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    ugly duckling

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ugly duckling  → ugly duckling at ugly(1) someone who is less attractive, successful etc than other people, but who becomes beautiful and successful later
    ugly duckling


    ugly ducklingBrE /ˌʌɡli ˈdʌklɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌɡli ˈdʌklɪŋ/ 🔊 nouna person or thing that at first does not seem attractive or likely to succeed but that later becomes successful or much admired 丑小鸭（初似平庸后来出众的人或事物） ORIGIN From the title of a story by Hans Christian Andersen, in which a young swan thinks it is an ugly young duck until it grows up into a beautiful adult swan. 源自安徒生童话，讲述一只小天鹅一直认为自己是只丑小鸭，长大后却变成了美丽的天鹅。