1. (條件或環(huán)境)不利的，惡劣的 Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
e.g. Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery of the American insurance market... 不利的經(jīng)濟形勢阻礙著(zhù)美國保險市場(chǎng)的復蘇。 e.g. We've got a fairly unfavourable exchange rate at the moment... 眼下匯率對我們不利。
2. （反應）反對的，不贊同的 If you have an unfavourable reaction to something, you do not like it.
e.g. A more unfavourable response was given today by the Prime Minister... 首相今天的回應更是表示反對。 e.g. President Mubarak was particularly unfavourable to the idea... 穆巴拉克總統尤其不贊同這一想法。
unfavourably When the body reacts unfavourably to food, the pulse rate will go up. 人體對食物作出排斥反應時(shí)，脈搏會(huì )加快。
3. （比較）使相形見(jiàn)絀的 If you make an unfavourable comparison between two things, you say that one thing seems worse than the other.
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e.g. He makes unfavourable comparisons between British and French cooking... 他認為與法國菜相比，英國菜相形見(jiàn)絀。 e.g. A younger child will benefit more from an older sister's help than from an unfavourable comparison between their progress. 與一味地比較進(jìn)步情況相比，年紀小一些的孩子會(huì )從姐姐的幫助中獲益更多。
unfavourably Childcare facilities in Britain compare unfavourably with other European countries. 英國的保育設施與歐洲其他國家比起來(lái)相形見(jiàn)絀。