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unfavorable · disadvantageous · harmful · detrimental

不利
bù lì
b+ù·4th tonel+ì·4th tone
WordHSK 5
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Eating meat is bad for the environment.
吃肉对环境不利。
The comparison between the two was to his disadvantage.
两相比较，他那边的形势更不利一些。
The police assembled a lot of evidence against him.
警察收集了很多对他不利的证据。
The timing of the announcement hurts the public relations of the police.
声明的时机对警察的公衆关係不利。
The suspect's apparent knowledge of details of the murder can't be used against him in this case since it was elicited by a leading question from the investigator.
嫌疑人对谋杀案细节显然知情一事，在本案中不得作为不利于他的证据，因为这是調查人員以誘导性提问所套出的。
Synonyms
Synonyms
to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)横生枝节héng shēng zhī jiélit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom) · fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard)逆水行舟nì shuǐ xíng zhōu(idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly节外生枝jié wài shēng zhīto fail · to fail to materialize · not to get one's way不遂bù suìarduous and tortuous · difficulties and setbacks艰难曲折jiān nán qū zhéto be harmful (to)有损yǒu sǔn
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