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unpleasant to look at 丑陋的；难看的 an ugly face 丑陋的面孔 an ugly building 难看的建筑 an ugly scar 丑陋的伤疤 The witch was hideously ugly. 那个女巫丑得吓人。 Why do some of our government buildings look ugly? 为什么我们的一些政府建筑看起来很丑？
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearanceb1Jane was a great beauty, but I was always considered to be the ugly sister. 简是个大美人，但我总是被认为是最丑的姐姐。 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(of an event, a situation, etc. 事件、局势等 unpleasant or dangerous; involving threats or violence 令人不快的；危险的；险恶的；凶险的 an ugly incident/scene 丑陋的事件/场景 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。 A fight started and things got pretty ugly. 一场打斗开始了，情况变得十分危险。 the latest cinematic effort to lay bare the ugly truth about Hollywood 揭露好莱坞丑陋真相的最新电影努力 the ugly realities of war 战争的丑恶现实 Very quickly, the mood turned ugly. 很快，气氛变得很糟糕。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse uggligr ‘to be dreaded’, from ugga ‘to dread’.