| 单词 | unkind |
| 释义 | unkindnot kind or friendly不厚道的；不友善的；刻薄的◆he was never actually unkind to them.其实他从没有对他们不好。◆it would be unkind to go without him.甩掉他那就太不够朋友了。◆she never said anything unkind about anyone.她从未说过任何人的坏话。ⓘ unkind is often used as a softer way of saying mean or nasty. * unkind 常用作 mean 或 nasty 的较温和的说法。 opp kind → kind adj. ➡ see also cruel → cruel ▸ unkindly adverb◆i'm sure it wasn't meant unkindly.我肯定那没有恶意。unkind/ˌʌnˈkaɪnd ||; ʌnˈkaɪnd/adj unpleasant and not friendly 不友善的；刻薄的；残忍的: ◇that was an unkind thing to say. 说这样的话太刻薄了。◇the zoo was accused of being unkind to its animals. 动物园被指责不善待动物。 [opp] kind 反义词为kind➔unkindly adv ➔unkindness noun [u]unkind1 treating someone unkindly2 unkind comments or remarks3 unkind, but not deliberately unkind4 having no sympathy for other people's problemsrelated wordsoppositekind,see alsocruel,bad,rude,1. treating someone unkindly 不善待某人 unkind /ˌʌnˈkaɪnd◂/ [adjective] someone who is unkind treats people in a way that makes them unhappy or upset 不和蔼的；不仁慈的；不友善的 children can be very unkind. 小孩子有时会很不友善。unkind to i felt very sorry for being unkind to her. 我很后悔对她那么刻薄。it is unkind (of somebody) to do something it would be unkind to keep him in suspense for too long. 让他提心吊胆那么长时间太残忍了。 unkindly [adverb] he loves you, fiona, even though you treat him so unkindly. 他爱你，菲奥娜，虽然你对他这么不好。 she laughed unkindly at his misfortune. 她刻薄地嘲笑他的不幸。 unkindness [uncountable noun] i couldn't forgive their unkindness towards me. 我不能原谅他们对我的刻薄。 mean /miːn/ [adjective] someone who is mean deliberately speaks to someone unkindly or does things to annoy them or make them angry 刻薄的；不善良的 she hated him for being so mean. why was he stopping her from seeing her friends? 她痛恨他这么刻薄。他为什么不让她与朋友见面？ i never thought he was capable of doing such a mean thing to his brother. 我从未想到他竟然对自己的弟弟做出这么卑鄙的事来。mean to he was mean to those who worked for him and generous to those who he hardly knew. 他对手下很刻薄，但对几乎不认识的人却很慷慨。it is mean (of somebody) to do something it was mean of you to disturb her when she was having a rest. 你这样很不好，她在休息你还要去打扰她。 nasty /ˈnɑːstiǁˈnæsti/ [adjective] someone who is nasty is deliberately unkind, and seems to enjoy making people unhappy 恶毒的；不善良的 when i was a child i did some nasty things to my little brother. 我小时候对弟弟做过一些令他难受的事。 i don't mean to be nasty, but i don't think we should work together any more. 我没有恶意，但是我觉得我们不应该再合作了。nasty to paul, you mustn't be nasty to the children. you'll make them cry. 保罗，不要对孩子那么凶，你会把他们弄哭的。 nastiness [uncountable noun] she tried to make me look silly. she did it out of sheer nastiness. 她想让我出丑，这么做完全是出于恶意。 cruel /ˈkruːəl/ [adjective] someone who is cruel is very unkind, and does not seem to care about other people's feelings 残忍的；无情的；恶毒的 he didn't seem the sort of man to be cruel on purpose. 他不像是那种故意对人无情的人。cruel to she married a man who was very cruel to her. 她嫁了一个对她很无情的人。it is cruel (of somebody) to do something it was cruel of you to frighten the poor boy like that. 你这样吓唬这个可怜的小男孩也太残忍了。 cruelly [adverb] the other girls teased her cruelly because she was different. 因为她和别人不一样，其他女孩子就无情地嘲笑她。 cruelty [uncountable noun] as a result of the scandal, his family was exposed to the cruelty of the press. 由于这次丑闻，他的家人也要遭到新闻界无情的对待。 spiteful /ˈspaɪtfəl/ [adjective] deliberately unkind to someone because you are jealous of them or angry with them ［因嫉妒或生气而］有恶意的，怀恨在心的 failure had made him bitter and spiteful. 失败使他变得尖酸刻薄。 that was a wicked and spiteful thing to do. 