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单词 ill-favoured
释义

ill-favoured

/ɪlˈfeɪvəd /
(US ill-favored)
adjective
Unattractive: a crotchety, ill-favoured human being...
  • Any changes to the council tax system, for example the introduction of new bands, should not be allowed to worsen the already ill-favoured position of rural areas.
  • He is afflicted with recurring clinical depression, driven by stress - for instance, by terror about jumping out of aeroplanes or plucking up the nerve to mention to Mma Ramotswe his custody of two ill-favoured orphans.
  • He also had some fun mocking an ill-favoured ginger-haired family: ‘There are some things in life you can't choose.’

Synonyms

unattractive, plain, unappealing, ugly, ugly looking, hideous, unsightly, unlovely, plain as a pikestaff;
North American homely
informal not much to look at, short on looks, fugly
British informal no oil painting
Australian/New Zealand informal drack
New Zealand informal huckery
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