| 单词 | unenterprising |
| 例句 | His team, 476 minutes without a goal in open play, currently looks as unenterprising as under Unai Emery’s unpopular regime. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend's action 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Never mind structural unemployment: if you don’t have a job it’s because you are unenterprising. Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z But Howe was eminent in the handling of a great multitude of ships, the enemy was awkward and unenterprising, and the operation was brilliantly carried out. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Apart from minerals, the province possesses a few other resources and the inhabitants are lazy and unenterprising to a degree. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Upon all of these subjects, he addresses innumerable memoirs to the Spanish ministers, and, in a word, does his utmost to infuse some of his own energy into that unenterprising nation. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z "Well, if there are, they must be a very unenterprising lot," said Tommy. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z In disposition they were said to be sluggish, indolent, cowardly, and unenterprising. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z From them a stink of stale beer, and thick voices bellowing pidgin German or trolling out dirty songs—vice gone feeble and unenterprising and dull—the delicacy of a mining camp minus its vigor. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z Surrounded by the unenterprising Spanish and Portuguese, they have shown themselves to be the industrial leaders of the country. Races and Immigrants in America You will remember, then, the type of man he was but a few chapters ago, middle-aged, reserved, cautious and a little unenterprising. The Gay Adventure A Romance The Theban supremacy was gone and the Delta was now the wealthy and progressive part of Egypt; piety increased amongst the masses, unenterprising and unwarlike, but proud of their illustrious antiquity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The Cura was startled, but he assented with passionate zeal; of his stuff, unenterprising, unimaginative, with room for one idea only, martyrs are made. The Woodlands Orchids The Corsican is simple and sober but unenterprising; dignified and proud, he is possessed of a native courtesy, manifested in his hospitality to strangers, the refusal of which is much resented. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The Senate could confirm them, but they were still more confirmed in the dull, unenterprising routine of camp and administrative regulations. The Struggle for Missouri Running his antiquated engine, the unenterprising man has to content himself with small returns and, in the meanwhile, sees his actual productive fund dwindling by the deterioration of the old equipment. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy After protracted mental conflict, she grudgingly suggested gravy soup—which Horace thought too unenterprising, and rejected in favour of mock turtle. The Brass Bottle There is, it is said, a tendency in Plutocracies either to become unprogressive, unenterprising and stagnantly autocratic, or to develop states of stress and discontent, and so drift towards Cæsarism. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism There are, of course, some among the thirty who are unimaginative and unenterprising. Lotus Buds Funds were borrowed mainly in France, Britain, Belgium, where investors are often timid and bankers are unenterprising. England and Germany They possess mild vivacity, and gaiety, and are distinguished for their quiet, inoffensive, domestic, frugal, and unenterprising spirit and manners. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West The lowly amoeba can perform these unenterprising functions more fitly than himself. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty The prosperity of all Kent is crippled by a “combine” of two ill-managed and unenterprising railway companies, with no funds for new developments, grinding out an uncertain dividend by clipping expenditure. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism Business properly they had none; and their way of life seemed one of placid contentment and unenterprising domestic pleasure. A Red Wallflower You make most of the men I know seem very unenterprising. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Had he remained a bachelor, he would have been an unenterprising literary lawyer to the end of his days. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays They have many admirable qualities, but they are fearful and unenterprising. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty Small nostrils are usually an indubitable sign of unenterprising timidity. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science Mr. Schwirtz lumbered beside her, heaped with blankets and pails and baskets till he resembled a camel in a caravan, and encouraged her to tell how stupid and unenterprising Mr. Troy Wilkins was. The Job An American Novel The Orpheum had been in low water and had come into the market at a moment when theatrical managers and proprietors were singularly unenterprising and money was short. Jack O' Judgment The merchants of our great commercial cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, are not listless or unenterprising men. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 This nerves the African, naturally patient, timid, and unenterprising, with heroic courage, and leads him to suffer hunger, cold, pain, the perils of the wilderness, and the more dread penalties of recapture.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 The dinner itself was long, heavy, and unenterprising; a Victorian feast, even to the “specimen glass” decorations. The Lady of the Basement Flat The negro races probably represent the survivors of primitive men, who were too unenterprising to get away from the tropics, and have had to adjust themselves as best they might. Preventable Diseases Of those who have not yet begun to live many are suspicious, violent, melancholy, with little instinct for making life more or fuller, for living and letting live; in business unenterprising and indisposed for work. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 We should have to encounter there only a weak, inactive, and unenterprising people. The Rose of Old St. Louis Sir Hyde Parker, a decent, unenterprising veteran, was commander-in-chief by virtue of seniority; but Nelson, with the nominal rank of second in command, was the brain and soul of the expedition. