undesirable

英 [ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbl]

美 [ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbl]

adj.  不想要的; 不得人心的; 易惹麻烦的
n.  不受欢迎的人; 不良分子

复数：undesirables　

CET6考研GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.7811 / COCA.10932

牛津词典

adj.

• 不想要的；不得人心的；易惹麻烦的
  not wanted or approved of; likely to cause trouble or problems
  1. undesirable consequences/effects
     不良后果 / 影响
  2. It would be highly undesirable to increase class sizes further.
     再增加班级人数，是大家都极不愿意的。
  3. prostitution and other undesirable practices
     卖淫和其他不良勾当

noun

• 不受欢迎的人；不良分子
  a person who is not wanted in a particular place, especially because they are considered dangerous or criminal
  1. He's been mixing with drug addicts and other undesirables.
     他一直跟瘾君子和其他不良分子混在一起。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不受欢迎的；不良的；有害的
  If you describe something or someone asundesirable, you think they will have harmful effects.
  1. Inflation is considered to be undesirable because of its adverse effects on income distribution...
     通货膨胀被认为是有害的，因为它会对收入分配产生不利影响。
  2. A large group of undesirable strangers crashed her party.
     一大群不受欢迎的陌生人不请自来，搅了她的聚会。
• N-COUNT 不受欢迎的人；不良分子；危险人物
  Undesirablesare people who a particular government considers to be dangerous or a threat to society, and therefore wants to get rid of.
  1. The Home Office is usually quick to deport undesirables.
     内政部通常会迅速地将不受欢迎人士驱逐出境。

英英释义

noun

• one whose presence is undesirable
  1. rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables

adj

• not wanted
  1. undesirable impurities in steel
  2. legislation excluding undesirable aliens
  Synonym:unwanted
• not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)
  Synonym:unsuitable

双语例句

• This feature eliminates the fuzzy checkpoint mechanism, which can lead to certain undesirable transaction blocking intervals.
  该特性消除了模糊的检查点机制，这种机制可能导致不希望的事务阻塞时间间隔。
• Only you may find that this tactic also delivers some undesirable side-effects.
  只不过你可能会发现，这种策略也会带来一些不受欢迎的副作用。
• This undesirable result would be a direct consequence of differences among species.
  这种不合意的结果将是物种间区别的一个直接后果。
• The organization has been destroyed by undesirable elements.
  组织已给不良分子破坏了。
• Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system.
  一些化学物质能在神经系统中引起一些不良变化。
• Jealousy is destructive and undesirable.
  嫉妒具有破坏性，是不可取的。
• Over the past two years, we did something undesirable, thereby causing some people's misconception.
  这两年我们也做了一些蠢事，引起了一些人的错觉。
• In fact, when we you do so, you reinforce the belief that your behavior is undesirable.
  事实上，当你这样做的时候，你是在强化这样一个信念：你的行为并不受欢迎。
• The Home Office is usually quick to deport undesirables.
  内政部通常会迅速地将不受欢迎人士驱逐出境。
• Undesirable consequences flow from these misconceptions.
  这些误解造成了不良的影响。