unbecoming

英 [ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ]

adj.  不合适的; 不相称的; 不恰当; 不得体; 不可接受

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BNC.33136 / COCA.25108

牛津词典

adj.

• 不合适的；不相称的
  not suiting a particular person
  1. She was wearing an unbecoming shade of purple.
     她穿着一身不相配的紫色衣服。
• 不恰当；不得体；不可接受
  not appropriate or acceptable
  1. He was accused of conduct unbecoming to an officer.
     他被谴责行为有失官员身份。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不好看的；不吸引人的
  If you describe things such as clothes asunbecoming, you mean that they look unattractive.
  1. ...the unbecoming dress hurriedly stitched from cheap cloth.
     用廉价布料匆匆缝制的难看的连衣裙
• ADJ-GRADED 不得体的；不合宜的；不恰当的
  If you describe a person's behaviour or remarks asunbecoming, you mean that they are shocking and unsuitable for that person.
  1. His conduct was totally unbecoming to an officer in the British armed services...
     作为一名英军军官，他的行为极不得体。
  2. Those involved had performed acts unbecoming of university students.
     那些参与者的所作所为有失大学生的体面。

英英释义

adj

• not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
  1. was buried with indecent haste
  2. indecorous behavior
  3. language unbecoming to a lady
  4. unseemly to use profanity
  5. moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
  Synonym:indecentindecorousuncomelyunseemlyuntoward

双语例句

• Nothing unbecoming tinged the pride; it was a natural and worthy one;
  那是一种理所当然的高尚的自豪，不曾沾染不当的色彩。
• An unbecoming dress, style, colour.
  不合适的连衣裙、样式、颜色。
• Conduct unbecoming to an officer and a gentleman
  与官员和绅士身分不相称的行为
• Stop dishing the dirt, sally. it's really quite unbecoming.
  萨利，别讲人家的闲话吧，那是很不体面的。
• The secret of remaining young is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming.
  永葆青春的秘诀就是决不要产生不合时宜的感情。
• It was thought unbecoming for young ladies to smoke.
  年轻女子吸烟被认为有欠斯文。
• King believes that the problem in a hurry in the deal is technically wrong, Gillian will be very unbecoming, which leads to the public did not accept.
  英皇方面认为，问题出在匆忙中技术上处理错误，阿娇的发言很不得体，才导致公众不接受。
• The colours are unbecoming to her complexion.
  这些颜色与她的肤色不相配。
• Solution: Wearing your breakfast, lunch or dinner on your shirt is unbecoming.
  是否看看你的衬衫就能猜出你早点或者午餐吃了什么呢？
• Such honour is unbecoming to [ for] him.
  这种荣誉对他不相称。