unconscionable

英 [ʌnˈkɒnʃənəbl]

美 [ʌnˈkɑːnʃənəbl]

adj.  违背良心的; 过分的; 过于大(或多、长等)的

GRE

BNC.36199 / COCA.18598

牛津词典

adj.

• 违背良心的
  so bad, immoral, etc. that it should make you feel ashamed
• 过分的；过于大（或多、长等）的
  too great, large, long, etc.

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 违背良心的
  If you describe something asunconscionable, you mean that the person responsible for it ought to be ashamed of it, especially because its effects are so great or severe.
  1. It's unconscionable for the government to do anything for a man who admits to smuggling 135 tons of cocaine into the United States.
     一个承认将135吨可卡因走私到美国的人，政府要再为他撑腰就太逆天背理了。

英英释义

adj

• greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  1. exorbitant rent
  2. extortionate prices
  3. spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
  4. usurious interest rate
  5. unconscionable spending
  Synonym:exorbitantextortionateoutrageoussteepusurious
• lacking a conscience
  1. a conscienceless villain
  2. brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless
  3. an unconscionable liar
  Synonym:conscienceless

双语例句

• While Coca-Cola is shifting towards healthier drink options, especially bottled water, the price for providing this service should appear unconscionable to the informed consumer.
  虽然可口可乐开始推出更健康的饮品选择，尤其是瓶装水，但是对于明智的消费者来说，其价格并不合理。
• In so far as fat subsidies for rich US ( and European) farmers are unconscionable, they have a point.
  关于美国（和欧洲）富裕农民获得丰厚补贴有昧良心这一点，他们言之有理。
• For such an industry leader, American society and the public is required, light not good not to make money, even more unconscionable not to make money.
  对于这样一个行业老大，美国社会和民众是有要求的，光赚钱不做善事不行，昧着良心赚钱更不行。
• Shy is the British economy in such an unconscionable mess?
  为什么英国经济如此混乱不堪？
• Given the decision to make TEPCO liable for compensation, it is unconscionable to protect bondholders while shareholders have lost virtually their entire investment and lenders are being asked to cancel debts.
  考虑到政府要让东电承担起赔偿责任的决定，在股东几乎血本无归、贷方被要求取消债务的情况下，保护债券持有人的做法不合情理。
• I think that except for some objective causes, the unconscionable governmental act and the ill-supervision are inescapably responsible for that.
  这其中有客观原因，但政府的某些过度行为和监管不力也有着不可推卸的责任。
• Exorbitant rent; extortionate prices; spends an outrageous amount on entertainment; usorious interest rate; unconscionable spending.
  过高的租金；过高的价格；在款待上花费过高；过高的利率；过高的开销。
• When you are being used illegitimately, so that your reputation floor, you can still withstand unconscionable humiliation.
  当你被不法商人利用，让你的名声落地，你仍然能承受住昧良心的屈辱。
• Finally, the essential reasons are given why it is unconscionable for the Hamilton principle to be generalized to the intrinsical nonlinear nonholonomic system.
  最后给出了Hamilton原理向本质非线性非完整系统推广时产生数学与力学上不合理的根本原因。
• For a family to be put through such tragedy and emotional upheaval twice is unconscionable.
  把一个家庭置于如此悲惨的境地、两次遭遇情感的大起大落，实在是太没天理了。