那样做可真恶毒。 spitefully [adverb] ‘i never liked her anyway,’ rob said spitefully. “我从来没有喜欢过她。”罗布恶狠狠地说。 be hard on /biː ˈhɑːʳd ɒn somebody/ [verb phrase] to be unkind to someone by criticizing them or treating them more severely than is fair 对…严厉［苛刻］ he's only just started work here -- you mustn't be too hard on him. 他只是刚刚来这里工作——你不要对他太苛刻。 i thought you were a little hard on denise, not letting her go to the party. 我觉得你不让丹妮丝去参加聚会是严厉了一点。 give somebody a hard time /ˌgɪv somebody ə ˌhɑːʳd ˈtaɪm/ [verb phrase] informal to be unkind to someone by criticizing them in a way that is not fair 【非正式】严厉批评某人；刁难某人 she left the company because her boss was giving her a really hard time. 她离开公司是因为老板动不动就骂她。 stop giving me such a hard time. i'm doing my best. 别再这么为难我，我在尽最大努力了。 take something out on /ˌteɪk something ˈaʊt ɒn/ [transitive phrasal verb] to be unkind to someone because you are angry or upset about something else, even though it is not their fault 拿…出气，向…发泄 i know you've had a bad day at the office, but don't take it out on me. 我知道你今天在公司里不顺心—可也不要拿我出气呀。 i'm sorry i was rotten to you, but there was no one else to take it out on. 对不起，我对你态度很恶劣一可我没有其他人可以发泄。2. unkind comments or remarks 坏话 unkind /ˌʌnˈkaɪnd◂/ [adjective] something you say to someone that is unkind, makes them feel unhappy or upset ［话语］刻薄的，不厚道的 he said some very unkind things about my clothes. 他对我的衣着说了一些非常刻薄的话。 she was used to the unkind remarks made by other students. 她对其他同学的恶言恶语已经习以为常。unkind about why are you always so unkind about christina? 你为什么老是说克里斯蒂娜的坏话？never say an unkind word about somebody i never heard her say an unkind word about anyone. 我从未听她说过谁的坏话。 behind somebody's back /bɪˌhaɪnd somebodyˈs ˈbæk/ [adverb] if you talk about someone behind their back, you say rude or unkind things about them when they are not present 在某人背后［说坏话］ i'm sure the other girls are talking about me behind my back. 我肯定其他女生在背后议论我。 his name is mr mcleod, but his students call him ‘big nose’ behind his back. 他名叫麦克劳德先生，但他的学生在他背后叫他“大鼻子”。 caustic /ˈkɔːstɪk/ [adjective usually before noun] criticizing someone or something in an unkind but clever way 尖刻讥讽的，挖苦的 hayward made some pretty caustic comments about your poetry. 海沃德对你的诗作了一些相当尖刻的评论。caustic wit/humour some of his students were alienated by his caustic wit. 一些学生因为他的冷嘲热讽疏远了他。 cutting /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ [adjective] a remark that is cutting is very unkind and is intended to hurt someone's feelings, especially by making them feel stupid or unimportant ［话语］尖刻的，伤人感情的 emily always managed to say something cutting whenever we met at a party. 每次我们在聚会上碰到，埃米莉总要说一些刻薄的话。 at the meeting mark made some cutting remarks about sally, who wasn't there to defend herself. 马克在会议上说了一些挖苦萨莉的话，可她不在场没法为自己辩护。 bitchy /ˈbɪtʃi/ [adjective] someone who is bitchy or who makes bitchy remarks says unkind things about another person, especially about the way they look or behave - used especially by women when talking about other women 说坏话的，恶毒的［尤为女性用来谈论其他女性的外表或行为］ she was always making bitchy comments about people's clothes and make-up. 她老是对人家的穿着打扮说尖酸刻薄的话。bitchy about/towards the other girls in my class were often bitchy towards me because i studied so hard. 因为我学习用功，所以班上其他女生经常对我恶言泼语。 snide /snaɪd/ [adjective usually before noun] a snide remark criticizes someone in an unkind way, but is not very direct 讽刺的，挖苦的 as she uttered these words she realized they sounded snide and insinuating. 她说了这些话后，便意识到它们听上去好像含挖苦和影射意味。