其貌不扬 meaning in English
ugly [awkward] in one's appearance; be far from being handsome; have rather common features with nothing attractive about one's appearance; one's appearance does not please.; one's appearance is by no means imposing
Examples
- From a distance he looks uncouth .
远看这人其貌不扬。 - His face was small and ugly .
他脸盘狭小，其貌不扬。 - He was a short, thick-set man, with coarse, commonplace features .
她矮矮胖胖，其貌不扬。 - A dull, plain girl she was called by rigorous critics .
过分挑剔的人说她是个其貌不扬，性格沉闷的姑娘。 - She was a prim ugly woman of forty-three, who wore glasses and had sparse hair .
这位太太年华四十三，其貌不扬，态度拘谨，鼻架眼镜，头发已稀疏。