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disreputable [dısˈrepjʊtəbl] ADJ

disreputable

名声不好的 míngshēng bùhǎode

▶ disreputableness N

▶ disreputably ADV

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According to her husband, it was a disreputable place. en.wikipedia.org

Seeing his wife in such a disreputable state, he tells her he never wants to see her again. en.wikipedia.org

As he lost more and more political allies, he came to be surrounded by people who were viewed by the public as incompetent and disreputable. en.wikipedia.org

In fact, she made her living by singing, which at that time was considered a disreputable occupation. en.wikipedia.org

Infection can also be a risk when you have nails applied by a disreputable nail salon that doesn't follow sanitary practices. en.wikipedia.org

In the late 20th century, it came to be used to describe a lower-class person, regarded as coarse or disreputable. en.wikipedia.org

If a council, in whatever way, is disreputable, it deserves to be given that description. en.wikipedia.org

He leads his slaves, armed with torches and mattocks, in a frenzied attack on the disreputable school. en.wikipedia.org

By the end of that decade the park was regarded as less than desirable and disreputable and was the target of city planners for redevelopment. en.wikipedia.org

He was dismissed as a mere entertainer with disreputable political and social views. en.wikipedia.org

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