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unreasonable

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·rea·son·a·ble /ʌnˈriːzənəbəl/ ●●○ adjective  1 UNFAIRnot fair or sensible 不讲道理的,不合理的 I think he’s being unreasonable. 我认为他是在无理取闹。 Don’t let your boss make unreasonable demands on you. 别让你的老板对你提无理的要求。it is unreasonable to do something It’s unreasonable to expect you to work seven days a week. 要你一星期上七天班也太不讲理了。 It’s not unreasonable to ask him to help you. 叫他帮助你并无不妥。2. EXPENSIVEunreasonable prices, costs etc are too high 〔价格、成本等〕过高的unreasonably adverb unreasonably high prices 过高的价格
Examples from the Corpus
unreasonableNow he's just being unreasonable.Some news media have described the government's actions as excessive and unreasonable.Nevertheless, to require that all educating be done in public schools was considered arbitrary and unreasonable.Now it is not possible to give a confident answer to the question whether the delay was unreasonable.I don't think the amount of homework they get is unreasonable.I think your attitude is most unreasonable.She knew she was being unreasonable, and she was worried she might alienate David.She divorced her husband on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour.Even the most caring parents will sometimes make unreasonable demands on their children.unreasonable expectationsIt is not unreasonable for parents to want schools to reinforce the values children are taught at home.It is possible for telephone companies to make profit without charging unreasonable rates.I don't know why you have such an unreasonable reaction to it.Within limits this seems a not unreasonable request.It didn't seem like an unreasonable request.The trial court found that her demands were not petty or unreasonable, since they involved practices she felt were racially discriminatory.Don't you think it's a little unreasonable to charge someone $75 just for parking their car?It's unreasonable to expect people to pay for something they haven't even seen yet.It is unreasonable to expect them to anticipate what additional rights they ought to have.it is unreasonable to do somethingIn survey conditions it is unreasonable to ask for a ranking of more than ten objects.
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unreasonable
unreasonable /ʌnˈriːzənəbəl/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: reason, reasoning, reasonableness; adjective: reasonableunreasonable, reasoned; verb: reason; adverb: reasonablyunreasonably
1. not fair or sensible:
    I think he’s being unreasonable.
    Don’t let your boss make unreasonable demands on you.
    it is unreasonable to do something
    It’s unreasonable to expect you to work seven days a week.
    It’s not unreasonable to ask him to help you.
2. unreasonable prices, costs etc are too high
—unreasonably adverb:
    unreasonably high prices


🔑 un·rea·son·ableBrE /ʌnˈriːznəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ʌnˈriːznəbl/ 🔊 adjectivenot fair; expecting too much 不合理的;不公正的;期望过高的The job was beginning to make unreasonable demands on his free time. 他的闲暇时间开始被工作过分地侵占了。🔊🔊The fees they charge are not unreasonable. 他们的收费还算合理。🔊🔊It would be unreasonable to expect somebody to come at such short notice. 要求人家随传随到,太不近人情了吧。🔊🔊He was being totally unreasonable about it. 他在这件事上蛮不讲理。🔊🔊 OPP reasonable un·rea·son·able·ness BrE /ʌnˈriːznəblnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ʌnˈriːznəblnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] un·rea·son·ably BrE /ʌnˈriːznəbli/ 🔊NAmE /ʌnˈriːznəbli/ 🔊 adverb