| 单词 | uncomfortable |
| 释义 | uncomfortable (once / 369 pages) adj If it's very hot or very cold in the room, chances are you are going to feel uncomfortable or ill-at-ease. The word uncomfortable comes from the prefix un- meaning "not" and comfortable meaning "affording comfort." When something is uncomfortable, it doesn't allow you to relax. A hard chair can be uncomfortable. So can a tense situation in which two people are arguing. Someone can make you feel uncomfortable by saying something inappropriate. WORD FAMILYuncomfortable: uncomfortableness, uncomfortablest, uncomfortably+/comfort: comfortable, comforted, comforter, comforting, comfortless, comforts, discomfort/comfortable: comfortableness, comfortabler, comfortablest, comfortably, uncomfortable/comfortableness: comfortablenesses/comforted: comfortedly/comforter: comforters/comforting: comfortinger, comfortingly/comfortless: comfortlessly/discomfort: discomforts/uncomfortableness: uncomfortablenesses USAGE EXAMPLESIt is uncomfortable to be naked and helpless, with our humanness showing. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) And that created what was a momentarily awkward and uncomfortable scene as Reed pushed Clark and then Clark pushed back before teammates intervened. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Early in his major foreign policy speech last Wednesday about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, US secretary of state John Kerry promised to tell some “uncomfortable truths”. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj providing or experiencing physical discomfort an uncomfortable chair an uncomfortable day in the hot sun Syn|Ant bad, tough feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') comfortlesswithout comfort irritating, painfulcausing physical discomfort miserable, wretchedcharacterized by physical misery uneasyrelating to bodily unease that causes discomfort warmuncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble comfortable, comfy providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) cosy, cozy, snugenjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space easyaffording comfort homelike, homely, homey, homyhaving a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable soothingaffording physical relief 2adj conducive to or feeling mental discomfort this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable the uncomfortable truth grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest the teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable Syn|Ant awkward, ill at ease, uneasy socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner disquietingcausing mental discomfort ill-fittingnot the right size or shape self-consciousexcessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior uneasylacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance comfortable free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind comfortedmade comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress easyfree from worry or anxiety |
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