unhappy

英 [ʌnˈhæpi] 美 [ʌnˈhæpi]

adj.  不快乐的; 不幸福的; 难过的; 悲伤的; 不悦的; 不高兴的; 不满的; 不幸的; 不适当的

最高级:unhappiest比较级:unhappier

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3622 / COCA.4717



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 不快乐的;不幸福的;难过的;悲伤的
    not happy; sad
    1. to be/look/seem/sound unhappy
      感到 / 看来 / 似乎 / 听起来不愉快
    2. an unhappy childhood
      不快乐的童年
    3. I didn't realize but he was deeply unhappy at that time.
      我没有察觉到原来他那时非常不开心。
  2. 不悦的;不高兴的;不满的
    not pleased or satisfied with sth
    1. They were unhappy with their accommodation.
      他们对住处不满意。
    2. He was unhappy at being left out of the team.
      他对未能入选该队感到不高兴。
  3. 不幸的;不适当的
    unfortunate or not suitable
    1. an unhappy coincidence
      不幸的巧合
    2. It was an unhappy choice of words.
      那样用词是不适当的。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 不幸福的;不快乐的;愁苦的
    If you are unhappy, you are sad and depressed.
    1. Her marriage is in trouble and she is desperately unhappy...
      她的婚姻陷入困境,她为此非常郁闷。
    2. He was a shy, sometimes unhappy man...
      他是一个腼腆的人,有时候还很忧郁。
    3. I thought of my father's unhappy boyhood.
      我想到了父亲不幸的童年。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 不高兴的;不满意的
    If you are unhappy about something, you are not pleased about it or not satisfied with it.
    1. He has been unhappy with his son's political leanings...
      他一向不满意儿子的政治倾向。
    2. I suspect he isn't altogether unhappy about my absence...
      我猜想他对我的缺席并没有感到很不高兴。
    3. A lot of Republicans are unhappy that the government isn't doing more.
      许多共和党人对于政府没有做出更多努力感到不满。
  3. ADJ 令人不满的;不可取的
    An unhappy situation or choice is not satisfactory or desirable.
    1. ...this unhappy chapter in the history of relations between our two countries...
      我们两国关系史上不愉快的这一篇章
    2. The legislation represents in itself an unhappy compromise.
      这项立法本身就是勉强妥协的产物。
    3. ...unhappy experiences of writing for television.
      给电视台撰稿的不愉快经历

双语例句

  1. He was shy and nervous as a boy, and unhappy at school
    他小时候既害羞又胆怯,在学校过得并不快乐。
  2. She has suffered an extremely unhappy childhood, but simply blotted it out of her memory.
    她的童年极为不幸,对此她索性就不去想。
  3. Build on the qualities you are satisfied with and work to change those you are unhappy with
    以自己满意的优点为发展基础,努力改变自己不满意的地方。
  4. He was unhappy that no disciplinary action was being taken.
    他对没有任何纪律惩罚而心生不满。
  5. I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.
    我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。
  6. A spokeswoman for Mr Prescott yesterday made it clear that he had been unhappy at his exclusion.
    普雷斯科特先生的发言人昨天表明他对于自己被拒绝十分不满。
  7. It would be fair to say he had one or two unhappy moments out there
    可以这么说,他在那里有过一两次不愉快。
  8. I don't want him to feel forsaken and unhappy.
    我不想让他感到被抛弃而不快乐。
  9. The boy was unhappy because he thought he was friendless.
    这个男孩自认为没有朋友,所以闷闷不乐。
  10. He went about looking ill and unhappy.
    他看上去总是一副病恹恹、不开心的样子。
  11. Unfair bosses and rude customers make us unhappy on the job.
    不公正的老板和粗鲁的顾客让我们工作起来很不愉快。
  12. Ferguson was unhappy and it showed
    弗格森很不开心,能看得出来。
  13. The engineers 'union was unhappy with the motion, saying it smacked of racism.
    工程师联盟对这项提议感到很不满,称该提议有点种族主义的味道。
  14. Many mentally ill people are themselves unhappy about the idea of community care
    许多精神病患者本身不喜欢社区护理。
  15. There's such pressure to be happy in Hawaii, if you're unhappy you're on a guilt trip
    就好像去夏威夷就一定要开心似的,如果你不开心,你会一个劲儿地感到愧疚。
  16. In truth, we were both unhappy.
    事实上,我们俩都不快乐。
  17. You must let go of the idea that to be single is to be unhappy and unfulfilled
    你要摈弃单身就会不快乐、就会有失败感这一想法。
  18. Her marriage is in trouble and she is desperately unhappy
    她的婚姻陷入困境,她为此非常郁闷。
  19. He was a shy, sometimes unhappy man
    他是一个腼腆的人,有时候还很忧郁。
  20. I thought of my father's unhappy boyhood.
    我想到了父亲不幸的童年。
  21. He has been unhappy with his son's political leanings
    他一向不满意儿子的政治倾向。
  22. I suspect he isn't altogether unhappy about my absence
    我猜想他对我的缺席并没有感到很不高兴。
  23. A lot of Republicans are unhappy that the government isn't doing more.
    许多共和党人对于政府没有做出更多努力感到不满。
  24. The legislation represents in itself an unhappy compromise.
    这项立法本身就是勉强妥协的产物。
  25. Washington is unhappy with the peace plan which it views as unworkable.
    美国政府对和平计划不满,认为它不可行。
  26. Both partners of the marriage wound up unhappy.
    最后婚姻双方都不幸福。
  27. Why do you choose to ask him questions at a time when he is unhappy?
    你怎么单在他不高兴的时候问他问题?
  28. Tears streamed down his checks as he recounted his unhappy experience.
    他声泪俱下地诉说了自己的不幸遭遇。
  29. A gentleman is open and poised; a petty man is unhappy and worried.
    君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚。
  30. With all his wealth, he is still unhappy.
    他纵然殷富,但生活并不欢乐。

