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单词 ugly
释义 ugly
adj. (uglier, ugliest)
  1. unpleasing or repulsive to see or hear (an ugly scar; spoke with an ugly snarl).
  2. unpleasantly suggestive; discreditable (ugly rumours are about).
  3. threatening, dangerous (the sky has an ugly look).
  4. morally repulsive; vile (ugly vices).
Phrases and idioms
ugly customer an unpleasantly formidable person. ugly duckling a person who turns out to be beautiful or talented etc. against all expectations (with ref. to a cygnet in a brood of ducks in a tale by Andersen).
Derivatives
uglily adv. ugliness n.
Etymology: ME f. ON uggligr to be dreaded f. ugga to dread
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