homely

[美]/ˈhəʊmli/
[英]/ˈhoʊmli/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 平凡的 家庭的 不好看的
词形变化
比较级homelier

短语搭配

homely atmosphere

家庭氛围

homely decor

家居装饰

warm and homely

温馨舒适

homely cooking

家常菜

homely feeling

亲切感

simple and homely

简单温馨

homely environment

家庭环境

例句

a modern hotel with a homely atmosphere.

一个充满家庭氛围的现代宾馆。

quite a homely sort of body

极朴实的人

Her mother is a homely woman.

她母亲是个朴实的妇女。

because of my country accent, people identified me with a homely farmer's wife.

由于我的乡下口音,人们就认为我是一个平常的农妇。

Times are changed and we must, to use the homely metaphor, cut our coat according to our cloth.

时代变了, 因此, 用朴实的隐喻来讲, 我们必须“适应环境”。

She quite forgot Hurstwood's presence at times, and looked away to homely farmhouses and cosey cottages in villages with wondering eyes.

她有时连赫斯渥的存在都忘了,只顾用惊奇的目光看着远处那些乡村中简朴的农舍和舒适的小屋。

The king, insulted by this homely simile, banishes the youngest daughter and divides his kingdom between the older two, who promptly kick him out on his royal heinie.

国王觉得这样寻常的说辞,简直就是敷衍。于是乎他流放了小女儿,并将国土分给了她的两个姐姐。谁料她们很快就就把老国王赶出了他自己土地。收藏指正

But their surfaces bear witness to homely labor: Topping the tallest stone, once part of a trilithon, is a tenon—half of a mortise-and-tenon joint borrowed from woodworking.

但巨石的表面见证了平凡的劳动:曾是三石塔组成部分最高的那块巨石有一个凸榫——是从木材加工借鉴而来的半个榫臼接头。

原声例句

Why do I always get the homely ones?

我怎么总是轮到最丑的那种车呢?

来源: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Mortified, Fawcett tried to take out the sting by crossing out homely and writing in plain.

窘迫之下,福克特试图划掉“相貌一般”,替换为“相貌平平”,以避免伤害。

来源: People Magazine

A more homely approach to military technology is warranted.

有必要对军事技术采取一种更平常的方式。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

As a young girl she was painfully aware of being very homely.

少女时,她就痛苦地意识到自己长相平庸。

来源: New Century College English Comprehensive Course (2nd Edition) Volume 2

I was very disappointed to see her sister; she was a homely girl.

我看到她的妹妹很失望,她是一个不漂亮的女孩。

来源: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

It is rather homely withal, having nothing in feather, feature, or form to attract notice.

英国云雀隶属家常鸟类,其羽毛、秉性或吸引异类的方式并无任何特异。

来源: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

Sue's place is the perfect homely spot to enjoy a traditional New Year hot pot.

苏的饭店可谓相宜之所,得以享受传统新年火锅。

来源: BBC documentary "Chinese New Year"

" Aye, and slew his brother, " said a short homely man in a rust-eaten iron halfhelm.

" 是啊,还杀了自家兄弟来证明," 一名头戴生锈的铁半盔、相貌平庸的矮个野人说。

来源: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

Homely NFL quarterbacks earn less than their comelier counterparts, despite identical yards passed and years in the league.

在美国橄榄球联盟里,同为四分卫,即使传球的码数、在联盟中的资历完全一样,长相平凡者还是比外貌出众者收 入更少。

来源: The Economist - Arts

" It wasn't Longspear, then" ? Jon was relieved. He liked Longspear, with his homely face and friendly ways.

" 不是长矛就好。" 琼恩松了口气。他喜欢长矛,里克相貌朴实,待他友善。

来源: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

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