unsatisfactory

英 [ˌʌnˌsætɪsˈfæktəri]

美 [ˌʌnˌsætɪsˈfæktəri]

adj.  不够好的; 不能令人满意的

CET4CET6TOEFLIELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.6399 / COCA.14865

牛津词典

adj.

• 不够好的；不能令人满意的
  not good enough

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不够好的；不能令人满意的；不能接受的
  If you describe something asunsatisfactory, you mean that it is not as good as it should be, and cannot be considered acceptable.
  1. The inspectors said just under a third of lessons were unsatisfactory...
     督察员说只有不到1/3的课程不够好。
  2. He asked a few more questions, to which he received unsatisfactory answers.
     他又问了几个问题，得到的答案都不令人满意。

英英释义

adj

• not giving satisfaction
  1. shops should take back unsatisfactory goods
  2. her performance proved to be unsatisfactory
  3. life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory
  4. our discussion was very unsatisfactory

双语例句

• Uncertainty is ignored, or dealt with in unsatisfactory ways.
  不确定性被忽略了，或是没有得到令人满意的处理。
• Encountered in life is always unsatisfactory, but we can look at the issue from another angle.
  生活总是遇到不如意，但我们可以换个角度看问题。
• When a hypothesis proves unsatisfactory, it is either modified or discarded.
  当一个假说证明不能令人满意，这是任何修改或丢弃。
• The present system of funding for higher education is unsatisfactory.
  目前高等教育的经费体制并不令人满意。
• This table illustrates clearly the discrepancy between the soaring medical expenses and the unsatisfactory hospital facilities.
  第二段首句对上面的数字变化进行总结，突出了discrepancy（差异）一词，一方面是高涨（soar）的医疗费用，另一方面是不能令人满意的医院设施，而后分两方面来说。
• Elsewhere support for VB is likewise unsatisfactory but understandable.
  在别处对VB的支持也同样不能让人满意但可以理解。
• I accept that the evidence is unsatisfactory.
  我同意证据不充足。
• He found his job disappointing/ unsatisfactory.
  他觉得他的工作令人失望/对他的工作不满意。
• He is an unsatisfactory employee.
  他是个不能令人满意的雇员。
• I found the denouement of the plot rather unsatisfactory.
  我觉得结局令人相当不满意。