snide comments/remarks the teacher kept making snide comments about my pronunciation, which really embarrassed me. 老师老是对我的发音冷嘲热讽，真让我难堪。 vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/ [adjective] cruel and deliberately intended to hurt someone's feelings or to make their character seem very bad 恶毒的，恶意的 the senator launched a vicious attack on the former president. 那位参议员对前总统恶意中伤。 someone is conducting a vicious campaign of false rumours against the royal family. 有人在恶意散布对皇室不利的谣言。 viciously [adverb] margaret viciously blamed her husband for all that had happened. 对发生的这一切，玛格丽特恶狠狠地责备丈夫。3. unkind, but not deliberately unkind 不友善，但不是故意的 thoughtless/inconsiderate /ˈθɔːtləs, ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərə̇t◂/ [adjective] someone who is thoughtless or inconsiderate only thinks about their own situation, their own enjoyment etc, and does not think about the effects that their actions will have on other people 不为他人设想的，欠考虑的 a few thoughtless people have spoiled the holiday for everyone else. 一些自私的人把其他人的假期都破坏了。 i have an inconsiderate neighbour who plays loud music late at night. 我有个不为别人着想的邻居，深夜里把音乐放得很响。it is thoughtless/inconsiderate of somebody to do something it was thoughtless of him to mention her divorce when she's so upset. 他不体谅人，她都这么难过了，还要提她离婚的事。 i'm sorry, it was inconsiderate of me to phone so early. 对不起，我想得不周到，这么早打电话来。 insensitive /ɪnˈsensɪtɪv, ɪnˈsensətɪv/ [adjective] someone who is insensitive does not notice when other people are upset or when something that they do might upset other people ［对他人的心情］不敏感的，麻木不仁的 how could you be so insensitive? 你怎么能这样麻木不仁呢？insensitive to somebody's feelings/needs etc doctors sometimes seem insensitive to their patients’ feelings. 医生有时好像对病人的感受无动于衷。 insensitivity /ɪnˌsensɪˈtɪvəti, ɪnˌsensəˈtɪvəti/ [uncountable noun] the insensitivity of some police officers in the way they treat rape victims 一些警察对待遭强奸者的那种麻木不仁的态度 tactless /ˈtæktləs/ [adjective] someone who is tactless says or does things that offend other people or hurt their feelings, without intending to and without realizing that they have done it 不得体的；不圆滑的；不机智的 he made all sorts of tactless remarks about her appearance. 他对她的长相直言不讳。it is tactless (of somebody) to do something it was a bit tactless of you to start talking about her ex-boyfriend. 你真是不得体，提起她以前的男朋友。4. having no sympathy for other people's problems 对别人的问题不表示同情 unsympathetic /ˌʌnsɪmpəˈθetɪk/ [adjective] someone who is unsympathetic does not show you any sympathy when you need help or when you tell them about your troubles 无同情心的，无动于衷的 i explained our problems to the bank manager, but he remained unsympathetic. 我向银行经理解释了我们的困难，可他还是无动于衷。 i'm sorry, i don't mean to be unsympathetic, but i don't see how i can help. 对不起，我并非无动于衷，只是不知如何帮上忙。 our appeal for government help met with an unsympathetic response. 我们呼吁政府帮助，得到的却是冷漠的回应。 hard-hearted /ˌhɑːʳd ˈhɑːʳtə̇d◂/ [adjective] someone who is hard-hearted does not feel any sympathy and does not care at all when people are in trouble or pain and ask for help 铁石心肠的 a hard-hearted and unprincipled man 铁石心肠且没有道德的男人 i've tried to help in the past, but i think now i have to be hard-hearted and make them help themselves. 我以前试图帮助他们，可现在我想我必须硬起心肠，要让他们自己来解决。 un·kind /ʌn`kaɪnd; ˌʌnˈkaɪnd◄/adjbehaving in an unpleasant or unfriendly way to someone, which will make them unhappy 不亲切的; 不友好的:◇an unkind remark 刻薄的话 ☞ unkind |
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