negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result 不利的;有害的;反面的 adverse change/circumstances/weather conditions 不利的变动;逆境;恶劣天气 Lack of money will have an adverse effect on our research programme. 缺少资金将对我们的研究计划有不利影响。 They have attracted strong adverse criticism. 他们已招致强烈非难。 This drug is known to have adverse side effects. 众所周知,这种药具有不良副作用。
Extra ExamplesThe new proposal should help those in adverse circumstances. 新的提议应该有助于那些处境不利的人。 Adverse weather conditions meant the rescue had to be abandoned. 恶劣天气意味着救援工作只能放弃。 preparing ourselves for a potentially adverse reaction 为潜在的不良反应做准备
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAdverse is used with these nouns:- circumstance
- comment
- condition
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French advers, from Latin adversus ‘against, opposite’, past participle of advertere, from ad- ‘to’ + vertere ‘to turn’. Compare with averse.