ugliness

英 [ˈʌglɪnɪs]

美 [ˈʌglinəs]

n.  丑恶，丑陋的事; 尴尬局面

复数：uglinesses　

BNC.18785 / COCA.16643

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.
  1. ...an ugly little hat...
     难看的小帽子
  2. She makes me feel dowdy and ugly.
     她让我自惭形秽。
• 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.
  1. There have been some ugly scenes...
     出现了一些恶性事件。
  2. The confrontation turned ugly.
     对抗局面进一步激化。
  3. ...an ugly publicity stunt.
     恶俗的宣传噱头
• torearitsugly head→ see:head

英英释义

noun

• qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
• the quality of being wicked
  Synonym:nefariousnesswickednessvileness

双语例句

• They simply don't like the environment of civilization; this is, the city, with all its ugliness and tension.
  他们就是不喜欢文明世界的环境，也就是说不喜欢大都市，充满了丑恶与紧张的大都市。
• Ugliness is one of the symptoms of disease, beauty of health.
  丑陋是疾病的症状之一，美则是健康的象征。
• In the same manner there is ugliness in the distorted expression of beauty in our life and in our art which comes from our imperfect realisation of Truth.
  生活中对美的曲解是一种丑陋，同样地，艺术中对真理的不完美的认识也是一种丑陋。
• This is the beauty and ugliness, good and evil in contrast!
  这是美与丑、善与恶的鲜明对照！
• There have also been ugliness and injustice in corporate wielding of power.
  大公司在行使权力上也有过丑陋的事和非正义的行动。
• She puzzled by the sudden ugliness.
  她被这突如其来的尴尬局面弄得惊疑不已。
• Ugliness is a point of view: an ulcer is wonderful to a pathologist.
  丑和美没有绝对的界限。丑陋是一种观点，溃疡对病理学家是美妙的东西。
• Go back to the beauty and ugliness.
  回到美貌和丑陋的问题。
• The opposite of beautyis is not ugliness, it's indifference.
  美的反面不是丑陋，而是冷漠。
• My friend and I must amend some of the ugliness that exists around us.
  我和我的朋友，必须改善发生在我们周围的一些丑恶的事。