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

• It is utterly unbecoming of him to do such a thing.
  干这种事与他的身分极不相称。
• Such honour is unbecoming to [ for] him.
  这种荣誉对他不相称。
• He was accused of conduct unbecoming to an officer.
  他被谴责行为有失官员身份。
• The colours are unbecoming to her complexion.
  这些颜色与她的肤色不相配。
• 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。
• She felt that tears were unbecoming and foolish.
  她觉得流泪是不恰当的，是愚蠢的。
• Conduct unbecoming to an officer.
  有失军官体面的行为。
• However, the strange phenomenon of few readers and low utility of foreign books in university library is unbecoming for a place full of talent.
  然而高校图书馆外文图书却普遍存在读者少、利用率低是的问题，这种怪现象与人才密集的高校是极不相称的。
• 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。
• He was drummed out of the service for conduct unbecoming of an officer. He was dismissed from the army last year.
  他因行为与军官的身份不相称而被部队开除。