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单词 unsightly
释义
unsightly
adjective
formal
uk
/ʌnˈsaɪt.li/us
/ʌnˈsaɪt.li/
notattractive;ugly:
不吸引人的，丑陋的，难看的
He hadundonethebuttonsof hisshirt,exposingan unsightlyexpanseofwhiteflesh.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
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not attractive to look at
  • back end
  • be no oil paintingidiom
  • be not much to look atidiom
  • bleakly
  • bleakness
  • chintzy
  • excrescence
  • gopping
  • gracelessly
  • hatchet-faced
  • have a face like the back end of a busidiom
  • hideous
  • hideousness
  • plug-ugly
  • pretty
  • pretty-pretty
  • reptilian
  • scrappily
  • vulgarity
  • vulgarly
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(Definition ofunsightlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

unsightly| American Dictionary

unsightly
adjective
us
/ʌnˈsɑɪt·li/
notpleasingtosee;unattractive:
Thegardenwasfullof unsightlyweeds.
(Definition ofunsightlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunsightly

unsightly
This is nounsightlybyproduct of logic but the very foundation of the socio-moral order.
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This may be because they areunsightlyand may be a source of discomfort.
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It leaves, nonetheless, an obvious andunsightlyscar at the neck.
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The uncouth and unsanitary sparrow lived in any available cavity, furnishing its filthy andunsightly' ' lodgings ' ' and ' 'tenements ' ' with ' ' any rubbish.
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This is relevant both from the point of view of preventing rain penetration and avoidingunsightlystaining by dirt carried by uncontrolled flow.
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Along with the working class, theunsightlyfactories that once dominated so much of the urban landscape have essentially vanished.
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The result is an increasing problem with litter, archaeological sites damaged by graffiti, unplanned vehicle tracks, and anunsightlyvillage.
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Unsightlypiles of sludge on roadways and abandoned lands and salinization of land will be reduced.
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It means that good agricultural land is spoiled and that the scenery becomeunsightly.
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Where disused railway land becomes derelict orunsightlylocal authorities have adequate powers for dealing with it.
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The provisions for dealing with derelict andunsightlyland are valuable.
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This project, among other things, will result in the clearance of a substantial part of thatunsightlydereliction with which the national park is scarred.
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The establishment ofunsightlymasts, which support more than a third of telecommunication base stations, is growing at an alarming rate throughout the country.
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Sewage refuse and other matter create someunsightlyconditions and pungent odours and anxiety has also been expressed about bathing from polluted beaches.
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Local authorities and those responsible for places of worship have to bear added expense because of theseunsightlyand dangerous heaps.
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