同义词辨析

  sad blue broken-hearted distressed miserable sorrowful unhappy wretched【导航词义:悲哀的,不愉快的】

  sad adj. 伤心的,使人难过的

〔辨析〕最普通用词,尤指因发生了令人不愉快的事情而感到难过的、悲伤的。

〔例证〕
She was very sad to hear that he would live in another city.
听说他将去另外一个城市生活,她非常难过。
There was a sad expression on his face.
他脸上的表情很忧伤。
She gave me a sad look.
她伤心地看了我一眼。

  blue adj. 〈非正式〉忧郁的,沮丧的

〔辨析〕指心情低落的,或觉得没有希望的,只作表语。

〔例证〕
Hans was blue over his dismissal.
汉斯因被解雇而情绪低落。
He felt blue when he reread Mary's letters.
他重读玛丽的那些信时,心情很不好。

  broken-hearted adj. 伤心的,心碎的

〔辨析〕尤指因所爱之人死去或离去而感到极度悲伤的。

〔例证〕
She was broken-hearted when she heard that her husband was killed in an accident.
听说丈夫遭遇车祸身亡时,她心都碎了。
He was broken-hearted when she decided to leave.
她决定离他而去,他伤心至极。

  distressed adj. 苦恼的,忧虑的

〔辨析〕指某种不好的事情、行为、消息等使人感到痛苦而烦恼的。

〔例证〕
His stealing made his mother deeply distressed.
他的偷窃行为使他母亲非常苦恼。
I was distressed to learn about that.
得悉此事我感到担心。

  miserable adj. 极不愉快的,痛苦的

〔辨析〕多指因孤单、寒冷或遭受恶劣对待而极不愉快的。

〔例证〕
He has been so miserable since his wife's death.
自从妻子去世后,他十分痛苦。
Her boyfriend stood her up, so she spent the weekend feeling miserable.
男朋友放了她的鸽子,因此她那个周末心情很糟糕。

  sorrowful adj. 〈文〉悲伤的,伤心的

〔辨析〕多指因丧失亲人等而悲伤的。

〔例证〕
We heard a sorrowful love song.
我们听到了一首悲怆的恋歌。
A funeral is a sorrowful occasion.
葬礼是令人悲伤的场合。
He was often absent and sorrowful.
他常常心不在焉,愁眉苦脸。

  unhappy adj. 痛苦的,不快乐的

〔辨析〕多指因日常生活中遇到不如意之事而感到不愉快的,侧重指心理状态,即精神上不快的或失望的。

〔例证〕
Diana's parents had an unhappy marriage.
黛安娜的父母有一段痛苦的婚姻。
He has great power and wealth, but is still unhappy.
他颇有权势,也非常富有,但依然并不快乐。
If you're so unhappy, why not leave him?
如果你这么不开心,为什么不离开他呢?

  wretched adj. 不愉快的,难受的

〔辨析〕多指因疾病、忧伤等而造成不幸的或痛苦的,可从外表上看出失望、沮丧等神情,令人同情。

〔例证〕
She was wondering why he looked so wretched.
她想搞清楚为什么他看起来如此愁眉苦脸的。
She felt wretched about the way things had turned out.
事情落了这么个结局,她感到很难受。