unreliable

adj.

1. 不可靠的；不能信赖的
   that cannot be trusted or depended on
   1. The trains are notoriously unreliable.
      火车不准点是出了名的。
   2. He's totally unreliable as a source of information.
      他提供的消息完全不可信。

1. ADJ-GRADED 不可靠的;不能信赖的
   If you describe a person, machine, or method as unreliable, you mean that you cannot trust them.
   1. Diplomats can be a notoriously unreliable and misleading source of information...
      外交官可能会提供一些靠不住的误导性信息，这是众所周知的。
   2. His judgement was unreliable...
      他的判断不可靠。
   3. He had an unreliable car.
      他有辆性能不稳定的车。

1. Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns
   她的旧车老不听使唤，一路上总是出故障。
2. She decided to divorce her increasingly faithless and unreliable husband.
   她决定与越来越花心、越来越靠不住的丈夫离婚。
3. Opinion polls are an unreliable predictor of election outcomes
   民意测验并不能对选举结果进行可靠预测。
4. Supplies of everything are unreliable, food is short
   各种补给都不稳定，食品也短缺。
5. Diplomats can be a notoriously unreliable and misleading source of information
   外交官可能会提供一些靠不住的误导性信息，这是众所周知的。
6. His judgement was unreliable
   他的判断不可靠。
7. He had an unreliable car.
   他有辆性能不稳定的车。
8. This fellow is always chopping and changing; he's very unreliable.
   这个人反复无常，很不可靠。
9. They are two of a kind and totally unreliable.
   他俩是同类货色，都是不可靠的人。
10. He's always careless and unreliable.
    他做事一向马虎，不把牢。
11. Always chopping and changing, he's very unreliable.
    此人反复无常，很不可靠。
12. We shopkeepers hear so much but all of it is unreliable gossip.
    我们生意人听到的事很多&但都是没根没据的闲话。
13. However, comparing data from various studies can be unreliable because slightly different methods may be used.
    但是，比较不同研究的数据可能并不可靠，这是因为不同的研究使用的方法会有所不同。
14. This method of communication has two problems: it is synchronous and unreliable.
    这种通信方法有两个问题：它是同步的并且是不可靠的。
15. Such unreliable data management results in a huge amount of waste& and worse, medical error.
    这类不可靠的数据管理导致了巨大的浪费，甚至会导致医疗错误。
16. For remote file copying, I found cfd unreliable and a security hazard, so I use rsync instead.
    对于远程文件复制，我发现cfd是不可靠的而且可能会危害安全性，所以我使用rsync。
17. There is limited technical documentation and information and an unreliable build and release process.
    技术文档和信息非常有限，并且构建和发布过程很不可靠。
18. I'm exaggerating the drug problem, my sources are unreliable, I can't spell.
    我夸大了毒品问题，我的消息来源不可靠，我连个字都拼不对。
19. This had resulted in the guidance system highly complex and unreliable.
    这造成制导系统高度复杂和不可靠。
20. Even without human error, space military technology can be unreliable.
    即使没有人为失误，太空军用技术也可能是不可靠的。
21. Water shortages, unreliable water supplies and poor water quality are major obstacles to sustainable development.
    缺水、不可靠的水源和水质不良是可持续发展的主要障碍。
22. An ordinary compass finds magnetic North easily-but is unreliable because Magnetic North changes with time and location.
    一个普通的罗盘能够轻易地找到磁性北方-但并不可靠，因为磁性北方会随着时间和地点而改变。
23. Bad abstraction choices lie at the root of many unnecessarily complicated or unreliable systems.
    许多系统根本没必要那麽复杂，或是变得不可靠，根本的原因就在选择了不好的摘要。
24. From what I know of him I should say that he is unreliaBle.
    根据我对他的了解，我得说他不可靠。
25. He is unreliable and should, for this reason alone, be dismissed.
    他很不可靠，只这一条理由即可把他开除。
26. The internal mail is a message transport& an unreliable one in this instance.
    内部的邮件就是一次消息的传输&在这种情况下是一次不可靠的传输。
27. Information may be relevant but so unreliable in nature or representation that its recognition may be potentially misleading.
    信息可能会具有相关性，但在性质或反映上可能会不那么可靠，以致确认这种信息可能会令人误解。
28. We consider an M/ G/ 1 retrial queue with two-phase service and unreliable server.
    研究了一个具有二次多选择服务和不可靠服务台的M/G/1重试排队系统。
29. It should be noted that SNMP uses a "connectionless" protocol that is inherently unreliable.
    需要指出的是，SNMP采用了一套本身不可靠的“无连接”协议。

adj

1. not worthy of reliance or trust
   1. in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable
   2. an undependable assistant

   Synonym:    undependable

2. liable to be erroneous or misleading
   1. an undependable generalization

   Synonym:    undependable

3. lacking a sense of responsibility

4. dangerously unstable and unpredictable
   1. treacherous winding roads
   2. an unreliable trestle

   Synonym:    treacherous