unwanted ♦︎ unpopular ♦︎ unwelcome ♦︎ unsolicited ♦︎ undesirable ♦︎ uninvited ♦︎ unlovedThese words all describe people and things that are not wanted, invited or asked for.这些词均表示不需要的、不受欢迎的、未经要求的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an unwanted / an unpopular / an unloved child◆an unwanted / unloved baby◆an unwanted / unwelcome / unsolicited call◆an unwanted / unwelcome / undesirable change / effect◆an unwanted / unwelcome / uninvited guest / visitor◆an unwanted / unwelcome intruder / intrusion◆unwanted / unwelcome attention / publicity◆unwanted / unsolicited advice / goods / material■unwantednot wanted by sb不需要的;多余的;不受欢迎的◆They aim to reduce unwanted pregnancies.他们致力于减少意外怀孕。◆It is very sad when children feel unwanted(= feel that other people do not care about them).小孩觉得没有人爱是很可怜的。■unpopularnot liked or enjoyed by a person, a group or people in general没人缘的;不受欢迎的;不得人心的◆He made several unpopular decisions during his leadership.他担任领导期间做过几个不得人心的决策。◆The proposed increase in income tax proved deeply unpopular with the electorate.事实证明,增加所得税的建议令选民十分不满。◆The party is increasingly unpopular among young people.该党在年轻人当中越来越不受欢迎。OPPpopular ⇨ popular▸unpopularity ˌʌnˌpɒpjuˈlærəti; NAmEˌʌnˌpɑːpjuˈlærəti
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[uncountable] ◆the growing unpopularity of the military regime军政府的日益不得人心■unwelcomenot wanted by sb不需要的;多余的;不受欢迎的◆Security cameras around the building keep out unwelcome visitors.建筑物周围的监视摄像机能防止不受欢迎的访客进入。◆Jones's book revealed an unwelcome truth which no one really wanted to hear.琼斯的书揭露了不受欢迎的真相,没有人真的想听。OPPwelcomeⓘ A person or thing that is welcome is one that you are pleased to meet, invite, receive, have, etc. * welcome表示受欢迎的、喜闻乐见的、令人愉快的◆Children are always welcome at the hotel.儿童在旅馆里总是很受欢迎。◆The fine weather made a welcome change.天气转晴,令人心情愉快。NOTE辨析 Unwanted or unwelcome?Guests, visitors, intruders, attention, publicity, changes or effects can be either unwanted or unwelcome. Children, babies, pregnancies, goods or advice can be unwanted. News, facts or the truth can be unwelcome. * unwanted和unwelcome均可修饰guest、visitor、intruder、attention、publicity、change或effect。修饰children、baby、pregnancy、goods或advice可用unwanted。修饰news、fact或the truth可用unwelcome。■unsolicitedˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtɪd (ratherformal) not asked for and sometimes not wanted未经要求的,自我推荐的(有时并不受欢迎)◆I didn't appreciate his unsolicited advice.我并不感激他主动提出的忠告。◆The record company receives dozens of unsolicited demo tapes each week.唱片公司每星期都能收到大量自荐的录音样带。■undesirable ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbl (ratherformal) not wanted or approved of; likely to cause trouble or problems不想要的;不得人心的;易惹麻烦的◆What is the best way to deal with undesirable behaviour?对付不良行为的最好办法是什么?◆It would be highly undesirable to increase class sizes further.大家都很不希望再增加班级人数了。OPPdesirable ⇨ popular, desirable ⇨ best■uninvited (often used after the verb常用在动词后) doing sth or going somewhere when you have not been asked or invited, especially when sb does not want you to未经要求的;不请自来的◆There were one or two uninvited guests at the party.聚会上有一两个不速之客。◆He turned up uninvited.他不请自到。■unloved (ratherformal) not loved by anyone无人喜欢的;没人疼爱的◆According to the theory, unloved children become bad parents.根据这个理论,无人疼爱的孩子会成为糟糕的父母。