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unsightly adj.
⇨ uglyugly 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。 |