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IELTS BNC: 4485 COCA: 3262

ugly

Word family 
ug·ly /ˈʌɡli/ ●●● S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp uglier, superlativesupl ugliest)  
1  UGLYextremely unattractive and unpleasant to look at 丑陋的，难看的 SYN hideous OPP beautiful
 a very ugly man
非常丑陋的男子
 the ugliest building in town
城里最难看的建筑
 Nick’s dog is as ugly as sin (=very ugly).
尼克的狗难看得要命。
2  FRIGHTENEDused to describe a situation which is very bad or violent, and which makes you feel frightened or threatened 〔局面〕糟糕的，恐怖的
 There were ugly scenes as rival gangs started attacking each other.
敌对帮派之间开始相互攻击，出现了很可怕的场面。
 an ugly incident
可怕的事件
3  ugly ideas, feelings, remarks etc are unpleasant 〔观念、感情、话语等〕令人不愉快的，讨厌的，丑恶的
 Jealousy is an ugly emotion.
嫉妒是一种丑恶的情感。
 ugly rumors
难听的传言
4. ugly duckling UGLYSUCCESSFULsomeone who is less attractive, successful etc than other people, but who becomes beautiful and successful later 丑小鸭〔指起初不如别人、后来变得出类拔萃之人〕
Examples from the Corpus
ugly duckling• The loco is a bit of an ugly duckling.• An ugly duckling, like a printing press, was transformed into a well-behaved goose laying golden eggs.• It's certainly the ugly duckling of the era-until you get to drive one.• But Beryl is an ugly duckling rapidly turning into a beautiful swan ... all through the hard work of recovering mental patients.• However, roses are not swans, and all too often ugly ducklings remain ugly ducklings.
—ugliness noun [uncountableU]
 THESAURUS
ugly very unpleasant to look at – used about people, objects, and buildings 〔人、物品及建筑〕丑陋的，难看的
She thinks she's ugly but she's not.
她以为自己丑，可她并不丑。
an ugly block of flats
难看的公寓楼
cheap ugly furniture
丑陋的廉价家具
unattractive not pleasant to look at. Unattractive sounds more formal and less strong than ugly 无吸引力的，不漂亮的〔unattractive比ugly正式，且语气较弱〕
an unattractive modern town which was built during the 1960s
建于20世纪60年代的难看的现代小镇
Women found him unattractive.
女人觉得他毫无魅力。
unsightly formal not pleasant to look at, and spoiling the appearance of something 不悦目的，不雅观的
Unsightly red spots started to appear on her face.
她脸上开始出现一个个难看的红疙瘩。
The windows have been blocked off with unsightly metal bars.
窗子用有碍观瞻的金属栅栏封了起来。
extremely ugly 极丑的
hideous extremely ugly 极丑的
His hideous face twisted into a smile.
他那丑陋的面孔上挤出一个笑容。
a hideous concrete shopping centre
一幢其丑无比的混凝土购物中心
na hideous monster
repulsive extremely ugly, especially in a way that makes you want to look away 令人厌恶的，令人反感的
His appearance was so repulsive he had to wear a mask.
他相貌太丑，不得不戴面具。
grotesque extremely ugly in a strange or unnatural way 极为丑陋怪异的
A grotesque figure appeared out of the darkness.
黑暗中出现了一个丑陋的身影。
an eyesore (also a blot on the landscape) noun [singular] something that is so ugly that it spoils the appearance of an area 难看的东西
Local residents regard the new office building as an eyesore.
当地居民认为那幢新建的办公楼太碍眼。
nI think wind turbines are a blot on the landscape - why can't people just use less electricity?
Examples from the Corpus
ugly• It was on Sunday that the scenes turned ugly.• Where there were sentimental witnesses the old, the ugly and the inept always came out best.• an ugly chair• Or how about the faint chirp prodding you to invent an ugly doll with a hankering for tickles?• They're in an ugly fight over who will get the children.• The room was bare except for a few pieces of ugly furniture• An ugly little man came over and offered to buy me a drink.• I glanced down to see that a well-aimed egg had turned my blouse into an ugly mess.• For an ugly moment I had been convinced she had guessed the real reason for my avid professional interest in Bill Francis.• That's a really ugly picture of me.• Not long afterwards, ugly rumours began to circulate.• Use very small stitches to suture, otherwise an ugly scar may result.• We hated our uncle. He was fat and ugly, with tiny eyes and a long, pointed nose.
ugly scenes• But Aspinall's goal sparked ugly scenes.• There were a number of ugly scenes behind the Southend goal before police stepped in.• Any photographer that caught their eye were pushed away with threats, and ugly scenes between these rioters and other protestors ensued.• It was the third time in three weeks that such ugly scenes had been witnessed at London grounds.• But there were more ugly scenes last night.• The ugly scenes scared the holiday crowds away.• Police were anxious to avoid the ugly scenes when the two boys made their first appearance in court nine days ago.
Origin ugly
(1200-1300) Old Norse uggligr “frightening”, from uggr “fear”
ug·ly adjectiveadj →THESAURUS1
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IELTS BNC: 4485 COCA: 3262
ugly

adjective¹

 1unattractive難看VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, feel, look難看；感覺醜陋；看上去醜陋◇I felt so ugly.我覺得很醜。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常難看▸➤hideously, horribly, incredibly醜得嚇人；醜陋得可怕；異常難看◇The witch was hideously ugly.那個女巫醜得嚇人。➤downright, plain (both informal) 奇醜無比；難看至極◇It's just plain ugly.這東西簡直醜極了。
ugly

adjective²

 2dangerous/threatening危險；可怕VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, look, sound可怕；看上去嚇人；聽起來可怕▸➤become, get, turn變得可怕；變得危險ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常危險◇A fight started and things got pretty ugly.一場打鬥開始了，情況變得十分危險。➤a little有點兒危險▸➤potentially有潛在危險
IELTS BNC: 4485 COCA: 3262
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
plainunsightlygrotesque
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 groʊˈteskvery 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。
IELTS BNC: 4485 COCA: 3262
ugly
Ugly or not attractive: ugly, grim, unattractive...
Extremely unpleasant: horrible, dreadful, disgusting...
Involving violence and bloodshed: violent, ferocious, bloodthirsty...
Ugliness and unattractiveness: severity, ...

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