| 词汇 | unsightly |
| 释义 | unsightly adjective formaluk /ʌnˈsaɪt.li/ us /ʌnˈsaɪt.li/ not attractive; ugly: 不吸引人的，丑陋的，难看的 He had undone the buttons of his shirt, exposing an unsightly expanse of white flesh.他解开衬衫纽扣，露出一片白花花的肉，很不雅观。 Synonyms ghastlyUKinformal grim(UNPLEASANT)informal grotesque(UGLY) hideous ugly(NOT ATTRACTIVE) unattractive unprepossessing 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 unpoetic unpretty unshapely vulgarity vulgarly unsightly | American Dictionaryunsightly adjective us/ʌnˈsɑɪt·li/ not pleasing to see; unattractive: The garden was full of unsightly weeds. Examples of unsightlyunsightly This is no unsightly byproduct of logic but the very foundation of the socio-moral order. This may be because they are unsightly and may be a source of discomfort. It leaves, nonetheless, an obvious and unsightly scar at the neck. The uncouth and unsanitary sparrow lived in any available cavity, furnishing its filthy and unsightly ' ' lodgings ' ' and ' 'tenements ' ' with ' ' any rubbish. This is relevant both from the point of view of preventing rain penetration and avoiding unsightly staining by dirt carried by uncontrolled flow. Along with the working class, the unsightly factories that once dominated so much of the urban landscape have essentially vanished. The result is an increasing problem with litter, archaeological sites damaged by graffiti, unplanned vehicle tracks, and an unsightly village. Unsightly piles of sludge on roadways and abandoned lands and salinization of land will be reduced. It means that good agricultural land is spoiled and that the scenery become unsightly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where disused railway land becomes derelict or unsightly local authorities have adequate powers for dealing with it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The provisions for dealing with derelict and unsightly land are valuable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This project, among other things, will result in the clearance of a substantial part of that unsightly dereliction with which the national park is scarred. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The establishment of unsightly masts, which support more than a third of telecommunication base stations, is growing at an alarming rate throughout the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sewage refuse and other matter create some unsightly conditions and pungent odours and anxiety has also been expressed about bathing from polluted beaches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Local authorities and those responsible for places of worship have to bear added expense because of these unsightly and dangerous heaps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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