Word · Frequency #4485
ugliest
丑陋的；难看的
ugliest is the superlative of ugly.
Unpleasant to look at; not attractive.
- 1.
Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
视觉上令人不悦的；不美观的。
- 2.
displeasing to the senses
令人不悦的感官感受
- 3.
Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
听觉或其他感官上令人不悦的。
- 4.
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
易怒或带有敌意的不良情绪
- 5.
Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.
冒犯个人感官或道德的。
- 6.
morally reprehensible
道德上应受谴责的
令人难受的；难听的；刺耳的；令人厌恶的；道德败坏的；凶险的；充满威胁的；视觉上令人不悦的；不美观的。；令人不悦的感官感受
In use
The old sofa was ugly, so we decided to buy a new one.
She thought the painting was ugly, but her friend loved it.
He wore an ugly sweater to the party, and everyone laughed.
an ugly face
ugly furniture
an ugly frame of mind
ugly crimes
ugly + noun
形容词作定语，修饰名词。
The ugly building was torn down.
那座丑陋的建筑被拆除了。
be + ugly
Connections
Collocations
- ugly duckling
- 丑小鸭（指先丑后美的人或事物）
- She was an ugly duckling as a child but grew into a beautiful woman.她小时候是只丑小鸭，但长大后成了美丽的女人。
- ugly truth
- 丑陋的真相
- It's time we faced the ugly truth about our financial situation.是时候面对我们财务状况的丑陋真相了。
- ugly scene
- 不愉快的场面
- There was an ugly scene at the party when he accused her of lying.派对上发生了不愉快的场面，他指责她撒谎。
- ugly mood
- 坏心情；恶劣的情绪
- He's been in an ugly mood all morning, so I'd stay away if I were you.他整个上午心情都很糟，所以我要是你就离他远点。
- ugly behavior
- 恶劣的行为
- The fans' ugly behavior led to several arrests.球迷们的恶劣行为导致数人被捕。
- ugly building
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将'ugly'拆成'u'和'gly'，'u'像张开的嘴，'gly'谐音'格咧'，咧嘴龇牙的样子很丑。
Context & Register
该词为中性语域，可用于日常口语和书面语，描述外观、行为或道德品质，带有强烈负面色彩。通常不用于正式或学术场合，具体含义需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
比较级和最高级分别为uglier和ugliest
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'buggy' and 'rugby' share a similar ending sound with 'ugly', but 'snugly' has a different vowel sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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