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ugly /ˈʌgli/► SEE ALLan ugly duckling(as) miserable/ugly as sin
●an ˌugly ˈduckling (informal) a 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（初似貌丑或平庸后来出众的人或事物）◆He’s got the looks of a film star now, but he was a real ugly duckling as a child.
他现在一副电影明星的模样，小时候他可真是只丑小鸭。 ORIGIN This comes from a children’s story by Hans Christian Andersen, in which a young swan is raised with ducklings. They have to stop teasing him about his ugliness when he grows into a beautiful swan. 这个习语源于安徒生童话，讲述一只跟一群小鸭子一起长大的小天鹅的故事。丑小鸭长成美丽的天鹅后，鸭子们就不再嘲笑它丑了。●(as) miserable/ugly as ˈsin (spoken) used to emphasize that sb is very unhappy or ugly 非常凄惨／难看◆He arrived at the party looking as miserable as sin.他来参加聚会时神情凄惨。◆Some babies are as ugly as sin at that age.有些婴儿那么大时很难看。 |