unwelcoming

英 [ʌnˈwelkəmɪŋ]

美 [ʌnˈwelkəmɪŋ]

adj.  (对造访者)不亲切的，不热情的，冷淡的; 不惬意的; 无亲切感的; 不温馨的

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牛津词典

adj.

• （对造访者）不亲切的，不热情的，冷淡的
  not friendly towards sb who is visiting or arriving
• 不惬意的；无亲切感的；不温馨的
  not attractive; looking uncomfortable to be in

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不友善的；不友好的；没好气的
  If someone isunwelcoming, or if they behave in anunwelcomingway, they are unfriendly or hostile when you visit or approach them.
  1. His manner was cold and unwelcoming...
     他态度冷漠、很不友善。
  2. Both women were unwelcoming, making little attempt to put Kathryn at her ease.
     两个女人态度都不友好，没有怎么去安抚凯瑟琳。
• ADJ-GRADED （地方）不好看的，不适合居住（或工作）的
  If you describe a place asunwelcoming, you mean that it looks unattractive or difficult to live or work in.
  1. My room was cold and unwelcoming.
     我的房间又冷又不舒服。

双语例句

• In private, ministers are desperate to promote growth, and fret about complaints that Britain is unwelcoming to business.
  私下里，我们的财政大臣不遗余力地促进经济增长，对于英国不受企业欢迎的报怨感到担忧。
• Presenting an unwelcoming face to the world has political as well as economic implications.
  向世界摆出一副冷淡的面孔既有政治含意，也有经济影响。
• Many in education have expressed concerns that the precarious visa situation gives the perception that US is unwelcoming to international students.
  很多教育界人士担心，不确定的签证状况给人的感觉是：美国不欢迎国际学生。
• None of the rooms in the house provided her with any solace, just unwelcoming silences as she stared around at the furniture. She longed for the couch to hold out its arms to her but even it ignored her.
  屋子里没有一个角落能给她一点慰藉，有的只是冰冷的、沉默的家具，就连沙发扶手也无视她寻找安慰的渴求。
• My room was cold and unwelcoming.
  我的房间又冷又不舒服。
• Rachel was hostile and unwelcoming.
  雷切尔满怀敌意，很不友好。
• Both men were unwelcoming, making little attempt to put Kathryn or her companions at their ease.
  两个男人都不是很热情，没有费什么心让凯瑟琳和她的同伴们消除拘束。
• His manner was cold and unwelcoming
  他态度冷漠、很不友善。
• The hush of the library and the unwelcoming examination of his grease-stained clothes by the lady librarian made him ill at ease.
  图书馆里雅雀无声，女管理员打量着他一身油腻，样子不很欢迎，他觉得很不自在。
• "Consequently, many Chinese executives believe the United States is unwelcoming of Chinese investment, even though the vast majority of Chinese investments in the United States have either been approved or have not required any approval," he notes.
  “因此，尽管大多数的中国在美投资交易都获得了批准，或者无需任何审批，但很多中国企业高管还是认为美国不欢迎中国投资，”马鼎文写道。