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homely

/ˈhəʊmli/ /ˈhoʊmli/

Meanings
adjective

相貌平平，其貌不扬，长相普通。

Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.

Examples :

"The little house was homely, with simple furniture and faded paint. "
这栋小房子其貌不扬，里面的家具也很简单，油漆都褪色了。
appearance person character

Related Words

Illustration concentrate

concentrate noun

/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/ /ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/

浓缩物，浓缩品

"The coffee concentrate was strong, so a little went a long way. "

这种咖啡浓缩液很浓，所以一点点就够用了。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration physically

physically adverb

/ˈfɪzɪkli/

身体上，肉体上。

"The children physically exhausted themselves playing tag in the park. "

孩子们在公园里玩捉迷藏，身体上都累坏了。

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

出现，显现

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

他突然的出现让我很惊讶。

Illustration atmosphere

atmosphere noun

/ˈæt.məsˌfɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/

大气层，大气。

"The atmosphere was thick with the smell of popcorn, as the kids gathered for the movie night. "

孩子们聚集在一起准备看电影，空气中弥漫着浓浓的爆米花味儿，仿佛置身于一个爆米花大气层中。

Illustration comfortable

comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

棉被，被子.

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

我奶奶给她床买了一床新的厚棉被。

Illustration willingness

willingness noun

/ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/

意愿，自愿。

"All it takes is a willingness to learn."

关键在于你是否愿意学习。

Illustration grandchildren

grandchildren noun

/ˈɡrændˌtʃɪldrən/ /ˈɡrænˌtʃɪldrən/

孙子，孙儿，外孙，外孙女

"My daughter's children are my grandchildren, and I love spending time with them after school. "

我女儿的孩子是我的孙子孙女或外孙外孙女，我喜欢放学后和他们一起玩。

Illustration characteristic

characteristic noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/

特点，特征。

"The characteristic smell of freshly baked bread always reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen. "

新鲜出炉的面包那种独特的香味总是让我想起我奶奶的厨房。

Illustration furniture

furniture noun

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/

家具，陈设。

"A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture."

椅子是家具。沙发也是家具。

Illustration conservative

conservative noun

/kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ /kənˈsɝvətɪv/

保守派，守旧派

"The conservative on the school board wants to keep the current rules and regulations without changes. "

学校董事会里的那位保守派人士希望保持现有的规章制度不变。

Illustration unattractive

unattractive noun

/ˌʌnətˈræktɪv/ /ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv/

丑人，其貌不扬的人

"I apologize, but "unattractive" is an adjective, not a noun. Here's a sentence using it correctly as an adjective, keeping your other guidelines in mind: "He felt unattractive after getting a bad haircut." "

剪了个糟糕的发型后，他觉得自己变得不好看了。