in AM, use 美國英語用 unfavorable
1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (條件或環境)不利的,惡劣的 Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
(條件或環境)不利的,惡劣的 -
Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery of the American insurance market.
不利的經濟形勢阻礙着美國保險市場的複蘇。
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We've got a fairly unfavourable exchange rate at the moment.
眼下匯率對我們不利。
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Unfavourable weather has had damaging effects on this year's harvest.
惡劣天氣使今年的收成受到了損失。
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The whole international economic situation is very unfavourable for the countries in the south. [+ for]
整個國際經濟形勢對南方國家非常不利。
2 ADJ-GRADED (反應)反對的,不贊同的 If you have an
unfavourable reaction to something, you do not like it.
(反應)反對的,不贊同的 -
A more unfavourable response was given today by the Prime Minister.
首相今天的回應更是表示反對。
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President Mubarak was particularly unfavourable to the idea.
穆巴拉克總統尤其不贊同這一想法。
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First reactions have been distinctly unfavourable.
第一反應明顯是不贊成。
3 ADJ [ADJ n] (比較)使相形見绌的 If you make an
unfavourable comparison between two things, you say that one thing seems worse than the other.
(比較)使相形見绌的 -
He makes unfavourable comparisons between British and French cooking.
他認爲與法國菜相比,英國菜相形見绌。
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A younger child will benefit more from an older sister's help than from an unfavourable comparison between their progress.
與一味地比較進步情況相比,年紀小一些的孩子會從姐姐的幫助中獲益更多。
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