uncongenial

美 [ˌʌnkənˈdʒiːniəl]英 [ˌʌnkənˈdʒiːniəl]
  • adj.性情不相投的;不适宜的;不适合的;不利的;不愉快的;不友善的;令人紧张的
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adj.

1

不友善的;性情不相投的
not pleasant or friendly; not like yourself

uncongenial company

脾气不相投的同伴

2

不愉快的;令人紧张的;不适宜的
not pleasant; not making you feel relaxed; not suitable for your personality

an uncongenial atmosphere

不和谐的气氛

3

不适合的;不利的
not suitable for sth; not encouraging sth

The religious climate at the time was uncongenial to new ideas.

当时的宗教气候容不得新思想。

uncongenial

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED (人)不友好的;(地方)不合意的
    If you describe a person or place as uncongenial, you mean that they are unfriendly and unpleasant.

    He continued to find the Simpsons uncongenial bores...

    他依然觉得辛普森一家人很讨厌。

adj

1
used of plant stock or scions;incapable of being grafted
2
not suitable to your tastes or needs
the uncongenial roommates were always fighting
the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs
Synonym: incompatible
3
very unfavorable to life or growth
a hostile climate
an uncongenial atmosphere
an uncongenial soil
the unfriendly environment at high altitudes
Synonym: hostile unfriendly

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  1. The religious climate at the time was uncongenial to new ideas .

    当时的宗教气候容不得新思想。

  2. Hollywood was an uncongenial place to work .

    好莱坞是个不适宜工作的地方。

  3. He continued to find the Simpsons uncongenial bores

    他依然觉得辛普森一家人很讨厌。

  4. Their work had been uncongenial to the social structure and traditions of the land .

    他们的工作对此地的社会结构及传统已不合适了。

  5. Real politic thinking is uncongenial to american political discourse

    现实政治的思想和美国的政治演说是性质不同的

  6. Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation . This book is dull instead of interesting .

    一个从趣味不相投的位置逃走的人。这本书不但无趣,反倒枯燥无味。

  7. Prince Andrey did not laugh , and was afraid he would be felt uncongenial by this party .

    安德烈公爵没有面露笑意,他害怕,他将会教这群人在思想上感到沉重。

  8. A hostile climate ; an uncongenial atmosphere ; an uncongenial soil ; the unfriendly environment at high altitudes .

    非常不宜人的气候;不利于生活的空气;贫瘠的土壤;高海拔地区的不利环境。

  9. Nor was it much use asking , since Alan was quite incomprehensible to them , a fact which was somewhat uncongenial since they claimed some scientific knowledge .

    他们问也没有用,因为他们无法理解艾伦的话,他们一聊到科学知识,就觉得不是同一个世界的人。

  10. Abandoning the exclusivity of the relationship would force each partner to build ad hoc coalitions for every initiative in an uncongenial , EU-wide context of economic recession and political acrimony .

    在全欧盟经济衰退、政治不和的紧张气氛下,放弃法德之间牢不可破的关系,将迫使双方为每项计划组建临时的联盟。

  11. If I avoid being " ploughed under ," with all that such ploughing entails of rough handling , isolation , uncongenial situations , strange tests , then I know nothing of Calvary love .

    若我逃避「被犁」,以及这种被犁的过程中所包括的一切艰苦、孤立、不协调的情况、奇怪的考验,那我就还是丝毫不懂加略山的爱。

  12. Modern life stretched out its steam feeler to this point three or four times a day , touched the native existences , and quickly withdrew its feeler again , as if what it touched had been uncongenial .

    在一天里,现代生活有三四次把它的蒸气触角伸展到这个地方,同本地的生活发生接触,然后又很快缩回它的触角,仿佛它同它接触的生活格格不入似的。