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unholy

/uhn-hoh-lee/US // ʌnˈhoʊ li //UK // (ʌnˈhəʊlɪ) //

不神圣的,非神圣的,不洁的,神圣的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    un·ho·li·er, un·ho·li·est.

    • : not holy; not sacred or hallowed.
    • : impious; sinful; wicked.
    • : Informal. dreadful; ungodly: They got us out of bed at the unholy hour of three in the morning.

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Examples

  • A week before Christmas, Britain found itself in an unholy mess.

  • ISIS had summoned him from the Talesh area in the Guilan province north of Tehran, to perform the unholy duty.

  • This unholy marriage of faux country and pseudo hip-hop is literally the worst of both worlds.

  • For lack of a better term, it was an animal-hostage video, an unholy new mash-up of internet genres.

  • To be sure, there is more than enough reality to make the pursuit of peace hit any number of walls, both holy and unholy ones.

  • Where we had once stood spellbound by the sight of the burning towers, we now listened to the unholy roar of the wind.

  • This story was a favourite with Abershawe: it afforded him a reliable criterion of his unholy prowess.

  • He could see them plainly, and presently he saw the face of Romanoff gloat with a look of unholy joy.

  • I shall make an unholy mess of things if I'm left alone, and if you like I'll keep you on here.

  • I see men and women of mean estate; selfishness, lust, unholy hate, are strong within you.

  • For my true self is as far beyond your unholy touch as though I sat above the stars!