| 单词 | ugly duckling |
| 释义 | ugly duckling noun[C] uk/ˌʌɡ.li ˈdʌk.lɪŋ/us/ˌʌɡ.li ˈdʌk.lɪŋ/someone or something that isuglyand notsuccessfulwhenyoungor new but willlaterbecomebeautifulorsuccessful 丑小鸭（年少或刚问世时难看平庸、日后变得漂亮或出众的人或物）Not attractive to look at
Examplesofugly ducklingugly duckling Sympatric speciation in animals : theuglyducklinggrows up. From theCambridge English Corpus I am not sure whether it makes the arrangement for limitation change from anuglyducklinginto a swan, but there is certainly some improvement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We also hear a good deal about agriculture, theuglyducklingof politics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That, of course, brings me to theuglyducklingof the sector—coal-fired generation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Did ever anuglyducklingturn into such a swan? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally, and perhaps most importantly, transport, despite its vast overall cost to the nation, has long been regarded as a sort ofuglyduckling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many anuglyducklingin the arts has become a glorious swan, but no one is helped if the pond of financial support is frozen over. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The magazine also features fashion tips and in-depth celebrityuglyducklinginterviews. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Beguiling as she can be inuglyducklingroles, she becomes insufferable as this story's gloating swan... From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I was theuglyduckling, fat and clumsy and unpopular. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A recent and novel method of melanoma detection is theuglyducklingsign. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theuglyducklingis the child of a swan whose egg accidentally rolled into a duck's nest. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Twins felt that they become theuglyducklingas separated individuals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It tells the story of a brainyuglyducklinggirl and her journey as she turns into someone who's worth loving. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She also muses about playing theuglyducklingas a child, being forced into the role without even the satisfaction of emerging as a beautiful swan at the end. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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