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unsatisfactory

🇬🇧 UK/,ʌnsætɪs'fækt(ə)rɪ/🇺🇸 US/'ʌn.sætis'fæktәri/
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Definitions

adj.

Not good enough; failing to meet expectations or required standards

不令人满意的;不合格的;差强人意的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
satenough, full, satisfy
+
isconnector
+
facmake, do
+
tconnector
+
oryrelating to, connected with
=unsatisfactory

Common Collocations

  • 1.unsatisfactory performance令人失望的表现
  • 2.unsatisfactory service令人失望的服务

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The restaurant's unsatisfactory service and cold food earned it a poor review from critics.

  • 2.

    The student's unsatisfactory grades led to academic probation and required summer tutoring.

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