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disreputable adj.
⇨ sordid sordid adjective sordid ♦︎ seedy ♦︎ sleazy ♦︎ unsavoury ♦︎ squalid ♦︎ disreputableThese words all describe people and places that are very immoral or dirty and unpleasant. 这些词均表示人卑鄙的、无耻的，或场所肮脏的、污秽的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a sordid / seedy / sleazy / squalid affair◆sb's sordid / unsavoury / squalid / disreputable past◆a sordid / an unsavoury business / story◆the sordid / squalid details◆a seedy / a sleazy / an unsavoury / disreputable character◆a seedy / sleazy / disreputable man / hotel / nightclub / bar◆pretty sordid / seedy / sleazy◆rather sordid / seedy / unsavoury / disreputable■ sordid (disapproving) (of sb's life or activities) immoral or dishonest; (of a place) very dirty and unpleasant （人的生活或活动）卑鄙的，丑恶的，无耻的；（场所）肮脏的，污秽的◆I didn't want to hear the sordid details of their relationship.我不想听他们之间的关系的龌龊细节。◆These were the urban poor, living in the sordid back streets and alleys of prosperous Victorian cities.这是些城市贫民，生活在维多利亚时代繁荣的城市中肮脏的后街和小巷里。ⓘ Sordid more often means 'immoral or dishonest' than 'dirty and unpleasant'. It is used to describe people's lives, but not people themselves; common collocates include affair, details, facts, life, past, story and secret. * sordid更多表示卑鄙或无耻，而非肮脏或污秽，用于描述人的生活而不是人本身。常见搭配词有affair、details、facts、life、past、story和secret。■ seedy (rather informal, disapproving) dirty and unpleasant, and possibly connected with immoral or illegal activities 肮脏的；污七八糟的；乌烟瘴气的；下流的◆He got a job in a seedy bar.他在一家污七八糟的酒吧找了份工作。◆A seedy-looking man offered me a cigarette.一个满脸邪气的男子递给我一支烟。■ sleazy / /ˈsliːzi/ / (informal, disapproving) connected with immoral or illegal activities; dirty and unpleasant 不正派的；不道德的；堕落的；污秽的◆There was some sleazy reporter here asking for you.有个不正派的记者来这里找过你。◆We ended up in a sleazy bar on the outskirts of the town.我们最终来到城镇近郊一家污七八糟的酒吧。NOTE 辨析 Seedy or sleazy? Seedy can be used to describe people, but it is most often used to describe bars, pubs, nightclubs and hotels. Sleazy is often used to describe people, especially politicians, news reporters, lawyers and salesmen. It can also describe dirty or unpleasant bars and hotels, where you might be likely to meet immoral or dishonest people: sleazy suggests more strongly that there is sth immoral or illegal happening. * seedy可用于描述人，但最常用于描述酒吧、酒馆、夜总会和旅馆。sleazy常用于描述人，特别是政客、新闻记者、律师和推销员。该词也可描述肮脏的酒吧和旅馆，在那里你很可能会遇到不正派的人。sleazy更强烈地表示有不道德或非法的勾当发生。■ unsavoury (BrE) (NAmE unsavory) / /ʌnˈseɪvəri/ / (rather formal, disapproving) unpleasant or offensive; not considered morally acceptable 讨厌的；无礼的；不道德的◆He has a rather unsavoury reputation.他声名狼藉。ⓘ Unsavoury is most often used with character, reputation, business and incident. * unsavoury最常与character、reputation、business和incident连用。■ squalid / /ˈskwɒlɪd; NAmE ˈskwɑːlɪd/ (disapproving) (of places and living conditions) very dirty and unpleasant; (of sb's life or activities) immoral or dishonest （场所与生活环境）肮脏的，邋遢的；（人的生活或活动）道德败坏的，丑恶的◆There were several squalid, overcrowded refugee camps.那里曾有几个肮脏而又拥挤不堪的难民营。◆It was a squalid affair involving prostitutes and drugs.那是一桩涉及娼妓与毒品的丑事。ⓘ Squalid is used most frequently to describe the places in which people have to live; collocates include: slums, housing conditions, refugee camps, neighbourhood and streets. * squalid最常用于描述人们不得已在此居住的场所，搭配词有slums、housing conditions、refugee camps、neighbourhood和streets。■ disreputable /dɪsˈrepjətəbl/ / (disapproving) (especially of a person or place) that people consider to be dishonest and bad （尤指人或场所）名声不好的，不名誉的，不光彩的◆She spent the evening with her disreputable brother Stefan.她跟声名狼藉的弟弟斯蒂芬一起度过了那个傍晚。◆a disreputable area of the city城里一个名声不好的地方ⓘ Disreputable refers to sb/sth's reputation (= what people think and say about sb/sth, based on past experience or what they have been told). If sb/sth is disreputable, they have a bad reputation. * disreputable指某人或某事有不好的名声(reputation)。 see also reputation ⇨ reputation OPP respectable ⇨ respectable ⓘ The opposite of disreputable is respectable, which describes people, places and activities, not reputable, which mainly describes business companies. * disreputable的反义词是respectable而不是reputable，前者描述人、场所和活动，后者主要描述商业公司。 |