unhappy
/ʌnˈhæpi/
adj.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
不快乐的;悲伤的;不满意的;不赞成的
释义与例句
adj.
不快乐的;悲伤的
feeling or showing sadness rather than pleasure or contentment
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She felt unhappy for several days after the argument with her friend.
和朋友争吵后,她难过了好几天。
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The child looked unhappy because his favourite toy had broken.
那个孩子因为最喜欢的玩具坏了而显得很不开心。
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He moved to a new school but remained unhappy and lonely.
他转到了一所新学校,但仍然不快乐、很孤独。
adj.
不满意的;不赞成的
not satisfied with a situation or not pleased about a decision or arrangement
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Several customers were unhappy with the slow service.
几位顾客对缓慢的服务感到不满。
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She is unhappy about the changes to her working hours.
她对工作时间的变动感到不满。
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He was unhappy that nobody had told him about the cancellation.
没有人告诉他活动取消了,他对此很不高兴。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
unhappy 既可指情绪低落,也可指不满意;对某事不满常用 be unhappy with/about,而不是只理解为“悲伤”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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unhappiness 不快乐;苦恼不可数名词,指不快乐的状态;unhappy 是形容词,也可表示“不满意”。
同义词
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miserable 非常不快乐的;痛苦的unhappy 是普通的“不快乐”或“不满意”;miserable 通常语气更强,表示非常痛苦、凄惨,也可形容天气糟糕或数量少得可怜。I felt miserable after failing the examination. 考试不及格后,我感到非常痛苦。
反义词
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happy 快乐的;满意的happy 与 unhappy 都可表示情绪和满意度;be happy/unhappy with 后接令人满意或不满意的事物,be happy/unhappy about 后接某项变化或事件。She is happy with her new job and supportive colleagues. 她对新工作和乐于助人的同事感到满意。
常见搭配
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feel unhappy 感到不快乐If you continue to feel unhappy, talk to someone you trust. 如果你持续感到不快乐,就和你信任的人谈谈。
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be unhappy with 对……不满意The editor was unhappy with the final paragraph and asked me to rewrite it. 编辑对最后一段不满意,要求我重写。
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an unhappy childhood 不幸的童年Despite an unhappy childhood, she built a loving family of her own. 尽管童年不幸,她还是建立了自己充满爱的家庭。