unbecoming

英 [ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ]

adj.  不合适的; 不相称的; 不恰当; 不得体; 不可接受

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BNC.33136 / COCA.25108

牛津词典

adj.

• 不合适的；不相称的
  not suiting a particular person
  1. She was wearing an unbecoming shade of purple.
     她穿着一身不相配的紫色衣服。
• 不恰当；不得体；不可接受
  not appropriate or acceptable
  1. He was accused of conduct unbecoming to an officer.
     他被谴责行为有失官员身份。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不好看的；不吸引人的
  If you describe things such as clothes asunbecoming, you mean that they look unattractive.
  1. ...the unbecoming dress hurriedly stitched from cheap cloth.
     用廉价布料匆匆缝制的难看的连衣裙
• ADJ-GRADED 不得体的；不合宜的；不恰当的
  If you describe a person's behaviour or remarks asunbecoming, you mean that they are shocking and unsuitable for that person.
  1. His conduct was totally unbecoming to an officer in the British armed services...
     作为一名英军军官，他的行为极不得体。
  2. Those involved had performed acts unbecoming of university students.
     那些参与者的所作所为有失大学生的体面。

英英释义

adj

• not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
  1. was buried with indecent haste
  2. indecorous behavior
  3. language unbecoming to a lady
  4. unseemly to use profanity
  5. moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
  Synonym:indecentindecorousuncomelyunseemlyuntoward

双语例句

• Nothing unbecoming tinged the pride; it was a natural and worthy one;
  那是一种理所当然的高尚的自豪，不曾沾染不当的色彩。
• It is utterly unbecoming of him to do such a thing.
  干这种事与他的身分极不相称。
• They plead guilty, we drop the conspiracy and conduct unbecoming.
  他们认罪，就网开一面只告他们共谋及行为不当。
• He was drummed out of the service for conduct unbecoming of an officer. He was dismissed from the army last year.
  他因行为与军官的身份不相称而被部队开除。
• However, the strange phenomenon of few readers and low utility of foreign books in university library is unbecoming for a place full of talent.
  然而高校图书馆外文图书却普遍存在读者少、利用率低是的问题，这种怪现象与人才密集的高校是极不相称的。
• And conduct unbecoming a United States marine.
  以及对一名陆战队员行为不当。
• An unbecoming dress, style, colour.
  不合适的连衣裙、样式、颜色。
• His conduct was totally unbecoming to an officer in the British armed services
  作为一名英军军官，他的行为极不得体。
• Solution: Wearing your breakfast, lunch or dinner on your shirt is unbecoming.
  是否看看你的衬衫就能猜出你早点或者午餐吃了什么呢？
• Stop dishing the dirt, sally. it's really quite unbecoming.
  萨利，别讲人家的闲话吧，那是很不体面的。