎的；不被公众喜欢或被忽视的。；不得人心的；不受欢迎的
In use
The new policy was unpopular with many workers.
She made an unpopular decision to cut the budget.
He became unpopular after arguing with everyone.
unpopular ideas
an unpopular war
unpopular with [someone]
unpopular with 后接表示群体的名词，表示不被该群体喜欢。
The new tax is unpopular with voters.
新税不受选民欢迎。
become unpopular
The policy became unpopular after the scandal.
丑闻后这项政策变得不受欢迎。
Connections
Collocations
- unpopular opinion
- 不受欢迎的观点
- He expressed an unpopular opinion at the meeting.他在会上表达了一个不受欢迎的观点。
- unpopular decision
- 不得人心的决定
- The principal's unpopular decision sparked protests.校长的不得人心的决定引发了抗议。
- unpopular policy
- 不受欢迎的政策
- The government's unpopular policy led to widespread dissatisfaction.政府的不受欢迎的政策导致了广泛的不满。
- deeply unpopular
- 极其不受欢迎的
- The new tax was deeply unpopular among citizens.新税在公民中极其不受欢迎。
- increasingly unpopular
- 越来越不受欢迎的
- The mayor became increasingly unpopular after the scandal.丑闻后，市长变得越来越不受欢迎。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-表示否定，popular是受欢迎，联想‘不受欢迎的人’。
Context & Register
多用于描述观点、政策或人物不受大众欢迎，常见于正式或半正式语境，但在日常对话中也可使用。
Grammar Note
常用作表语，后接介词 with 或 among 表示‘不受某群体欢迎’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'popular' rhymes exactly with 'unpopular'; words like 'regular', 'particular', 'cellular', 'circular', and 'angular' share the '-ular' spelling but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme.
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。
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