unenviable 英 [ʌn'envɪəb(ə)l]   美 [ʌn'ɛnvɪəbl]

unenviable

unenviable  英 [ʌn'envɪəb(ə)l] 美 [ʌn'ɛnvɪəbl]

adj. 不值得羡慕的,不值得嫉妒的 

For many years, China had the unenviable distinction of the most road traffic accidents in the world, but it was recently overtaken by India. 多年以来,中国一直为自己在全球名列榜首的道路交通事故而感到尴尬,但近来已经被印度迎头赶上。
The goalless defeat further extends Greece's unenviable record of never having scored at the World Cup finals. 本场比赛的失利延续了希腊队在世界杯决赛阶段比赛不进球的尴尬记录。

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  • adj. 不值得羡慕的,不值得嫉妒的
  • 1. For many years, China had the unenviable distinction of the most road traffic accidents in the world, but it was recently overtaken by India.

    多年以来,中国一直为自己在全球名列榜首的道路交通事故而感到尴尬,但近来已经被印度迎头赶上。

  • 2. The goalless defeat further extends Greece's unenviable record of never having scored at the World Cup finals.

    本场比赛的失利延续了希腊队在世界杯决赛阶段比赛不进球的尴尬记录。

  • unenviable (adj.) 1640s, from un- (1) "not" + enviable (adj.). Related: Unenviably.
un·envi·able / ʌnˈenviəbl ; NAmE ʌnˈenviəbl / adjective [usually before noun ] difficult or unpleasant; that you would not want to have 艰难的;讨厌的;不值得羡慕的 She was given the unenviable taskof informing the losers. 让她去通知失败的人,真不是什么好差事。 OPP enviable un·envi·able / ʌnˈenviəbl ; NAmE ʌnˈenviəbl /
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