so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy;

"unenviable notoriety"

hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment;

"awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"

"an awkward pause followed his remark"

"a sticky question"

"in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"

collapse: conflict has elevated somalia into the unenviable position of the world「s most failed state.

崩溃：沖突使得索马里升级到一个尴尬的位置，成为世界上最失败的国家之一。

indeed resistance has developed often enough for the mekong sub-region to earn the unenviable title of 「the cradle of malaria drug resistance」.

事实上，湄公河地区耐药性产生的频繁程度使其背负「疟疾耐药性摇篮」这一恶名。

still, it is an unenviable task stepping in for a man with such a huge name – especially in an age obsessed with the cult of the chief executive.

做一个如此有名头的人的继任者仍然不是一件轻松的事，尤其是在被ceo崇拜迷恋的年代。

all minor browsers have had the unenviable task of deciding which event model to support.

所有其他非主流的浏览器都必须做出决定：支持哪一种模型。

an unenviable task, then, for the american diplomats who face the task of arguing back in defence of old-fashioned libertarianism.

美国外交官面临一个不值得羡慕的任务，即为过时的自由意志主义辩护。

and so mr mccain’s team faces an unenviable choice.

这样麦凯恩的竞选班子就面临着一个麻烦的抉择。

mr. rajoy now has been handed the unenviable task of recreating an economy that never really existed.

拉霍伊现在要重建一个从未真正存在过的经济基础，这份任务可不怎么令人艳羡。

a bad decision made early in a time of crisis lives on, says fink, because a leader is often put in the unenviable position of defending it.

芬克称，面临危机时，过早做出的错误决定往往后患无穷，因为公司的领导者在为这些错误决定作辩护时，往往被迫处于一种难堪的处境。

deciding on which team will come away with the trophy is the unenviable task here.

决定哪些球队将取消该奖杯是吃力不讨好的任务。

america’s new secretary of state is making a cautious start to an awkward job in unenviable circumstances.

美国新上任国务卿谨慎的开始了她这份棘手的工作，这份工作在当前的环境下一点也不令人向往。

all this leaves policymakers with an unenviable task: deciding when and how to withdraw the drugs.

这给各国决策者们抛出了一个异常艰巨的任务：他们必须选择一个适当的时机和方式撤回刺激方案。

and it places teachers in the unenviable position of having to chose between what is right for their careers and what is right for their children.

尽管是令人羡慕的老师也不得不面临自己事业和孩子之间的选择。

it is an unenviable corporate distinction to have agreed a deal that attracts extended attention from competition authorities across the globe.

企业声名过于显赫，以至于达成的一笔交易会吸引全球各国反垄断当局的持久关注，并不是一件值得羡慕的事儿。

it」s a management team with an unenviable task.

资讯科技是有一件不值得羡慕的工作经营团队。

「most women realize catherine has an unenviable task ahead of her, having her every move, not to mention every outfit, picked apart by the press, 」 said carla bevan, editor-in-chief of mydaily.co.uk.

网站主编卡拉 贝文说：「大多数女性意识到，凯特将面临的任务并不值得羡慕。 就不用说她的穿着打扮了，她的一举一动都可能引来媒体的板砖。」

it is an unenviable job, but attempt it they must.

这不是份令人羡慕的差事，但他们必须努力这么做。

the unenviable fate of most women in small haitian towns,” writes claire) and a sharp and constant questioning about who really is the victim and who the torturer.

这是海地这个小城市中大多数妇女无法摆脱的命运。） 其二是不断对谁是受害者，谁是施害者这一问题尖锐的探索。

this leaves many vendors in the unenviable spot of having to finesse their business model like a game of risk.

这样的话，许多厂商就会处于不利地位，必须小心调整自己的业务模式，这就成了一场风险游戏。

perhaps the 30-year-old will even bring his unenviable record of being the most capped german international never to score a goal to an end in the rainbow nation.

或许30岁的弗烈会在彩虹之国结束他「出场次数最多的零进球队员」的尴尬纪录。

「most women realize catherine has an unenviable task ahead of her, having her every move, not to mention every outfit, picked apart by the press,」 said carla bevan, editor-in-chief of mydaily.co.uk.

该项调查由女性网站mydaily.co.uk委托开展。mydaily.co.uk网站主编卡拉?贝文说：“大多数女性意识到，凯特将面临的任务并不值得羡慕。

by the summer of 2008, the african nation of zimbabwe had achieved an unenviable distinction: in june 2008 it had the world’s highest inflation rate, 11 million percent a year.

至2008年夏，非洲国家津巴布韦赢来了其尴尬的显赫：2008年7月间创下了通胀率世界之最，年率为百分之1100万。

tokyo has regained the unenviable title of the world「s most expensive city for expatriates, while the eurozone crisis has made many european cities cheaper, according to a survey published on tuesday.

周二发布的一项调查显示，东京又重新荣获全球最贵移民城市的称号，而欧元区危机让许多欧洲城市的生活花费都降低了。

with nothing else to do for the 45 minutes until the task was finished, i chatted to the man whose unenviable job it was to halt the traffic.

我无所事事等了足足45分钟，直到他们任务完成。我与其中一人聊天，他的工作是阻断交通。

karzai faced unenviable choices after abdullah」s withdrawal.

卡尔扎伊在阿卜杜拉退出后所面临的选择并不令人羡慕。

the former foreign minister's supporters know that karzai now faces two unenviable choices.

前外交部部长的支持者们知道卡尔扎伊现在面临着两个令其为难的选择。

he took on an unenviable task, like a leader taking on the throne amid great turmoil.

他接手了一项不值得羡慕的任务，就像在剧烈动蕩时期登上王位的领袖。