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  4. unpalatable

unpalatable

/ʌnˈpælətəbəl/
难以下咽的

The medicine had an unpalatable taste.

这药的味道难以下咽。


一般

指食物或饮料味道难吃,难以下咽。也可比喻某事物让人难以接受或不愉快。

The dish was so unpalatable that no one finished it.

这道菜味道太难吃了,没人吃完。

The proposal was unpalatable to the committee.

这个提案让委员会难以接受。

常用于形容食物的味道,也可比喻某事物让人不愉快或难以接受。

搭配

unpalatable truth难以接受的事实unpalatable medicine难以下咽的药unpalatable food难以下咽的食物

同义词

unappetizingdisgustingrepulsiveunpleasant

反义词

palatabledeliciousappetizingtasty

相关短语

hard to swallow短语
难以接受
bitter pill to swallow短语
难以接受的事实或情况

专业提示

用法提示

在英语中,'unpalatable' 通常用于正式或书面语境,口语中更常用 'disgusting' 或 'gross'。

黄金法则

核心用法

主要用于形容食物或饮料的味道,也可比喻某事物让人难以接受或不愉快。

词源

来自中古英语 'unpalatable',由 'un-'(不)和 'palatable'(可口的)组成,后者源自拉丁语 'palatus'(口腔)。

用法说明

通常用于形容食物或饮料的味道,也可用于比喻某事物让人难以接受或不愉快。

单词拆解

un-
不
prefix
+
palatable
可口的
root
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