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单词 unprepossessing
释义
unprepossessing
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.priː.pəˈzes.ɪŋ/us
/ˌʌn.priː.pəˈzes.ɪŋ/
notinteresting,attractive, orimpressive:
无趣的，乏味的；没有吸引力的
We weredisappointedat the unprepossessingexteriorof thehotel.我们对旅馆乏味的外表感到失望。
Synonyms
ghastlyUKinformal
grim(UNPLEASANT)informal
grotesque(UGLY)
hideous
ugly(NOT ATTRACTIVE)
unattractive
unsightlyformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Tedious and uninspiring
  • anonymous
  • banal
  • basic
  • be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
  • bland
  • lifelessness
  • marginal
  • marmoreal
  • meh
  • menial
  • slow
  • soul-destroying
  • soulless
  • spinach
  • staid
  • stale
  • stuffy
  • tame
  • turgid
  • worthy
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(Definition ofunprepossessingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunprepossessing

unprepossessing
He gave a veryunprepossessingdefence of the people whom he is supposed to support.
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Despite hisunprepossessingappearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment.
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The guardhouse was built at this time at a cost of 215, but the house was regarded asunprepossessing.
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There is no sign outside, and the building itself is anunprepossessingconcrete block, so it is easy to miss.
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A neglected andunprepossessingexterior often hides a beautiful garden within.
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It is a somewhatunprepossessinghome, the chief architectural feature of which is a porch wrapped around two sides.
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His undistinguished pedigree andunprepossessingappearance meant that he was not popular with breeders and attracted few top class mares.
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Despite itsunprepossessingsubject matter, it gained a reputation for being both cultured and funny.
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Throughout the years reporters remarked on hisunprepossessingappearance.
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Mercedes grew up to be a serious young woman, shy andunprepossessing.
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He was big, burly andunprepossessing.
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Neele was described as short of stature and of appearance rather humble andunprepossessing, but his large expanse of forehead and the fire of his eye betokened mind and imagination.
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