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ugly ducklingBrE /ˌʌɡli ˈdʌklɪŋ/NAmE /ˌʌɡli ˈdʌklɪŋ/ nouna person or thing that at first does not seem attractive or likely to succeed but that later becomes successful or much admired 丑小鸭(初似平庸后来出众的人或事物) ORIGIN From the title of a story by Hans Christian Andersen, in which a young swan thinks it is an ugly young duck until it grows up into a beautiful adult swan. 源自安徒生童话,讲述一只小天鹅一直认为自己是只丑小鸭,长大后却变成了美丽的天鹅。 |