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unholy

adjective
🔊/ʌnˈhəʊli/
🔊/ʌnˈhəʊli/
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  1. dangerous; likely to be harmful危险的；有害的
    • an unholy alliance between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry医疗界与医药业的不当联盟
  2. not respecting the laws of a religion不守教规的；亵渎神明的；罪恶的 opposite holy
  3. [only before noun] (informal) used to emphasize how bad something is过分的；极端的；无法容忍的
    • She wondered how she had got into this unholy mess.她不知道自己如何弄得如此狼狈不堪。🔊🔊
    • There was an unholy row going on next door.隔壁有一排邪恶的行。
    4. Word OriginOld English unhālig (see un-, holy).