uglify

uglify — verb

  • uglifypresent simple I / you / we / they
  • uglifies3rd person singular
  • uglifying-ing form
  • uglifiedpast simple

1. to spoil the appearance of something, making it look unattractive or displeasing

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to spoil the appearance of something, making it look unattractive or displeasing

例句

Feng said the bright orange paint would uglify the old temple.

uglify something with [material/colour]

The new car park uglified the view from Mira's apartment window.

同義詞
  • disfigure

    more serious; typically of permanent physical damage or injury

  • deface

    to damage the surface of something, often illegally or through vandalism

  • mar

    to spoil slightly; more literary and subtle than uglify

反義詞
  • beautify

    to make something beautiful or more attractive

文法句型

uglify + noun/noun phrase

用法筆記

Often used for subjective judgments about buildings, landscapes, or designs; for permanent physical damage to a person's body, use disfigure instead.

常見錯誤

❌The fire uglified his face.
✅The fire disfigured his face.
💡'uglify' is for subjective aesthetic judgments (bad decor, ugly buildings); for physical injury use 'disfigure'.
❌This room is very uglify.
✅This room is very ugly.
💡'uglify' is a verb (an action); 'ugly' is an adjective (a description).