ugly
hideous
monstrous【导航词义:丑陋的】
ugly adj. 丑陋的;可怕的
〔辨析〕指外表难看的或某一情景令人害怕的。
〔例证〕
It was said that her husband was an ugly man.
据说她丈夫长相丑陋。
Ugly scenes broke out because of the violent conflict between the protestors and the military last night.
昨晚示威人群和军队爆发了冲突,场面很可怕。
Among the top ten ugliest buildings in the world picked by CNN recently, America's Experience Music Project in Seattle comes in at No. 5.
美国有线电视新闻网络于近日选出了全球10大最丑建筑,美国西雅图体验音乐博物馆名列第5位。
hideous adj. 极丑的,极难看的;骇人的
〔辨析〕指外表极丑或面目狰狞的,或指事情、情景等令人憎厌或骇人的,语气比 ugly 强。
〔例证〕
a hideous accident
骇人的事故
The corpse had a hideous grin on its face.
这具尸体面露狞笑。
Nothing goes with that hideous coat.
那件很难看的外套搭配什么都不好看。
We had to queue for hours yesterday to buy the train tickets. It was a hideous nightmare.
昨天我们排了数小时的队才买到火车票,整个过程就是一场可怕的噩梦。
monstrous adj. 丑陋的;骇人的
〔辨析〕强调怪异而吓人的。
〔例证〕
He said he saw a monstrous shadow on the stairs.
他说他在楼梯上看到一个可怕的影子。