- having bad luck; caused by bad luck不幸的；倒霉的 synonym unlucky
- He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.他不幸在最后一轮输了。🔊🔊
- It was an unfortunate accident.那是一次不幸的事故。🔊🔊
- The unfortunate animal was locked inside the house for a week.这只倒霉的动物被锁在房子里一个星期。
opposite fortunateOxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider somebody/something
- …
adverbSee full entry - (formal) if you say that a situation is unfortunate, you wish that it had not happened or that it had been different 令人遗憾的；可惜的synonym regrettable
- She described the decision as ‘unfortunate’.她把这项决定说成是 “令人遗憾”。🔊🔊
- It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English.可惜他不会讲英语。🔊🔊
- You're putting me in a most unfortunate position.你正在把我推入十分可悲的处境。🔊🔊
Language Bank impersonalimpersonalGiving opinions using impersonal language用客观的语言发表意见- It is vital that more is done to prevent the illegal trade in wild animals.应进一步阻止非法买卖野生动物的行为，这一点至关重要。
- (Compare: We have to do more to stop people trading wild animals illegally.)
- It is clear that more needs to be done to protect biodiversity.显然，应进一步保护生物多样性。
- (Compare: We clearly need to do more to protect biodiversity.)
- It is unfortunate that the practice of keeping monkeys as pets still continues.不幸的是，将猴子当宠物饲养的做法仍在持续。
- (Compare: It’s absolutely terrible that people still keep monkeys as pets.)
- It is difficult for many people to understand the reasons why certain individuals choose to hunt animals for sport.许多人都难以理解为什么有些人选择捕猎作为消遣。
- (Compare: I can’t understand why anyone would want to kill animals for fun.)
- Unfortunately, it would seem that not enough is being done to support tiger conservation.遗憾的是，在保护老虎方面给予的支持似乎还不够。
- (Compare: Governments aren’t doing enough to help tiger conservation.)
- There is no doubt that the greatest threat to polar bears comes from global warming.毫无疑问，对北极熊的最大威胁是全球变暖。
- (Compare: I believe that the greatest threat…)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider somebody/something
- …
adverbSee full entry - embarrassing and/or offensive令人尴尬的；不适当的；得罪人的
- It was an unfortunate choice of words.那是一种不恰当的措辞。🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider somebody/something
- …
adverbSee full entry
- a person who does not have much luck, money, etc.不幸的人
- one of life’s unfortunates人生中的不幸者之一