unpleasing

1. Parts of old paintings which appear unpleasing to modern artists are sometimes painted out.
   现代美术家有时对古画中所看不顺眼的部分用油漆涂掉。
2. For example, a wine may fall short of the mark because a low level of acidity leaves it tasting slightly flat or a high level of tannin gives it an unpleasing bitterness.
   例如，葡萄酒会因为酸低而口感平淡味短，或者因为丹宁高显得味苦。
3. In the earlier years, all cellular phones shipped with external antennas that stuck out in aesthetically unpleasing ways.
   在早些年，所有装有外部天线的手机在在审美上都是不好的。
4. So be yourself. Don't engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life.
   所以要做回自己，不要沉沦到一个令你的生活不愉快的面具中去。
5. But the unstable climate of the monsoon season giving low temperature, drought and flood had an unpleasing effect on production.
   但由于季风气候的不稳定性，旱、涝、低温时有发生，对生产有一定影响。
6. There are some benefits of the Communicative Approach which has entered into our country recent years, but the Communicative Approach also has some unpleasing aspects. The author thinks that laying emphasis on reading is a rather good method in foreign language teaching.
   近年引进的交际法教学颇见成效，但也有不尽如人意之处，作者认为重视阅读不失为当前外语教学的一个好方法。
7. As an unpleasing result of the long-lasting planning economy in the past decades, the development of the logistic service system has been greatly restricted.
   由于我国在相当长历史时期里处于以计划经济为主的经济体制中，受其负面影响，制约了我国后勤事业的发展。
8. Besides, thanks to the unpleasing exhibition of morality in the political tragedy of twentieth century, Arendt suggested to establish a new morality based on politics itself.
   而且，鉴于二十世纪政治灾难中道德的不良表现，阿伦特提出了基于政治本身建立一种新道德的尝试。
9. But its insolubility in water, easy adhesion and unpleasing smell limited the application of propolis.
   但蜂胶本身难溶于水、有异味、易粘附，限制了它的广泛应用。

adj

1. lacking graciousness
   1. a totally graceless hostess

   Synonym:    graceless