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单词 unhappy
释义
unhappy
(ʌnhæpi )
Word forms: unhappier , unhappiest
1. adjective A2
If you are unhappy, you are sad and depressed.
Her marriage is in trouble and she is desperately unhappy.
He was a shy, sometimes unhappy man.
I thought of my father's unhappy boyhood.
Synonyms: sad, depressed, miserable, down  
unhappily adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
'I don't have your imagination,' King said unhappily.
...an unhappily married couple.
unhappiness uncountable noun
There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence.
Synonyms: sadness, depression, misery, gloom  
2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE that] B1+
If you are unhappy about something, you are not pleased about it or not satisfied with it.
He has been unhappy with his son's political leanings. [+ with]
I suspect he isn't altogether unhappy about my absence. [+ about]
A lot of Republicans are unhappy that the government isn't doing more. [+ that]
[Also + at]
Synonyms: displeased, discontented, disgruntled, disappointed  
unhappiness uncountable noun
He has, by resigning, signalled his unhappiness with the government's decision. [+ with]
[Also + about , + that]
Synonyms: discontent, dissatisfaction, displeasure, uneasiness  
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
An unhappy situation or choice is not satisfactory or desirable.
...this unhappy chapter in the history of relations between our two countries.
The legislation represents in itself an unhappy compromise.
...unhappy experiences of writing for television.
Synonyms: inappropriate, awkward, clumsy, unsuitable  
Quotations:
Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attentionSimone WeilWaiting on God
Collocations:
unhappy couple
But like an unhappy couple they keep coming back to the same old argument.
Times, Sunday Times
The unhappy couple were finally married two years ago.
Times, Sunday Times
The unhappy couple are about to go their separate ways when they win three million dollars on a slot machine.
The Sun
By yesterday, perhaps at the insistence of their respective lawyers, the unhappy couple had finally called a halt to electronic hostilities.
Times, Sunday Times
So who will play the unhappy couple?
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 不快乐的
Japanese: 不幸な
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