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ugly

adjective
 
🔊/ˈʌɡli/
🔊/ˈʌɡli/
(comparative uglier, superlative ugliest)
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  1.  
     unpleasant to look at丑陋的；难看的 synonym unattractive
    • an ugly face丑陋的面孔
    • an ugly building难看的建筑
    • an ugly scar丑陋的伤疤
    • The witch was hideously ugly.那个女巫丑得吓人。
    • Why do some of our government buildings look ugly? 为什么我们的一些政府大楼看起来丑陋？
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    • Jane was a great beauty, but I was always considered to be the ugly sister.简是一位伟大的美女，但我一直被认为是丑陋的姐姐。
    • 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。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  2.  
     (of an event, a situation, etc.事件、局势等) unpleasant or dangerous; involving threats or violence令人不快的；危险的；险恶的；凶险的
    • an ugly incident/scene丑陋的事件/场景
    • There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued.昨晚暴乱持续之际，街上险象环生。🔊🔊
    • A fight started and things got pretty ugly.一场打斗开始了，情况变得十分危险。
    • the latest cinematic effort to lay bare the ugly truth about Hollywood最新的电影努力揭示了关于好莱坞的丑陋真相
    • the ugly realities of war战争的丑陋现实
    • Very quickly, the mood turned ugly.很快，心情变得丑陋。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • sound
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse uggligr ‘to be dreaded’, from ugga ‘to dread’.