unattractive
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++un·at·trac·tive /ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv◂/ adjective 1 UGLYnot attractive, pretty, or pleasant to look at 无吸引力的；不漂亮的；不悦目的 an unattractive man 没有魅力的男子2 BADnot good or desirable 不好的；讨厌的 the unattractive aspects of nationalism 民族主义丑陋的一面 —unattractively adverbExamples from the Corpus
unattractive• He was physically unattractive.• It is boxy still, but rounded boxy and not unattractive.• But the comparison with the position of the citizen, on the law as it stands at present, is most unattractive.• In their experience they may have only one very unattractive alternative: careers that leave no time for family.• Reducing city services and raising taxes are both unattractive alternatives.• We might be inclined to reject the arrangement because it seems unattractive and not what we want.• Wearing an unattractive blouse and old-fashioned skirt, Lisa looked older than she was.• They multiply rapidly if ignored, however, and form an unattractive brown film wherever they congregate.• The town is surrounded by large, unattractive housing estates that nobody wants to live in.• Despite this seemingly unattractive situation, there was a large influx of mining companies prospecting in the country in the late sixties.• Clios are unattractive to car thieves as a result.• And she, seeing him, felt that he - though plump and unattractive - was an oasis for her.un·at·trac·tive adjectiveChineseSyllable
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unattractive
un‧at‧trac‧tive /ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv◂/
adjective
an unattractive man
2. not good or desirable:
the unattractive aspects of nationalism
—unattractively adverb
▪ ugly very unpleasant to look at - used about people, objects, and buildings: She thinks she's ugly but she's not. | an ugly block of flats | cheap ugly furniture
▪unattractive not pleasant to look at. Unattractive sounds more formal and less strong than ugly: an unattractive modern town which was built during the 1960s | Women found him unattractive.
▪unsightly formal not pleasant to look at, and spoiling the appearance of something: Unsightly red spots started to appear on her face. | The windows have been blocked off with unsightly metal bars.
un‧at‧trac‧tive /ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv◂/
adjective Word Family: noun: attraction, attractiveness; verb: attract; adverb: attractively; adjective: attractive ≠ unattractive
1. not attractive, pretty, or pleasant to look at: 2. not good or desirable:
—unattractively adverb
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