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes He was an unmarried man whose few relatives living in the far North of England were too poor and unenterprising to travel to London. Robin How cruel it is to be so poor, and to be with such unenterprising people! A Crooked Path A Novel Lincoln, there is no doubt, had watched his proceedings, as he watched those of Rosecrans after him, with a feeling of impatience, and set him down as unenterprising and obstinate. Abraham Lincoln At the age of thirty-five, in the high noon of his manhood, he showed to the world a friendly, unenterprising face, neatly bearded, and generally a little vacant. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories I desired a quiet life and the joys of wedded love, with an agreeable, virtuous, well-born, unambitious, unenterprising husband. Dialogues of the Dead Now again, as on the Alma, when the heights had been carried by storm, the fruits of victory were lost by our unenterprising, over-cautious allies. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood Yet, to all appearances, and in the satisfaction of all business claims, Jones was normal and unenterprising. Four Weird Tales I say nothing, though I might say much, of the jealousy of adult authors, the pusillanimity of unenterprising publishers, the senile indifference of Parliament. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-01 Have they ever appeared otherwise than as the most self-centred and unenterprising people in the world, displaying the least possible aptitude for the career of arms? Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War The Babu was a native of Bengal, and the Bengalis were physically the weakest of the Indian peoples, constitutionally timid, and unenterprising in matters demanding physical courage. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India "And so unenterprising," I said, but I said it to myself. A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') The streets were very narrow; the warehouses small and inconvenient; the merchants close and unenterprising, seemingly unconscious of the great revolution going on in their midst. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest If the conjectures of those who claimed acquaintance with the intent of Bannadonna be thus far correct, no unenterprising spirit could have been his. The Piazza Tales Though so long acquainted with the compass, the Chinese have always been as unenterprising in sailoring as in everything else, and seldom lose sight of the land, if they can help it. Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War They were even of a character nearly the reverse; they were formerly like the old Epicureans, rather an unenterprising race. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) The mines are worked at the present time, but only in a desultory and unenterprising manner. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama The truth was that all the Garnets, and particularly her two sisters, were consumed by an habitual, bilious, unenterprising envy of Cressy. Youth and the Bright Medusa Therefore, if the opportunities were placed near at hand to the Hong-Kong shipper, he would be an unenterprising person indeed were he not to avail himself of the opportunity. Across China on Foot We both wrote and sent to hasten them, but, alas! everything and everybody moved so slowly in those unenterprising times! Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest Was it selfish, dull, unenterprising to be so content? The Silent Isle It is an abuse of language if our unenterprising age tries to stigmatize that energetic policy which pursued positive aims as an adventurist policy. Germany and the Next War She was an ambitious woman and constantly resented the fact that her kingdom was so tiny and her people so stupid and unenterprising. Tik-Tok of Oz From them a stink of stale beer, and thick voices bellowing pidgin German or trolling out dirty songs—vice gone feeble and unenterprising and dull—the delicacy of a mining-camp minus its vigor. Main Street This nerves the African, naturally patient, timid and unenterprising, with heroic courage, and leads him to suffer hunger, cold, pain, the perils of the wilderness, and the more dread penalties of recapture. Uncle Tom's Cabin He had, I found, a different kind of contempt for the lower classes, regarding them as thriftless and unenterprising. The Silent Isle When rallied by his neighbours for such an unenterprising love of his own hearth, he merely shrugged his heavy shoulders. The Slave of the Lamp Mrs. Horner appeared in the doorway, a wan and unenterprising looking woman in brown, with thin hair artificially waved—but not recently—and parted in the middle over a bluish forehead. The Magnificent Ambersons The fellow victims at old Parlow's might have been expected to do these things, but they were too young, too uninterested, too unenterprising. Fortitude He was as respectable, as neatly-dressed, as mechanical, and as unenterprising. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories She brought the lantern, but she was a timid, little, unenterprising thing, and was mortally afraid of the caverns, a fear that Patience had thought it well not to combat. Under the Storm Maria was dull and unenterprising, yet somehow everything came round to her in the end. The Extra Day After the first examination of their prison, Berenger had had no thought of escape; he was then still weak and unenterprising. The Chaplet of Pearls He would not again be told that he was a timid and unenterprising commander, that he had no courage but the vulgar courage of a common sailor. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 In London at the present moment there exist some thousands of respectable, neatly-dressed, mechanical, unenterprising young men, employed at modest salaries by various banks, corporations, stores, shops, and business firms. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories The garrison within Bristol was small and unenterprising, and in point of fact the war was over. Under the Storm The early Educational legislation was sectarian and unenterprising, and the Licensing Bill went little further than the attempted rectification of a Conservative mistake. The New Machiavelli |
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