disobliging
disobliging — 形容詞
- disobligingpositive
- more disobligingcomparative
- most disobligingsuperlative
1. refusing to give help or make a small effort for a person who asks, in a way tha
不肯幫忙
故意不願幫忙或配合別人的
refusing to give help or make a small effort for a person who asks, in a way that seems unfriendly
The disobliging clerk refused to look for Aarav's missing parcel.
那位不肯幫忙的店員，拒絕替 Aarav 尋找遺失的包裹。
attributive use: a disobliging clerk / neighbour / manager
Christopher found the hotel staff rude and disobliging when he asked for extra towels.
Christopher 向飯店人員多要毛巾時，發現對方態度粗魯又不肯幫忙。
find + [person] + rude and disobliging
Ryo's neighbour was so disobliging that nobody asked him for help.
Ryo 的鄰居太不肯幫忙了，沒有人會去找他求助。
so disobliging that + result clause
Adisa asked twice for a quieter room, but the manager stayed disobliging.
Adisa 兩度要求換安靜一點的房間，但經理依然不肯幫忙。
Why are you being so disobliging about changing seats with Talia?
你為什麼這麼不肯幫忙，連跟 Talia 換個座位都不願意？
be + so disobliging about + [request]
- uncooperative
refusing to work together with others
- unhelpful
plainer word; does not always suggest the refusal is deliberate
- unaccommodating
unwilling to adjust to what someone wants
- obliging
willing to do a favour or help when asked