unfortunate
unfortunate
英[ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət]美[ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənət]
adj.不幸的，不恰当的，穷困潦倒的；
复数：unfortunates;
比较级：more unfortunate;
*高级：most unfortunate;
例句
It's unfortunate when a father and son can't relate to each other.父子之间关系不好是很不幸的。
You mustn’t ridicule unfortunate people.你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
I count myself to be unfortunate.我认为我自己时运不佳。
I sincerely pity these unfortunate beings.我真诚地同情这些不幸的人。
She was always good with the unfortunate.她对不幸的人总是很友好。
She has the unfortunate knack of always saying the wrong thing.不幸的是，她总是说错话。
It is indeed unfortunate!那的确是不幸啊！
This helps to explain the unfortunate experience of a certain agriculturist from the U.S. assigned to duty in another country.这对解释某位被分配到另一国家去工作的美国农业学家的不幸遭遇是有帮助的。
He is unfortunate who cannot bear misfortune.不能承受不幸的就是不幸。出自：英语谚语
If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you.运气太好，得意忘形；运气太坏，无人理会。出自：英语谚语
英语六级真题
At the base of a mountain in Tanzania Gregory rift, Lake Natron burns bright red, surrounded by the remains of animals that were unfortunate enough to fall into the salty water.
2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
不幸的；倒霉的
If you describe someone as unfortunate, you mean that something unpleasant or unlucky has happened to them. You can also describe the unpleasant things that happen to them as unfortunate .
例句
Some unfortunate person passing below could all too easily be seriously injured...从下面经过的倒霉蛋儿很容易受重伤。Apparently he had been unfortunate enough to fall victim to a gang of thugs...他显然不幸落入了一群歹徒之手。ADJ-GRADED
不恰当的；尴尬的；棘手的
If you describe something that has happened as unfortunate, you think that it is inappropriate, embarrassing, awkward, or undesirable.
例句
It really is desperately unfortunate that this should have happened just now.刚才竟发生这样的事儿，实在是太不合时宜了。...the unfortunate incident of the upside-down Canadian flag...加拿大国旗挂颠倒这种尴尬事儿ADJ-GRADED
穷困潦倒的；生活艰难的
You can describe someone as unfortunate when they are poor or have a difficult life.
例句
Every year we have charity days to raise money for unfortunate people.每年我们都有慈善日来筹款帮助贫困人群。...the unfortunate inhabitants of the East End slums.伦敦东区贫民窟穷困潦倒的居民英汉词典释义
adj.
不幸的, 倒霉的;时运不佳的;不成功的
He hurled curses at the unfortunate man who had made the mistake.他对着这个犯了错误的可怜人大声叫骂。I count myself to be unfortunate.我认为我自己时运不佳。可叹的;令人遗憾的;遗憾的;可惜的
It is indeed unfortunate!那的确是令人遗憾的！不合适的; 粗野的, 不得体的;令人尴尬的;得罪人的
n.
不幸的人
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a person who suffers misfortune
Adjective
1. not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune;
"an unfortunate turn of events""an unfortunate decision""unfortunate investments""an unfortunate night for all concerned"2. not auspicious; boding ill
3. unsuitable or regrettable;
"an unfortunate choice of words""an unfortunate speech"
