homely

adj.

1. 在家一样舒适的；犹如在自家一样
   making you feel comfortable, as if you were in your own home
   1. The hotel has a lovely homely feel to it.
      那家旅馆给人一种宾至如归的感觉。
2. 简单且好的；家常的
   simple and good
   1. homely cooking
      家常烹调
3. 热情友好并热衷家庭生活的；亲切喜家的
   warm and friendly and enjoying the pleasures of home and family
   1. His landlady was a kind, homely woman.
      他的房东太太心地善良，待人亲切。
4. 相貌平平的
   not attractive
   1. a homely child
      相貌普通的孩子

1. ADJ-GRADED 像家一样舒适的
   If you describe a room or house as homely, you like it because you feel comfortable and relaxed there.
   1. I wanted a homely room but I wanted it to look smart, too...
      我想要一个像家一样舒适的房间，但也希望它看起来很漂亮。
   2. We try and provide a very homely atmosphere.
      我们试图营造一种非常舒适放松的气氛。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 homey


2. ADJ-GRADED （食物）简单的，普通的，家常的
   Homely food is simple and ordinary.
   1. Scottish baking is homely, comforting and truly good.
      苏格兰烘烤食品简单、温馨，吃起来十分美味可口。
3. ADJ-GRADED （女子）热情亲切的，家庭主妇型的
   If you describe a woman as homely, you mean that she has a warm, comforting manner and looks like someone who would enjoy being at home and running a family.
   1. Mrs Jones was a pleasant, homely person with a ready smile.
      琼斯夫人和蔼亲切，总是面带微笑。
4. ADJ-GRADED 相貌平平的
   If you say that someone is homely, you mean that they are not very attractive to look at.
   1. The man was homely and overweight.
      该男子其貌不扬，身材肥胖。

1. The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time.
   这种家常汤的额外优点是烹制时间短。
2. He went to the beautiful old Welsh dresser that graced this homely room
   他走到为这间舒适的房间增色不少的漂亮的旧威尔士碗橱前。
3. I wanted a homely room but I wanted it to look smart, too
   我想要一个像家一样舒适的房间，但也希望它看起来很漂亮。
4. We try and provide a very homely atmosphere.
   我们试图营造一种非常舒适放松的气氛。
5. Scottish baking is homely, comforting and truly good.
   苏格兰烘烤食品简单、温馨，吃起来十分美味可口。
6. Mrs Jones was a pleasant, homely person with a ready smile.
   琼斯夫人和蔼亲切，总是面带微笑。
7. The man was homely and overweight.
   该男子其貌不扬，身材肥胖。
8. The terracotta tiled floor gives the place a wonderfully homely character.
   陶瓦地板使这个地方给人一种非常舒适温馨的感觉。
9. He compensated his homely appearance with great personal charm.
   他的个人魅力美化了他那其貌不扬的外表。
10. The simple, homely car was an enormous success, but Volvo has spent years trying to forget it.
    这款朴实的小汽车取得了巨大的成功，但是沃尔沃却花了很多年的时间来遗忘它。
11. I like that restaurant because it has a homely feel.
    我喜欢那家餐馆，因为那有家的感觉。
12. His apartment is cold and bare and not very homely.
    他的公寓房有三个特点，第一个是特别的冷，第二个是空荡荡的，第三个是没有家的感觉。
13. The homely word job, like much that I have written, offends you.
    那个不好听的词‘活儿’和我写的大多数作品一样，令你不愉快。
14. I was very disappointed to see her sister; she was a homely girl.
    我看到她的妹妹很失望，她是一个相貌平平的女孩。
15. Paul is a homely, shy, stammering boy.
    保罗是个相貌平平、腼腆、说话结巴的男孩。
16. I wanted to suggest these three things in the homely and common vision of a mother with her child and the security that they represent.
    我想建议这三件事在朴素与共同愿景的依据与规范的一个母亲和她的孩子和安全感，他们代表。
17. Mary is a homely, shy girl.
    玛丽是一个朴实，害羞的女孩。
18. Homely truths; letters to his son full of homely advice; simple ( or homely) fare.
    朴素的真理；在给儿子的信中充满了朴实的忠告；简易（或家常）食物。
19. Her homely face was full of pride.
    她那张相貌平平的脸上充满了骄傲的神情。
20. Come and have a homely meal with us, will you?
    来和我们一起吃顿家常便饭，好吗？
21. Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship and I shall show you two old or homely faces.
    给我看看柏拉图式友爱的实例好了，那我就会给你看看两个老头老太太的脸或是两张大丑脸。
22. He was a homely man.
    他是位普通的男人。
23. Study on the improved process of homely Chinese watermelon Douchi;
    介绍了冬瓜豆豉的改良工艺技术。
24. She's a rather homely girl.
    她是一个相貌相当丑陋的女孩。
25. She thought she was too homely to get a date.
    她认为自己长得太难看，以致于没人和她约会。
26. A homely example of such a system is the electric blanket.
    这样一种系统的简单典型可举电毯为例。
27. Have you ever seen anything so homely? I asked shirley.
    你以前见到过这么难看的狗吗？我问雪莉。
28. We're just homely people-Hello, there's a letter for me.
    我们都是不讲究的人――嗨，我还有一封信呢！
29. It was so nice and homely that I suspected that she was setting a trap for me to marry her.
    这简直太好了，充满了家的温馨，我怀疑她在设圈套引诱我和她结婚。
30. We also feel contented with the service provided by the canteen, enjoying food in a homely atmosphere.
    对于食堂的服务我们也感到满意，学校为我们创造了家一样的氛围。

adj

1. lacking in physical beauty or proportion
   1. a homely child
   2. several of the buildings were downright homely
   3. a plain girl with a freckled face

   Synonym:    plain

2. having a feeling of home
   1. the homely everyday atmosphere
   2. a homey little inn

   Synonym:    homelikehomeyhomy

3. without artificial refinement or elegance
   1. plain homely furniture
   2. homely manners

4. plain and unpretentious
   1. homely truths
   2. letters to his son full of homely advice
   3. homely fare