柯林斯詞典ugly duckling (ugly ducklings) 1. N-COUNT If you say that someone, especially a child, is an ugly duckling, you mean that they are unattractive or awkward now, but will probably develop into an attractive and successful person. 丑小鴨 ; 指小時(shí)丑陋或沒出息，長大后可能變得美貌或成功的人[usu sing] 返回 ugly duckling劍橋詞典someone or something that is ugly and not successful when young or new but will later become beautiful or successful 丑小鴨（年少或剛問世時(shí)難看平庸、日后變得漂亮或出眾的人或物） 返回 ugly duckling