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***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

• Suffering on such a scale is unconscionable.
  如此深重的苦难实在是太过分了。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is a beggar-my-neighbour combination for the world. It is also unconscionable.
  这种以邻为壑的局面是不合理的。
• 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。
• Life fourth bridge is conscience: life is not to do what one lifetime unconscionable, honest and trustworthy, and this is good standard.
  人生第四座桥是良知：一辈子不做昧良心的事，一辈子诚实守信，这就是好人的标准。
• 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。
• Due to human's unconscionable exploitation and utilization, such as inning, red tide, seawater breed, wantonly draining sewage of industry and living, constructing coastal project, coastal corrosion, resources of coastal wetland in our country are suffering seriously destroy.
  由于自然因素和人类的不合理开发和利用，例如围垦、赤潮、海水养殖、工业和生活污水的肆意排放、海岸工程建设、海岸侵蚀等，我国滨海湿地资源正遭受着极大的破坏。
• 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。
• Shy is the British economy in such an unconscionable mess?
  为什么英国经济如此混乱不堪？