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词汇 distasteful
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Definition of distasteful in English:

distasteful

adjective dɪsˈteɪstf(ə)ldɪsˈteɪstfʊldɪsˈteɪs(t)fəl
  • Causing dislike or aversion; disagreeable or unpleasant.

    he found such cynicism distasteful
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And this seems to be what the advocates of corporate philanthropy find distasteful.
    • If someone is unpleasant or distasteful, postings from that address can be blocked.
    • Of course, in some ways this notion is distasteful, obscene and disgusting.
    • The notion that a small group would disrupt the event for reasons of self-interest will be regarded as distasteful.
    • It may even be distasteful to watch teenagers reduced to tears.
    • Yes, folding the tent on investments whose high hopes are dashed is mighty distasteful.
    • I find this kind of coverage distasteful, pointless and irrelevant.
    • The public could boycott distasteful TV serials, after all they held the remote.
    • For sentimental reasons some may find this treatment distasteful.
    • Debates emphasize ills to be corrected rather than distasteful choices to be made.
    • But it is not nearly as distasteful as the fact that four people have died at this accident black spot in four years.
    • What to some might seem a distasteful consumer frenzy in the wake of so much human suffering is crucial to keeping our economy afloat.
    • Angharad was not used to being ignored and it was an unpleasant and distasteful position to be in.
    • The ironic cheers from the home support towards the end of the game were particularly distasteful and served little purpose.
    • Making use of the emotionally disturbed in this way has become a distasteful trend on the political left.
    • I attended one Old Firm match in the 1970s and found it an unpleasant and distasteful affair.
    • So far, this book is only confirming what I thought: that the whole thing is distasteful and nothing to do with real life.
    • There's something a bit distasteful about the implications of much of the campaign, too.
    • These guy games may seem distasteful, but it should be no secret that girls play similarly in bar situations.
    • As it is, there is something fishy, even distasteful, about the way this story has been broken.
    Synonyms
    unpleasant, disagreeable, displeasing, unpleasing, undesirable
    off-putting, uninviting
    objectionable, offensive, unsavoury, unpalatable, obnoxious, odious
    disgusting, repellent, repulsive, revolting, repugnant, abhorrent, loathsome, detestable, obscene, foul, nasty, vile
    unpalatable, unsavoury, unappetizing, inedible, disgusting, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, horrible, horrid

Derivatives

  • distastefully

  • adverbdɪsˈteɪstf(ə)lidɪsˈteɪstfʊlidɪsˈteɪs(t)fəli
    • They fled a social order they found distastefully materialistic, patriarchal, and violent.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She comes from what she rather distastefully refers to as the ‘owning-classes’.
      • ‘Well, I wouldn't be interested in bungee jumping,’ she says distastefully, without hesitation.
      • He could be distastefully off-hand when actually presented with the people he campaigned for, evidently happier to treat them as causes.
      • I gawked at her in her evening gown and all of the champagne-sippers looked at my jeans/shirt combo distastefully.
  • distastefulness

  • noundɪsˈteɪstfʊlnəsdɪsˈteɪstf(ə)lnəsdɪsˈteɪs(t)fəlnəs
    • Isn't there a point at which one has to realize the distastefulness of it all?
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The mainstream press regarded the whole unsightly mess with a combination of horrified distastefulness and eager anticipation.
      • Some of your ideas were foreshadowed in the 1930s by Ronald Fisher's writings on the distastefulness of some insects.
      • The use of conspicuous colors (yellow, red, and orange) by prey in order to convey distastefulness, or other unpleasant properties, is called aposematism.
      • She spoke in weary notes, as though self-protection was taking on a certain distastefulness, whispering, 'You can't stay.'

Definition of distasteful in US English:

distasteful

adjectivedisˈtās(t)fəldɪsˈteɪs(t)fəl
  • Causing dislike or disgust; offensive; unpleasant.

    customers complained about the distasteful odor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The public could boycott distasteful TV serials, after all they held the remote.
    • And this seems to be what the advocates of corporate philanthropy find distasteful.
    • As it is, there is something fishy, even distasteful, about the way this story has been broken.
    • If someone is unpleasant or distasteful, postings from that address can be blocked.
    • There's something a bit distasteful about the implications of much of the campaign, too.
    • For sentimental reasons some may find this treatment distasteful.
    • What to some might seem a distasteful consumer frenzy in the wake of so much human suffering is crucial to keeping our economy afloat.
    • The notion that a small group would disrupt the event for reasons of self-interest will be regarded as distasteful.
    • These guy games may seem distasteful, but it should be no secret that girls play similarly in bar situations.
    • I attended one Old Firm match in the 1970s and found it an unpleasant and distasteful affair.
    • Debates emphasize ills to be corrected rather than distasteful choices to be made.
    • Yes, folding the tent on investments whose high hopes are dashed is mighty distasteful.
    • The ironic cheers from the home support towards the end of the game were particularly distasteful and served little purpose.
    • So far, this book is only confirming what I thought: that the whole thing is distasteful and nothing to do with real life.
    • Making use of the emotionally disturbed in this way has become a distasteful trend on the political left.
    • Of course, in some ways this notion is distasteful, obscene and disgusting.
    • I find this kind of coverage distasteful, pointless and irrelevant.
    • It may even be distasteful to watch teenagers reduced to tears.
    • But it is not nearly as distasteful as the fact that four people have died at this accident black spot in four years.
    • Angharad was not used to being ignored and it was an unpleasant and distasteful position to be in.
    Synonyms
    unpleasant, disagreeable, displeasing, unpleasing, undesirable
    unpalatable, unsavoury, unappetizing, inedible, disgusting, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, horrible, horrid
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