ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]不值得羡慕的;令人不快的;尴尬的 If you describe a situation or task as unenviable, you mean that nobody would enjoy dealing with it because it is very difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant. 不值得羡慕的;令人不快的;尴尬的
She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls.
她接受了这个令人为难的差事,负责打头几个电话。
It put me in the unenviable position of having to lie.