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perverse adjective perverse ♦︎ difficult ♦︎ unhelpful ♦︎ awkward ♦︎ obstructive ♦︎ uncooperativeThese words all describe sb who behaves in a way that is not helpful, is unreasonable or causes problems. 这些词均表示不愿帮助的、不通情达理的或麻烦的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆unhelpful / obstructive to sth◆to be difficult / awkward about sth◆a difficult / an awkward / an uncooperative child◆a difficult / an awkward customer◆deliberately perverse / awkward / obstructive■ perverse / /pəˈvɜːs; NAmE pərˈvɜːrs/ (of a person or their behaviour) showing determination to behave in a way that most people think is wrong, unacceptable or unreasonable （人或行为）执拗的，任性的，不通情达理的◆Do you really mean that, or are you just being deliberately perverse?你是真要那样，还是故意作对？◆For some perverse reason he is refusing to see a doctor.他太固执，拒不去看病。◆It would be perverse to quit now that we're almost finished.我们就快完工了，现在要退出，未免太任性了。▸ perversely adverb ◆She seemed perversely proud of her criminal record.她似乎不通人事，以自己曾经犯过事为荣。▸ perversity noun [uncountable] ◆He refused to attend out of sheer perversity.他拒不出席，纯属任性固执。■ difficult (of a person) not easy to please; not helpful （人）难以取悦的，不愿帮助的◆Don't pay any attention to her－she's just being difficult.别理她－她是在故意刁难。◆We have training in how to deal with difficult customers.我们有培训课教大家如何对付难缠的顾客。■ unhelpful (of a person) not willing to help sb; (of an action) not helpful or useful （人）不愿帮助的；（行为）无益的，无用的◆The taxi driver was being very unhelpful.那个出租车司机不肯帮忙。◆We were disappointed by the rather unhelpful response from the insurance company.保险公司的回答于事无补，我们对此很失望。 OPP helpful ⇨ helpful , helpful ⇨ valuable 2 ▸ unhelpfully adverb ◆'Who was that?' 'No idea,' she replied unhelpfully.“那是谁？”“不知道。”她一副不想帮忙的语气回答道。■ awkward (of a person) difficult to deal with （人）难对付的，难处理的◆Please don't be awkward about letting him come.关于让他来这件事，请你不要从中作梗。◆He can be an awkward customer (= a difficult person to deal with generally).他可是个难对付的家伙。■ obstructive /əbˈstrʌktɪv/ / (of a person or their behaviour) trying to prevent sb/sth from making progress （人或行为）阻挠的，妨碍的◆Of course she can do it. She's just being deliberately obstructive.这事她当然做得到，她只是故意刁难。OPP constructive ⓘ Constructive describes behaviour or a course of action that has a useful and helpful effect rather than being negative and with no purpose. * constructive指行为或行动是有用和有帮助的，而不是负面的、没有目的的◆constructive criticism / suggestions / advice建设性的批评／建议／劝告 ■ uncooperative /ˌʌnkəʊˈɒpərətɪv; NAmE ˌʌnkoʊˈɑːpərətɪv/ (of a person) not willing to be helpful to other people or do what they ask （人）不愿合作的，不愿配合的◆The witness was extremely uncooperative.目击者一点都不配合。OPP cooperative ⇨ helpful |