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单词 untoward
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•to•ward /ʌnˈtɔrd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. unfavorable or unfortunate:Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.
  2. improper:untoward social behavior.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•to•ward  (un tôrd, -tōrd),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. unfavorable or unfortunate:Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.
  2. improper:untoward social behavior.
  3. [Archaic.]froward;
    perverse.
  • un-1 + toward 1520–30
un•to•wardly, adv. 
un•to•wardness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
untoward /ˌʌntəˈwɔːd; ʌnˈtəʊəd/ adj
  1. characterized by misfortune, disaster, or annoyance
  2. not auspicious; adverse; unfavourable
  3. unseemly or improper
  4. out of the ordinary; out of the way
  5. archaic refractory; perverse
  6. obsolete awkward, ungainly, or uncouth

ˌuntoˈwardly adv ˌuntoˈwardness n
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