| 词汇 | ugly-duckling |
| 释义 | ugly duckling noun[ C ] uk /ˌʌɡ.li ˈdʌk.lɪŋ/ us /ˌʌɡ.li ˈdʌk.lɪŋ/ someone or something that is ugly and not successful when young or new but will later become beautiful or successful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 back end be no oil paintingidiom be not much to look atidiom bleakly bleakness gopping gracelessly have a face like the back end of a busidiom hideous hideousness pretty-pretty putridly reptilian scrappily scrappy unpretty unshapely unsightly vulgarity vulgarly Examples of ugly ducklingugly duckling Sympatric speciation in animals : the uglyduckling grows up. I am not sure whether it makes the arrangement for limitation change from an uglyduckling into a swan, but there is certainly some improvement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We also hear a good deal about agriculture, the uglyduckling of politics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That, of course, brings me to the uglyduckling of the sector—coal-fired generation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Did ever an uglyduckling turn into such a swan? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 of uglyduckling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many an uglyduckling in 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The magazine also features fashion tips and in-depth celebrity uglyduckling interviews. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Beguiling as she can be in uglyduckling roles, 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 the uglyduckling, 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 the uglyduckling sign. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The uglyduckling is 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 the uglyduckling as 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 brainy uglyduckling girl 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 the uglyduckling as 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. See all examples of ugly duckling 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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