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| 1 | someone who is ugly has a face that is unpleasant to look at . Ugly is an unkind word , so people often use the word plain instead , to avoid causing offence （人）难看的，丑陋的（ugly 是不礼貌用语，所以人们常用plain 来替代，以免冒犯人） |
| The other man was hideously ugly. 另一个男人丑得吓人。 |
| She won’ t wear T-shirts because she thinks her arms are ugly. 她不愿穿T恤衫，因为她觉得她的手臂很难看。 |
| as ugly as sin (=extremely ugly) She was rich and powerful and ugly as sin. 极其丑陋的 |
| | 1a | something that is ugly is unpleasant to look at （事物）难看的 | | an ugly concrete bridge 难看的混凝土桥 | | Do you think its frame makes the picture look ugly? 你认为这个画框使画难看吗？ | |
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| 2 | very unpleasant 令人厌恶的；讨厌的；卑劣的 |
| an ugly rumour 卑劣的谣言 |
| ugly racist propaganda 卑劣的种族主义宣传 |
| the ugly face of sth (=the unpleasant aspect of it) Critics have described the policy as the ugly face of Republicanism. 某事物令人讨厌的方面 |
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| 3 | an ugly situation involves violent or angry behaviour 暴力的；愤怒的 |
| There were ugly scenes following the match. 比赛后发生了暴力事件。 |
| an ugly confrontation 暴力冲突 |
| turn ugly (=become unpleasant) The situation turned ugly when one of the police officers was hit by a rock. 变得令人不愉快 |
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| - | sth rears/raises its ugly head informal
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| used for saying that something unpleasant starts to appear or happen |
| 令人不愉快之事开始出现（或发生） |
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| The problem reared its ugly head again a few weeks later. 这个令人不愉快的问题几周后又出现了。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| ugliness noun U |
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