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unprepossessing

英 [ˌʌnˌpri:pəˈzesɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌnpripəˈzɛsɪŋ]

adj.(外表)不吸引人的

副词: unprepossessingly

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adj.(形容词)
  • 不吸引人的
  • 不讨人喜欢的
  • 不妩媚的
  • 不可爱的

adj

1. creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression

Synonym: unpresentable

1. 不吸引人的;其貌不扬的
If you describe someone or something as unprepossessing, you mean that they look rather plain or ordinary, although they may have good or special qualities that are hidden.

e.g. We found the tastiest and most imaginative paella and tapas in the most unprepossessing bars and cafés.
我们在最不起眼的酒吧和咖啡馆找到了最可口、最具创意的肉菜饭和餐前小吃。

1. 不吸引人的:unprepossessed 无成见的 | unprepossessing 不吸引人的 | unpresumptuous 不骄傲的

2. 不討人喜歡的;不吸引人的:trench: 溝 | unprepossessing: 不討人喜歡的;不吸引人的 | unto: 朝向;直到

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  • A broken nose..gave to him a most unprepossessing, almost sinister, look.

    出自:T. Dreiser
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We found the tastiest tapas in the most unprepossessing bars.(我们在最其貌不扬的酒吧找到了最好吃的西班牙餐前小吃。)
Fairfax pretends that the maniacal noise was made by Grace Poole, a rather dumpy, unprepossessing servant.(但菲尔·费克斯太太佯称这狂笑声是格雷斯·普尔发出的,她是一个相当矮胖,不讨人喜欢的仆人。)
Mr Zapatero was inexperienced, ill-prepared and unprepossessing; he was nicknamed "Bambi", as he often looked like a startled fawn caught in the headlights.(缺少经验,不够老练以及无领导风范萨帕特罗被戏称为“小鹿斑比”,因为聚光灯下的他总是显得惶恐不安。)
We eventually located the cottage - tucked away behind an unprepossessing row of shops.(我们终于找到了那座小屋—它隐藏在一排不引人注目的店铺后面。)
Indeed, these unprepossessing shapes may be just as remarkable as the paintings of trotting horses and tussling rhinos, providing a snapshot into humankind's first steps towards symbolism and writing.(事实上,如果考虑到这是人类向象征主义和书写迈出的第一步,那么这些未经事先处理的图案可能就和那些奔腾的马匹和扭打的犀牛壁画一样非同小可。)
The fire walls make the building look unprepossessing and cut off.(一道风火墙把那座房子给隔开了,难以看清。)
The trouble was, it did so by donating two enormous and decidedly unprepossessing stone sculptures for which the Florentine authorities have struggled to find a suitable home.(宁波市回赠了礼物。麻烦在于,宁波市赠送的是两尊巨大的,且无疑并不美观的石雕。现在佛罗伦萨官方正在努力为这两尊雕像寻找一个合适的安放地点。)
The premise of a Beveled building, say architects Ayeneh Office, who redesigned it, was to hide unprepossessing views of a telegraph pole and ugly building opposite.(在斜角建筑的前提下,来自建筑师ayeneh的事务所重新设计了它,目的是隐藏不讨人喜欢的一个电线杆的景象和对面丑陋的大厦。)
From a distance, the rocket is unprepossessing - a slender white stalk that looks almost as if it would twang in the Florida wind.(从远处看,战神1号火箭并不讨人喜欢-一根细长的白杆子,看上去几乎会在佛罗里达的风中铮铮作响。)
Thought unprepossessing to look at he is a man of immense erudition.(虽然面貌令人没好感,但他是一个宽大博学的人。)
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