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unattractive adj.
⇨ unattractive (an unattractive character) ⇨ ugly (an unattractive smile) unattractive adjective unattractive ♦︎ off-putting ♦︎ unappealing ♦︎ unappetizingThese words all describe behaviour and things that are not good, interesting or pleasant. 这些词均表示不好的、无趣的、令人反感的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆unattractive / off-putting / unappealing to sb◆an unattractive / unappealing quality / prospect / character / personality◆to find sth unattractive / off-putting◆to look unattractive / unappetizing◆distinctly unattractive / off-putting / unappealing / unappetizing◆very / rather unattractive / off-putting■ unattractive (rather formal) having features or qualities that make you dislike or want to avoid it 不好的；无趣的；令人反感的◆This is one of the more unattractive aspects of the free market economy.这是自由市场经济较为糟糕的一个方面。◆He was an unattractive character: selfish, moody and arrogant.他一点也不讨人喜欢：自私、喜怒无常又傲慢。ⓘ Unattractive is used to describe features, possibilities and people's characters. Collocates include aspect, feature, alternative, proposition, prospect, personality and character. * unattractive用以描述特征、可能性和人的性格，搭配词有aspect、feature、alternative、proposition、prospect、personality和character。 OPP attractive ⇨ popular ■ off-ˈputting (especially BrE, informal) not pleasant, in a way that prevents you from liking sb/sth 使人生厌的；令人讨厌的◆I find his manner a bit off-putting.我觉得他的举止有点儿讨人嫌。■ unappealing / /ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ/ / (rather formal) unattractive 不好的；无趣的；令人反感的◆The prospect of studying for another five years was distinctly unappealing.未来还需要再学五年，真是让人厌烦。◆The book's main character is dull and unappealing.这本书的主要特点是枯燥无趣。OPP appealing ⇨ popular NOTE 辨析 Unattractive or unappealing?There is not much difference in meaning or use between these words. Unattractive is more frequent, but it is also used to describe people who are not sexually attractive: you can say that sb has an unattractive/unappealing personality but an unattractive man/woman is usually sb who is not sexually attractive; an unappealing man/woman is more likely to have an unpleasant personality. 这两个词在含义和用法上均无太大区别。unattractive更常见，但除了本条中所列之义外，亦可用以形容人不性感、不漂亮。可以说an unattractive/unappealing personality，但an unattractive man/woman通常指不性感的人，而an unappealing man/woman更有可能指性格不讨人喜欢的人。■ unappetizing (BrE also unappetising) / /ʌnˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ/ / (of food) unpleasant to eat; looking as if it will be unpleasant to eat （食物）难吃的，倒胃口的，看似难吃的◆She brought me an unappetizing meal of cold fried eggs on toast.她给我端来一份冷的煎蛋吐司，看上去就倒胃口。 OPP appetizing ⇨ delicious ugly adjective 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| unattractive | ➔ | ugly | ➔ | hideous | | plain | | unsightly | | grotesque |
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■ ugly unpleasant 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。OPP beautiful ⇨ beautiful 1 2 ■ hideous / /ˈhɪdiəs/ / (rather informal, especially spoken) 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 adverb ◆His face was hideously deformed.他的脸难看地扭曲着。■ unattractive (especially written) 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。 OPP attractive ⇨ beautiful 1 2 ■ grotesque /grəʊˈtesk; NAmE groʊˈtesk/ very 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 (especially written) (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。 OPP pretty ⇨ beautiful 1 see also plain ⇨ plain adj. 1 ■ unsightly (rather formal) 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。 |