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英式音标:[ˌʌnˌpri:pəˈzesɪŋ]
美式音标:[ˌʌnpripəˈzɛsɪŋ]
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概况:

adj. 不吸引人的;不讨人喜欢的

词义:

adj.

不吸引人的,不妩媚的;

英英释义

unprepossessing[ ʌnpri:pə'zesiŋ ]

adj.creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression

同义词:unpresentable

用法:

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

Though unprepossessing to look at, he is highly intelligent.
他虽然相貌平平,但却很有才气。

权威例句

Unprepossessing

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Showing off at the most unprepossessing location in town: the Delftse Poort (Delft gate) in Rotterdam (1762-1772)

An Unprepossessing Aircraft

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英语词源:

unprepossessing (adj.)

1816, from un- (1) "not" + prepossessing (adj.).

造句:

1. 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。

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2. 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。

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3. 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。

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4. A strange figure is revealed, outwardly unprepossessing, untidy, unkempt, he is a yogi of transcendent powers.

奇怪的他虽然表面上不吸引人,不修边幅,实际上却是一位有着超越力量的瑜伽修行者。

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5. A strange figure is revealed, outwardly unprepossessing, untidy, unkempt, he is a yogi of transcendent powers.

奇怪的他虽然表面上不吸引人,不修边幅,实际上却是一位有着超越力量的瑜伽修行者。

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6. An unprepossessing little hotel.

一个不讨人喜欢的小旅店

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

7. 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。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

8. Be unprepossessing in appearance

其貌不扬

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例 - 汉英

9. FIRST SKETCH OF TWO UNPREPOSSESSING FIGURES

两副贼脸的初描

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

10. One day, Jane hears a shrill, blood-curdling laugh coming from the room, but Mrs. Fairfax pretends that the maniacal noise was made by Grace Poole, a rather dumpy, unprepossessing servant.

一天,简听见一阵令人毛骨悚然的尖笑声,是从那个房间里传来的。 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。

-- 来源 -- literature - 汉英

11. He was a man of twenty-five or twenty-six years of age, of unprepossessing countenance, obsequious to his superiors, insolent to his subordinates;

他约莫有二十五六岁,天生一副对上谄媚对下轻视无礼,不讨人喜欢的面孔。

-- 来源 -- literature - 汉英

12. 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。

-- 来源 -- www.ginyi.com.tw

13. He was forty-five years of age, of medium height, fairly thick-set, not at all unprepossessing.

他已经45岁,中等身材,矮矮胖胖的,不完全是胸无城府的。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

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