ugly duckling

常見(jiàn)例句

And he went away without touching the Ugly Duckling.
然後他沒(méi)有碰醜小鴨一下就走了。
Although most people have at least heard of "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Emperor's New Clothes," stories such as "The Nisse at the Grocer's" are less well known outside of Denmark.
盡琯大多數(shù)人至少都已經(jīng)聽(tīng)過(guò)“醜小鴨”和“皇帝的新衣”，但是像“襍貨店的尼森”這樣的故事在丹麥之外就很少有人知道了。
Whether you read this book for the fairy tales, the business advice, or the philosophical questions about work and life, The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work has something for every reader to enjoy.
無(wú)論你是因爲(wèi)故事閲讀這本書(shū)，還是獲取商業(yè)建議，或者是關(guān)於工作或生活的哲學(xué)問(wèn)題，這本醜小鴨在行動(dòng)會(huì)被每位讀者所喜愛(ài)。

My sister was an ugly duckling.
Something might be short at one point and become tall at another point, ugly at one point and become beautiful-- like the ugly duckling.
一個(gè)事物可能在某一時(shí)刻很矮,然後在另一時(shí)刻又會(huì)變高,某一時(shí)刻很醜,然後變得很美,就像醜小鴨一樣
耶魯公開(kāi)課 - 死亡課程節(jié)選

Brazilian oil giant Petrobras (PBR) has been the ugly duckling of big oil companies.
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Garcia has been especially adept at feathering his own nest with Ugly Duckling's assets.
FORBES: Feathered Nest
When peeled and cooked, this ugly duckling vegetable will become a true culinary swan.
NPR: The Vegetable World's Ugly Duckling: Celeriac