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eyesore

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++eye·sore /ˈaɪsɔː $ -sɔːr/ noun [countable]  UGLYsomething that is very ugly, especially a building surrounded by other things that are not ugly 碍眼的事物,难看的东西〔尤指建筑〕 The factory is an eyesore. 这家工厂很碍眼。
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eyesoreMaybe one of the powerful merchants regarded it as an eyesore.What the students had come to value as a wetland, the administration had seen as an eyesore.They claim the air-bubble dome will be an eyesore.It's worried that the resulting jumble of colours and designs would create an eyesore.Many residents consider the old house an eyesore.The council says the dish is an eyesore and should be painted white again.Neighbors complained that it was an eyesore, covered by weeds and debris, and that the owner was unfairly avoiding taxes.Brighter street lights, however, could not direct attention from the growing number of commercial eyesores taking power from the canal.
eye·sore nounChineseSyllable
that especially something building is a Corpus ugly, very


eyesore
eyesore /ˈaɪsɔː $ -sɔːr/ noun [countable]
something that is very ugly, especially a building surrounded by other things that are not ugly:
    The factory is an eyesore.


eye·soreBrE /ˈaɪsɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaɪsɔːr/ 🔊 nouna building, an object, etc. that is unpleasant to look at 碍眼的建筑;丑陋的东西;令人厌恶的东西That old factory is a real eyesore! 那老工厂实在碍眼!🔊🔊