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uncomfortable

🇬🇧 UK/ʌn'kʌmf(ə)təb(ə)l/🇺🇸 US/.ʌn'kʌmfәtәbl/
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Definitions

adj.

Causing or feeling physical or mental discomfort; uneasy or awkward.

不舒服的,不自在的,令人不安的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
comtogether, with
+
fortstrong, force
+
ablecapable of, worthy of
=uncomfortable

Common Collocations

  • 1.feel uncomfortable感到不舒服;感到不自在
  • 2.uncomfortable silence令人尴尬的沉默
  • 3.uncomfortable situation令人不安的处境
  • 4.make someone uncomfortable让某人感到不自在

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She felt uncomfortable answering personal questions in front of the whole class.

  • 2.

    The long flight left him stiff and uncomfortable for hours afterward.

  • 3.

    There was an uncomfortable silence after he made the insensitive remark.

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