disagreeable
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dis·a·gree·a·ble /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl◂/ adjective formal 1 UNPLEASANTnot at all enjoyable or pleasant 令人不快的，不合意的，讨厌的 OPP agreeable a disagreeable job 不称心的工作disagreeable to The conversation was disagreeable to him. 这番交谈令他不快。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say someone or something is not very nice rather than disagreeable: 在日常英语中,表示某人或某事不好一般说 not very nice ,而不说 disagreeableIt’s not a very nice job. 这不是一份很好的工作。2 BAD-TEMPEREDunfriendly and bad-tempered 不友好的；脾气坏的 OPP agreeable a rude, disagreeable woman 粗鲁、坏脾气的女人 —disagreeably adverbExamples from the Corpus
disagreeable• It's impossible to have a normal conversation with your father - he's always so disagreeable.• It never rendered him mean or even disagreeable.• I expect he was telling a tale, but even this made him a very disagreeable character.• Ricardo had forecast a disagreeable fate for most of mankind.• The landlord is an extremely disagreeable man. Have as little to do with him as possible.• He's the most disagreeable man I've ever met.• Snapping out of this disagreeable mood will release tensions in everyone.• I have to admit I find the name a little disagreeable on the aesthetic front.• At his request, I had written the preface, and that preface had involved me in a most disagreeable situation.• a very disagreeable task• Aspects of his work, his life style, are disagreeable to him in the extreme.• This turbidity is sometimes beneficial but also curtails the transparency of the water and is therefore largely disagreeable to the aquarist.dis·a·gree·a·ble adjective →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
Corpus enjoyable all at not or pleasant
disagreeable
dis‧a‧gree‧a‧ble /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl◂/
adjective formal
OPP agreeable:
a disagreeable job
disagreeable to
The conversation was disagreeable to him.
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In everyday English, people usually say someone or something is not very nice rather than disagreeable:
▪It’s not a very nice job.
2. unfriendly and bad-tempered
OPP agreeable:
a rude, disagreeable woman
—disagreeably adverb
dis‧a‧gree‧a‧ble /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl◂/
adjective formal Word Family: adjective: agreeable ≠ disagreeable, agreed; verb: agree ≠ disagree; noun: agreement ≠ disagreement; adverb: agreeably ≠ disagreeably
1. not at all enjoyable or pleasant OPP agreeable:
disagreeable to
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In everyday English, people usually say someone or something is not very nice rather than disagreeable:
▪
2. unfriendly and bad-tempered
OPP agreeable:
—disagreeably adverb