The unpleasant odor from the chemical reaction signaled that the safety protocol had been breached.
化学反应产生的难闻气味表明安全规程已被违反。
Which choice best defines “unpleasant”?
B — Not enjoyable or agreeable. “unpleasant” means not enjoyable or agreeable.
Which word means “not enjoyable or agreeable”?
C — unpleasant. “unpleasant” means not enjoyable or agreeable.
unpleasant — not enjoyable or agreeable. In Chinese: 不愉快的.
unpleasant is pronounced /ʌnˈpleznt/.
The unpleasant odor from the chemical reaction signaled that the safety protocol had been breached. (化学反应产生的难闻气味表明安全规程已被违反。)
disagreeable, uncomfortable, distasteful — all close in meaning to unpleasant (not enjoyable or agreeable).
pleasant, agreeable — each the opposite of unpleasant (not enjoyable or agreeable).
Yes. unpleasant is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.