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homely是什么意思

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homely 是什么意思

音标:[ 'həumli ]  

中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
1.家庭的,家常的。
2.朴实的,不做作的。
3.像在家一样的,不拘束的。
4.〔美国〕不漂亮的,不好看的。
短语和例子
quite a homely sort of body 极朴实的人。 homely as a mud fence 〔美国〕面孔极丑的。 homeliness n.
lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"
同义词:plain,

having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"
同义词:homelike, homey, homy,

without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners"

plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare"

例句与用法

1.Come and have a homely meal with us, will you ?
来和我们一起吃顿家常便饭,好吗?

2.The place and the meal would have a more homely cook than ever .
住的,吃的,愈看愈不象话。

3.A homely example of such a system is the electric blanket .
这样一种系统的简单典型可举电毯为例。

4.He was a homely man .
他是位普通的男人。

5.There are some homely products like a jeep station wagon .
有一些很平常的产品,象客货两用吉普车。

6.The schoolmaster sat in his homely dwelling attached to the school .
学校的教师坐在和校舍相连的朴素住宅里。

7.Anna cowperwood was not pretty, though she could not be said to be homely .
安娜柯柏乌长得并不美,可也不能说丑。

8.He was a dapper little irishman, very vain, homely as a monkey .
他是个短小精干的爱尔兰人,非常自负,丑得象只猴子。

9.He passed hours in the open air, sitting with folded hands like a placid, homely household god .
他每天要在户外待上几个钟头,交叉着双手坐在那里,就象一位安详慈爱的家庭守护神。

10.Lindemann could decipher the signals from the experts on the far horizons and explain to me in lucid, homely terms what the issues were .
林德曼能够辩认专家们从遥远的地方发来的信号,并用简明的通俗话给我解释是什么问题。

 
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