ugly[5Q^li]adj.丑陋的, 难看的uglyug.lyAHD:[¾g“l¶] D.J.[6(gli8]K.K.[6(gli]adj.（形容词）ug.li.er， ug.li.estDispleasing to the eye; unsightly.丑陋的：看上去令人不快的；难看的Repulsive or offensive; objectionable:令人厌恶的或讨厌的；反对的：an ugly remark.令人讨厌的评论Chiefly Southern U.S. Rude:【多用于美国南部】 粗鲁的：Don't be ugly to your grandparents.不要对你的祖父祖母那么粗鲁New England Unmanageable. Used of animals, especially cows or horses.【新英格兰】 难控制的。用于动物，尤其是奶牛或马Morally reprehensible; bad.道德败坏的：道德上应受指责的；坏的Threatening or ominous:威胁的或不祥的：ugly black clouds in the sky.天空中不祥的乌云Likely to cause embarrassment or trouble:险恶的：很可能造成尴尬或麻烦的：“Public opinion in both nations could take an ugly turn”(George R. Packard)“两个国家的公众意见都有可能会转而造成麻烦”(乔治R.帕卡德)Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; cross or disagreeable:脾气坏的：倾向于发怒或不好的感觉的；脾气坏的或令人不快的：an ugly temper; an ugly scene.坏脾气；令人不快的场面n.（名词）【复数】 ug.lies【非正式用语】 One that is ugly.丑陋的人Middle English [frightful, repulsive] 中古英语 [可怕的，令人讨厌的] from Old Norse uggligr 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 uggligr from uggr [fear] 源自 uggr [害怕] ug“lilyadv.（副词）ug“linessn.（名词）ugly， hideous， ill-favored， unsightlyThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is “offensive to the sense of sight”: 这些形容词共有的中心意思是“看上去令人讨厌的”：ugly furniture; 难看的家具；a hideous scar; 难看的疤；an ill-favored countenance; 丑陋的面孔；an unsightly billboard. beautiful 难看的广告牌 beautifulThe standard sense of the adjective ugly becomes figurative in the common expression an ugly temper. Regional American speech shares this figurative sense and makes it even more specific. In New England ugly as applied to animals, especially large farm animals such as cows and horses, means “balky, hard to manage.” In the South, on the other hand, ugly with the specific sense of “rude” is used of persons: Don't be ugly, son. Interestingly, the word clever (senses 4 through 6) follows the same regional pattern as ugly : in New England the specialized senses refer to animals; in the South, to persons.形容词ugly 的标准的意思在的表达 坏脾气 中变得借喻性了。 美国的地区性语言中都有这种比喻性意义并且使它更加具体化。在新英格兰ugly 被用于动物， 尤其是大型的家畜，如奶牛和马，其意思是“不好，很难控制”。 在南部，另一方面，ugly 被用于人的具体意思为“粗鲁的”： 孩子，不要那么粗鲁。 有意思的是，单词clever （释义4到6）有着和 ugly 一样地方性形式： 在新英格兰，特指的意思用于动物；在南方用于人ugly[5Q^lI]adj.uglier, ugliest难看的；丑陋的a ugly man丑陋的人ugly furniture难看的家具He looked at the ugly square buildings around him, and he did not like what he saw.他观察了他周围的难看的四四方方的楼房,他不喜欢这些建筑物。Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate.现在他把一个丑陋的石雕头像挂在大门上。令人讨厌的；险恶的ugly black clouds阴沉的黑云an ugly rumor恶意的谣传The situation looks ugly.形势看来很严峻。ugly来自中古英语uglike<古挪威语uggligr可怕的
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