unpalatable
US /ʌnˈpæl.ə.t̬ə.bəl/
UK /ʌnˈpæl.ə.t̬ə.bəl/
1.
难吃的, 不可口的
not pleasant to taste
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The soup was so salty it was almost unpalatable.
汤太咸了，几乎难以下咽。
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He found the bitter medicine quite unpalatable.
他觉得那苦药非常难以下咽。
2.
难以接受的, 令人不快的
difficult to accept or tolerate
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The idea of working for such a low salary was unpalatable to him.
对他来说，以如此低的薪水工作是难以接受的。
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The truth, though unpalatable, must be faced.
真相，尽管令人不快，也必须面对。