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单词 disagreeable
释义
disagreeabledis‧a‧gree‧a‧ble /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl◂/ adjective formal Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a very disagreeable task
  • He's the most disagreeable man I've ever met.
  • It's impossible to have a normal conversation with your father - he's always so disagreeable.
  • The landlord is an extremely disagreeable man. Have as little to do with him as possible.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Aspects of his work, his life style, are disagreeable to him in the extreme.
  • At his request, I had written the preface, and that preface had involved me in a most disagreeable situation.
  • I expect he was telling a tale, but even this made him a very disagreeable character.
  • I have to admit I find the name a little disagreeable on the aesthetic front.
  • It never rendered him mean or even disagreeable.
  • Ricardo had forecast a disagreeable fate for most of mankind.
  • Snapping out of this disagreeable mood will release tensions in everyone.
  • This turbidity is sometimes beneficial but also curtails the transparency of the water and is therefore largely disagreeable to the aquarist.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatoroften behaving in an angry, unfriendly way
· Her father was a bad-tempered man who sat alone drinking beer and watching TV most nights.· As Aunt Matilde's pain grew worse, she became too bad-tempered to see anyone.
angry and unfriendly, and often complaining about things: · a grumpy old man· Sandy is always grouchy in the mornings.
especially British someone who is disagreeable is bad-tempered and very unfriendly and behaves in an unpleasant way towards people: · It's impossible to have a normal conversation with your father - he's always so disagreeable.· The landlord is an extremely disagreeable man. Have as little to do with him as possible.
often becoming annoyed or unhappy, especially when there seems to be no good reason to: · Tammy's been moody and emotional all day.· a moody teenager
behaving in a bad-tempered way towards other people, especially because you are always nervous or worried about something: · I wish you would stop being so uptight.uptight about: · My parents have always been uptight about me dating boys.
an old person who is cantankerous is bad-tempered and complains and quarrels a lot: · As Ethel grew older, she became more cantankerous.· Brooks is the committee's cantankerous chairman.
British spoken use this about someone who is always complaining and never seems to enjoy anything: · Stop grumbling, you old misery.· Don't invite her. She's such a misery!
someone who is surly behaves in a bad-tempered, rude, and unhelpful way when dealing with people: · Passengers complained about the dirty lavatory and surly staff.· Kevin can be really surly sometimes.· I declined to tip the porter, who left with a surly expression.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectiveagreeabledisagreeableagreednounagreementdisagreementverbagreedisagreeadverbagreeablydisagreeably
1not at all enjoyable or pleasant OPP  agreeable:  a disagreeable jobdisagreeable to The conversation was disagreeable to him.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say someone or something is not very nice rather than disagreeable:· It’s not a very nice job.2unfriendly and bad-tempered OPP  agreeable:  a rude, disagreeable womandisagreeably adverb
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