untoward

英 [ˌʌntəˈwɔːd]

美 [ʌnˈtɔːrd]

adj.  异常的; 意外的; 不幸的; 棘手的

GRE

BNC.18475 / COCA.22533

牛津词典

adj.

• 异常的；意外的；不幸的；棘手的
  unusual and unexpected, and usually unpleasant
  1. That's the plan─unless anything untoward happens.
     计划就这么定了——除非出现异常情况。
  2. He had noticed nothing untoward .
     他没有注意到有何特殊情况。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 横生枝节的;意外的
  If you say that somethinguntowardhappens, you mean that something happens that is unexpected and causes difficulties.
  1. The surveyor's report didn't highlight anything untoward...
     勘测员的报告没有指明有任何麻烦问题。
  2. Tampering with a single enzyme can lead to untoward effects elsewhere.
     破坏一种酶可能会导致在别处出现异常。

英英释义

adj

• contrary to your interests or welfare
  1. adverse circumstances
  2. made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
  Synonym:adverseinauspicious
• 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:indecentindecorousunbecominguncomelyunseemly

双语例句

• Untoward incidents, developments, discoveries.
  不妙的事情、变化状况、发现。
• The surveyor's report didn't highlight anything untoward
  勘测员的报告没有指明有任何麻烦问题。
• There is nothing necessarily untoward in this.
  这里面并没有什么特别的东西。
• Monitor child's therapeutic and untoward response to medications; monitor the action and side effects of administered medications.
  监视患儿对药物的治疗反应和不利反应，观察药物的作用及副作用。
• Effect of nursing interventions for untoward reaction in lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
  护理干预对肺癌化疗患者不良反应的影响
• Indeed, this list of the negatives has brought out in me an untoward longing for the positive.
  事实上，这张否定事项的清单，引起了我对肯定事项的强烈渴望。
• Even untoward events in matters of the heart could work to your long-term favor if your birthday falls at this time in May.
  即使不幸事件在心里的事能对你长期的支持工作，如果你的生日是在这个时候。
• Results Therefore has not appeared the blood the blood transfusion untoward effect.
  结果所有受血者未出现输血不良反应。
• This alarmed me in case anything untoward formed the foundations of his memory.
  这让我担心，是不是有什么麻烦事让他形成了这种记忆。
• Conclusions External direct current cardioversion is of high reliability and can reduce the ratio of untoward reaction in pregnancy women with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
  结论体外直流电复律治疗阵发性室上性心动过速的妊娠患者，安全有效，且不良反应发生率低。