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inadvisable

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·ad·vis·a·ble /ˌɪnədˈvaɪzəbəl◂/ adjective [not before noun]  STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEan action that is inadvisable is not sensible 〔行动〕不可取的,不明智的,失策的 SYN unwise Changes in the patient’s condition may make surgery inadvisable. 病人病情的变化可能会使其不宜做手术。it is inadvisable to do something It is inadvisable to involve more than one contractor on a project. 一个项目有多个承包商参与是不明智的。
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inadvisableBy now Christmas was fast approaching, and further travel would soon be inadvisable.Bad weather made the trip inadvisable at this time.Subsequent additions and amendments to software may be technically possible, but inadvisable because of subsequent upgrade issues.However, it would be inadvisable for revolutionary socialists to base themselves on this unlikely variant.Strident, overbearing leadership is inadvisable in this political culture.Another group felt that it was inadvisable to change horses in midstream.It was therefore inadvisable to conduct statistical tests when missing data from some schools distorted the representativeness of the sample.Eleven years of trapping has demonstrated that it is inadvisable to generalise from two or three years' experience.it is inadvisable to do somethingTherefore, it is inadvisable to extrapolate from those studies to disadvantaged populations.Most agencies tell their single volunteers it is inadvisable to form relationships with locals or other expats.Eleven years of trapping has demonstrated that it is inadvisable to generalise from two or three years' experience.
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inadvisable
inadvisable /ˌɪnədˈvaɪzəbəl◂/ adjective [not before noun]
 Word Family: noun: advice, adviser, ADVISOR, advisability; adjective: advisableinadvisable, advisory; verb: advise; adverb: advisedly
an action that is inadvisable is not sensible
   SYN  unwise:
    Changes in the patient’s condition may make surgery inadvisable.
    it is inadvisable to do something
    It is inadvisable to involve more than one contractor on a project.


in·ad·vis·ableBrE /ˌɪnədˈvaɪzəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪnədˈvaɪzəbl/ 🔊 adjective [not usually before noun] ~ (for sb) (to do sth) (formal) not sensible or wise; that you would advise against 不明智;不可取It is inadvisable to bring children on this trip. 这次旅行带孩子不妥当。🔊🔊 OPP advisable