unappetizing
adjective (UK usually unappetising) uk/ʌnˈæp.ə.taɪ.zɪŋ/ us/ʌnˈæp.ə.taɪ.zɪŋ/
引不起食欲的,倒胃口的
Unappetizing food does not look or smell attractive and does not make you want to eat it.
If you overcook pasta before freezing it, its texture will be unappetizing once it's defrosted. 如果你在冷冻意大利面之前煮过头了,一旦解冻,口感就会变得很倒胃口。
没有吸引力的,让人看了不舒服的
not attractive or pleasant
The waterfront is distinctly unappetizing: a mixture of broken concrete, raw sewage, and piles of garbage tossed over garden walls. 滨水区显然让人大倒胃口:破碎的混凝土、未经处理的污水、扔在花园墙上的一堆堆垃圾,如此种种混在一起。
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- Patients are reluctant to eat meals that are unappetizing.
- Many people find milk products unappetizing.
- People from this tribe were not allowed to own cattle so they had to hunt the unappetizing wild game, something a Masai would never do.
- Although I found the food unappetizing, I warmed to the atmosphere of the place.
- High capital costs could make such projects unappetizing for investors to swallow without federal incentives.