كيف تنطق "ugly duckling"

expression

UG-lee DUHK-ling

التعريف

A person or thing that looks unattractive at first but later becomes beautiful or successful. It comes from a famous story about a duckling that grows up to be a beautiful swan.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈəɡɫi/ /ˈdəkɫɪŋ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈʌɡli/ /dˈʌklɪŋ

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

UG-lee DUHK-ling

بريطاني

UG-lee DUHK-ling

استمع في السياق

She felt like an ugly duckling in school, but now she is confident and successful.

The old building was an ugly duckling until they renovated it.

Many celebrities were once ugly ducklings before they became famous.

He used to get teased, but turns out he was just an ugly duckling all along.