eyesores

英 [ˈaɪsɔːz] 美 [ˈaɪˌsɔrz]

n.  碍眼的建筑; 丑陋的东西; 令人厌恶的东西
eyesore的复数



柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 碍眼的东西(如建筑物等)
    You describe a building or place as an eyesore when it is extremely ugly and you dislike it or disapprove of it.
    1. Poverty leads to slums, which are an eyesore and a health hazard.
      贫困产生了贫民窟,那里不仅有碍观瞻,而且卫生隐患严重。

双语例句

  1. They should not try to copy other Chinese cities of a similar size by covering the land with Shatin-like concrete eyesores, a competition that Hong Kong would surely lose – and lose from.
    他们不应试图仿效规模类似的其它中国城市,用沙田那样的丑陋混凝土建筑覆盖这片土地。在这种竞争中,香港注定失败,而且这种竞争也会让香港遭遇失败。
  2. Their recycling stations are eyesores that are being removed as part of the greening of Shanghai for Expo, she says, without a hint of irony.
    她并无嘲讽之意地表示,作为办好世博绿化上海行动的一部分,那些影响市容的废品回收点将被清除。
  3. There were so many changes here& great new apartment houses with lawns and trees around them; hideous old eyesores removed.
    这里的变迁非常大&许多新建的公寓大楼,周围有草地和树木,丑陋的旧建筑拆了。