ugly
英 [ˈʌɡli]
美 [ˈʌɡli]
adj. 丑陋的; 难看的; 令人不快的; 危险的; 险恶的; 凶险的
最高级：ugliest 比较级：uglier 复数：uglies
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4485 / COCA.3262
同义词辨析
uglyhideousmonstrous【导航词义：丑陋的】
uglyadj. 丑陋的；可怕的
〔辨析〕
指外表难看的或某一情景令人害怕的。
〔例证〕
It was said that her husband was an ugly man.
据说她丈夫长相丑陋。
Ugly scenes broke out because of the violent conflict between the protestors and the military last night.
昨晚示威人群和军队爆发了冲突，场面很可怕。
Among the top ten ugliest buildings in the world picked by CNN recently, America's Experience Music Project in Seattle comes in at No. 5.
美国有线电视新闻网络于近日选出了全球10大最丑建筑，美国西雅图体验音乐博物馆名列第5位。
据说她丈夫长相丑陋。
Ugly scenes broke out because of the violent conflict between the protestors and the military last night.
昨晚示威人群和军队爆发了冲突，场面很可怕。
Among the top ten ugliest buildings in the world picked by CNN recently, America's Experience Music Project in Seattle comes in at No. 5.
美国有线电视新闻网络于近日选出了全球10大最丑建筑，美国西雅图体验音乐博物馆名列第5位。
hideousadj. 极丑的，极难看的；骇人的
〔辨析〕
指外表极丑或面目狰狞的，或指事情、情景等令人憎厌或骇人的，语气比 ugly 强。
〔例证〕
a hideous accident
骇人的事故
The corpse had a hideous grin on its face.
这具尸体面露狞笑。
Nothing goes with that hideous coat.
那件很难看的外套搭配什么都不好看。
We had to queue for hours yesterday to buy the train tickets. It was a hideous nightmare.
昨天我们排了数小时的队才买到火车票，整个过程就是一场可怕的噩梦。
骇人的事故
The corpse had a hideous grin on its face.
这具尸体面露狞笑。
Nothing goes with that hideous coat.
那件很难看的外套搭配什么都不好看。
We had to queue for hours yesterday to buy the train tickets. It was a hideous nightmare.
昨天我们排了数小时的队才买到火车票，整个过程就是一场可怕的噩梦。
monstrousadj. 丑陋的；骇人的
〔辨析〕
强调怪异而吓人的。
〔例证〕
He said he saw a monstrous shadow on the stairs.
他说他在楼梯上看到一个可怕的影子。
他说他在楼梯上看到一个可怕的影子。
习惯用语
adj.
- sth rears its (ugly) head
- （讨厌的事情）出现，发生
if sth unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head , it appears or happens (as) miserable/ugly as sin - 可怜得 / 难看得要命
used to emphasize that sb is very unhappy or ugly
牛津词典
adj.
- 丑陋的；难看的
unpleasant to look at- an ugly face
丑陋的面孔 - an ugly building
难看的建筑
- an ugly face
- 令人不快的；危险的；险恶的；凶险的
unpleasant or dangerous; involving threats or violence- an ugly incident
危险事件 - 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。
- an ugly incident
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 丑陋的；难看的
If you say that someone or something isugly, you mean that they are very unattractive and unpleasant to look at.- ...an ugly little hat...
难看的小帽子 - She makes me feel dowdy and ugly.
她让我自惭形秽。
- ...an ugly little hat...
- ADJ-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 asugly, you mean that it is very unpleasant, usually because it involves violent or aggressive behaviour.- 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
- There have been some ugly scenes...
- torearitsugly head→ see:head
双语例句
- There have been some ugly scenes
出现了一些恶性事件。 - There was a problem which reared its ugly head about a week after she moved back in
她搬回来大约一周之后，一个问题又重新出现了。 - She makes me feel dowdy and ugly.
她让我自惭形秽。 - This building is ugly.
这座楼真难看。 - To my eye, his paintings are just ugly daubs.
据我看来，他的画都是些乱涂乱抹的低劣作品。 - His boozing, arrogance, and hair-trigger temper have often led him into ugly nightclub brawls
他嗜酒贪杯、狂妄自大且脾气暴躁，这常常使他在夜总会和人发生恶性斗殴。 - This confusion was ugly.
这种混乱的局面实在令人讨厌。 - Cleveland has always had a reputation for being a dirty, ugly, boring city, though now they say it is much better.
克利夫兰一直因其环境脏乱、市容丑陋、沉闷无趣而恶名在外，尽管据说现在好多了。 - The ugly scene in the study was still etched in her mind
书房里丑陋的一幕在她脑海中依旧清晰。 - I like her in a kind, but she is ugly.
我有点喜欢她，但她长得丑。