unfortunate

adj.不幸的，倒霉的；不吉利的；不成功的；可惜的，可叹的

n.不幸的人

adj.

1. 不幸的；倒霉的
   having bad luck; caused by bad luck
   1. He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.
      他不幸在最后一轮输了。
   2. It was an unfortunate accident.
      那是一次不幸的事故。
2. 令人遗憾的；可惜的
   if you say that a situation is unfortunate , you wish that it had not happened or that it had been different
   1. She described the decision as ‘unfortunate’.
      她把这项决定说成是“令人遗憾”。
   2. It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English.
      可惜他不会讲英语。
   3. You're putting me in a most unfortunate position.
      你正在把我推入十分可悲的处境。
3. 令人尴尬的；不适当的；得罪人的
   embarrassing and/or offensive
   1. It was an unfortunate choice of words.
      那是一种不恰当的措辞。

noun

1. 不幸的人
   a person who does not have much luck, money, etc.
   1. one of life's unfortunates
      人生中的不幸者之一

名词复数形式:unfortunates

1. She couldn't resist a dig at Dave after his unfortunate performance.
   戴夫糟糕的表演结束后，她忍不住想挖苦他一番。
2. It was unfortunate that she had erased the message.
   不幸的是她已经删除了那条短信。
3. Hungary and Poland have suffered before because of their unfortunate geopolitical position on the European map.
   匈牙利和波兰因其在欧洲地图上的极为不利的地缘政治位置而备受磨难。
4. By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product.
   由于一个不幸的疏忽，产品未能附上完整的说明。
5. What some other clubs do is unfortunate, but we want no part of it.
   其他一些俱乐部的所作所为令人遗憾，但是我们不愿介入。
6. Some unfortunate person passing below could all too easily be seriously injured
   从下面经过的倒霉蛋儿很容易受重伤。
7. Apparently he had been unfortunate enough to fall victim to a gang of thugs
   他显然不幸落入了一群歹徒之手。
8. Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late
   由于发生了不幸的意外，我知道消息的时候已经晚了一天。
9. It was unfortunate for Davey that his teacher did not take kindly to him.
   戴维真倒霉，老师不喜欢他。
10. It really is desperately unfortunate that this should have happened just now.
    刚才竟发生这样的事儿，实在是太不合时宜了。
11. He made the unfortunate mistake of promising he would quit if the budget deficit was still out of control.
    他犯了个愚蠢的错误，承诺说如果预算赤字还失控，他就辞职。
12. Every year we have charity days to raise money for unfortunate people.
    每年我们都有慈善日来筹款帮助贫困人群。
13. He's a natural with any kind of engine but he has an unfortunate yen for speed.
    他天生对各种发动机就非常在行，但却过分追求速度。
14. A beautiful girl has often an unfortunate life.
    红颜多薄命。
15. Your best course of action is to forget about the whole unfortunate matter.
    你最佳的做法就是忘掉这整个不幸的事件。
16. He was one of the dirtiest little unfortunate I ever saw.
    我难得看见这样脏的一个小可怜。
17. Jirtle and Waterland set about to see if they could change the unfortunate genetic legacy of these little creatures.
    吉透和沃特兰在开始时想看看这些小生物是否能改变这不幸的遗传病。
18. Unpleasant memories have been piling in on her since that unfortunate meeting with her old enemy.
    自从那次不期遇见她的旧敌之后，不愉快的回忆总是萦绕着她。
19. She was always good with the unfortunate.
    她对不幸的人总是很友好。
20. It was unfortunate that you chucked out that remark.
    真遗憾，你无意中漏出了那句话。
21. It is indeed unfortunate!
    那的确是不幸啊！
22. I sincerely pity these unfortunate beings.
    我真诚地同情这些不幸的人。
23. This is unfortunate but this has happened.
    这是令人遗憾的事情，但事情确实发生了。
24. Unfortunate that I know the truth?
    不幸的是我知道了实情？
25. It was unfortunate that this accident should happen.
    这场事故意外发生了，真不幸。
26. My God, this unfortunate thing has happened to him.
    天哪，这不幸的事情发生在他身上了。
27. Which is unfortunate for me, because I am in love with you.
    这对我来说很是不幸，因为我爱上你了。
28. Unfortunate to say that my firm went under.
    不幸的是我公司破产了。
29. I had an unfortunate discovery today.
    我今天很不幸的发现了一件事情。
30. That has had three unfortunate consequences.
    这导致了三个不幸的结果。