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

• They plead guilty, we drop the conspiracy and conduct unbecoming.
  他们认罪，就网开一面只告他们共谋及行为不当。
• She had on an unbecoming hat.
  她戴了一顶不相配的帽子。
• Don't you think it would be unbecoming to our queen.
  你不认为皇后这样做不太适合。
• It is utterly unbecoming of him to do such a thing.
  干这种事与他的身分极不相称。
• Although not illegal his conduct was unbecoming for a lawyer.
  他的行为虽不违法，却与其律师身份不相称。
• Such honour is unbecoming to [ for] him.
  这种荣誉对他不相称。
• Despite pleading innocence, the images of Dominique Strauss-Kahn in handcuffs was unbecoming of the leader of the global banking institution.
  尽管一直声称自己是无辜的，然而，作为全球银行机构的负责人，卡恩戴着手铐的形象却不太得体。
• Rockwood was charged with conduct unbecoming an officer.
  洛克伍德被指控有与官员身份不相称的行为。
• If he had been forgotten, it had been a gap in our great feast, and all things unbecoming.
  如果他被忘记，那是我们的盛宴的一大缺陷，一切都不象样了。
• Maria, such thoughts are unbecoming to you.
  玛丽亚，这样的想法跟你是不相称的。