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ugly ducklingBrE /ˌʌɡli ˈdʌklɪŋ/ NAmE /ˌʌɡli ˈdʌklɪŋ/ noun a person or thing that at first does not seem attractive or likely to succeed but that later becomes successful or much admired 丑小鸭（初似平庸后来出众的人或事物）ORIGINFrom the title of a story by Hans Christian Andersen , in which a young swan thinks it is an ugly young duck until it grows up into a beautiful adult swan .源自安徒生童话，讲述一只小天鹅一直认为自己是只丑小鸭，长大后却变成了美丽的天鹅。 |