| 单词 | unwelcome |
| 释义 | unwelcome (once / 1372 pages) adj Things that are unwelcome are unpleasant or objectionable in some way. An unwelcome guest is one you didn't invite and you're not particularly happy to see. People are sometimes unwelcome, like your boring cousin who shows up unexpectedly for a long visit at the worst time. Things can also be unwelcome, like bad news or heckling from the audience during your stand-up comedy routine. Anything you don't wish for and don't appreciate can be described as unwelcome. Welcome has its roots in the Old English wilcuma, a friendly greeting and earlier "a welcome guest," from willa, "pleasure or choice," and cuma, "guest." WORD FAMILYunwelcome: unwelcomely, unwelcomer, unwelcomest, unwelcomingly+/welcome: unwelcome, welcomed, welcomely, welcomer, welcomes, welcomest, welcoming, welcomingly/welcomer: welcomers USAGE EXAMPLESBut to many in the territory, intervention by the NPC would be a hugely unwelcome shock. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) We are greeted with smiles at every turn, but anything further, I learn, is unwelcome. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Baroness Ruth Deech, the former adjudicator for universities, told the Telegraph that Jewish students felt "unwelcome" on some campuses. BBC(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure unwelcome publicity unwelcome interruptions unwelcome visitors Syn|Ant unwanted not wanted; not needed uninvitedunwelcome and unwanted welcome giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted wanteddesired or wished for or sought 2adj not welcome unwelcome publicity Syn unwished, unwished-for unwanted not wanted; not needed |
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