2ADJ-GRADED (通常因涉及暴力、挑衅行为而)令人厌恶的,邪恶的,恶性的 If you refer to an event or situation as ugly, you mean that it is very unpleasant, usually because it involves violent or aggressive behaviour. (通常因涉及暴力、挑衅行为而)令人厌恶的,邪恶的,恶性的
There have been some ugly scenes.
出现了一些恶性事件。
The confrontation turned ugly.
对抗局面进一步激化。
...an ugly publicity stunt.
恶俗的宣传噱头
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...the subtlety and ugliness of sexual harassment.
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。