ugly ♦︎ hideous ♦︎ unattractive ♦︎ grotesque ♦︎ plain ♦︎ unsightlyThese words all describe people or things that are not pleasant to look at.这些词均表示丑陋的、难看的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达难看的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an ugly / a hideous / a grotesque / a plain face◆an ugly / an unattractive / a plain girl / woman◆an ugly / unattractive man◆to look ugly / hideous / unattractive / grotesque / unsightly◆very ugly / unattractive / plain / unsightly◆pretty ugly / hideous / unattractive◆quite ugly / hideous / grotesque◆rather / extremely ugly / unattractive / plain■uglyunpleasant to look at丑陋的;难看的◆The room was full of heavy, ugly furniture.房间里摆满了笨重难看的家具。◆The screaming child in her arms was an ugly little thing.她怀里那个尖声哭叫的孩子是个难看的小东西。OPPbeautiful ⇨ beautiful12■hideous ˈhɪdiəs (ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) very ugly or unpleasant十分丑陋的;令人厌恶的◆The curtains were a hideous brown colour.窗帘的颜色是一种难看的褐色。◆The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。▸hideously
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◆His face was hideously deformed.他的脸难看地扭曲着。■unattractive (especiallywritten) not attractive or pleasant to look at不悦目的;不漂亮的;难看的◆His face creased into an unattractive smile.他的脸皱了起来,露出难看的微笑。◆The women were young and not unattractive(= they were attractive).那些女人年轻且颇有姿色。OPPattractive ⇨ beautiful12■grotesquegrəʊˈtesk; NAmEgroʊˈteskvery ugly in a strange way, often causing fear or laughter丑陋怪异的,奇形怪状的(常使人生畏或发笑)◆It was a grotesque figure with a snarling beast's head.那是个奇形怪状的人像,长着一个咆哮的野兽的头。■plain (especiallywritten) (especially of a woman or girl) not pretty or attractive(尤指女性)相貌平平的,无姿色的◆As a child she was rather plain.她小时候相貌平平。OPPpretty ⇨ beautiful1 see also plain ⇨ plainadj.1■unsightly (ratherformal) not pleasant to look at难看的;不雅观的;不悦目的◆There were unsightly marks on the walls caused by damp.墙上有一些由潮气造成的难看的斑点。◆It was an area of unsightly derelict buildings.那个地区尽是些难看的废弃建筑物。ⓘ Unsightly describes things, not people; it is often used to describe marks, patches or things that spoil a thing or a scene that might otherwise be attractive. * unsightly形容事物,不形容人,常用以形容mark、patch或者把原本也许很有吸引力的事物或景致搞坏的东西。
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