| 单词 | unimposing |
| 例句 | He was surprised how unimposing the brownstone looked now. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z For a power, he was very unimposing, short and chubby. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The colonial architecture felt foreign but also crisp and unimposing compared to the Gothic pinnacles of Cambridge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This tomb was not plundered after ancient times partly because it was unimposing and unexpected. Exhibition Review: King Tut Reigns at the Discovery Center and the Met 2010-04-22T22:18:00Z At 9 p.m. on a recent Thursday, Ms. Rosenfelt, wearing a black sweater, miniskirt and combat boots, appeared behind a blue door in the unimposing prewar apartment building. New York?s Literary Cubs 2011-11-30T23:21:40Z He was an unimposing man whom Men’s Journal would describe as “the last person you’d peg as a spy — until you find out he was one.” Jason Matthews, author of ‘Red Sparrow’ thrillers, dies 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Physically unimposing and almost comically frugal, Mr. Cunningham was as much a character as anyone he photographed. Bill Cunningham, photographer of New York street fashion, dies at 87 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z As the Scarecrow, it didn’t matter that Murphy was slight, physically unimposing, because this was a baddie who went around dousing his victims in nerve gas, debilitating them with terrible nightmares. Cillian Murphy: ‘Is this it, for the rest of my days?’ 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Each facet of his routine is designed to transform Nadal from an unimposing, humble young man into a “bloodless warrior.” ArtsBeat Blog: Nadal Reveals the Toll of Being a Top-Tier Athlete in 'Rafa' 2011-09-07T20:25:51Z Meier’s intention was to portray the unimposing pair as “spoiled brats” while suggesting Putin oversees the actions of the other two evil, dim-witted leaders. This man makes terrifyingly realistic Donald Trump masks 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Parry provides us with the answer, calling it variously "lightweight" and "quite a small and unimposing kind of symphony". Don Giovanni; La bohème; English Music festival – review 2012-06-09T23:06:16Z Sunday lunchtime is really no time to be playing a gig, especially one located in what is, in essence, a fairly unimposing car park. Biffy Clyro: 'People share their worries with us' 2011-07-28T21:10:00Z “With the art and architecture competing for precedence, I wanted to ensure that any decorative additions were as simple and unimposing as possible,” Tarlow says. Tour Edythe and Eli Broad's Frank Gehry–Designed Brentwood Estate 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The ensemble arrangements were largely unimposing, and they allowed for scarce soloing. Wynton Marsalis Provokes Again With Head-Scratching ‘Ever Fonky Lowdown’ 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Onstage, however, she looks unexpectedly small and unimposing: a pretty, rail-thin actress, dressed in fashionably faded jeans and sneakers, trying to impersonate a mousy, thirtysomething Midwestern homebody in Theresa Rebeck’s new comedy Dead Accounts. Katie Holmes Trapped on Broadway 2012-12-04T13:00:27Z The best of them, made from 1946 to 1970, are initially unimposing yet can rivet the eye with their roiled surfaces, saturated colors and combinations of odd symbols or distilled evocations of the natural world. Critic?s Notebook: Forrest Bess Paintings at Christie?s and Whitney Biennial 2012-03-22T21:35:57Z Her presence has been described as gentle, quiet and unimposing. The Sublime Spectacle of Yoko Ono Disrupting the Beatles 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z But the agency, which occupies two floors of an unimposing office building in Washington, has a small staff and an annual budget of only $32 million. What One Importer’s Legal Fight Says About the Power of Cargo Giants 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z That’s why German’s murder over the Labor Day weekend, which police say was committed by the slight, unimposing man German reported on, resonated profoundly with the writer’s colleagues in Las Vegas and around the country. Slaying of Las Vegas reporter is a shocking example of threats facing U.S. journalists 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z And the story of his fandom illustrates an important point about New York City’s favorite super-powered wall-crawler: The appeal of the character long ago transcended its original iteration as a white, unimposing, orphaned teenager. As Spider-Man turns 60, fans reflect on diverse appeal 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Mussolini was an unimposing 5 feet 6 inches tall — 2 inches shorter than Adolf Hitler, 2 inches taller than Francisco Franco — but was fascism: pure energy in search of occasions for aggression. Opinion | Putin is doing his best to out-fascist Mussolini 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Because he appeared awkward and unimposing, Hitler rehearsed his speeches. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He was an unimposing man whom Men’s Journal would describe as “the last person you’d peg as a spy - until you find out he was one.” Jason Matthews, author of ‘Red Sparrow’ thrillers, dies 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Until the Ever Given showed up, the minarets of the unimposing mosques were the tallest structures around. At the Suez Canal, hoping a rising tide will lift a boat 4 football fields long 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z At 5 feet 4, she is physically unimposing. How Wiffle ball, long road trips and a chance meeting helped Sis Bates become a star for UW softball 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Henin, an unimposing Belgian with a sweeping one-handed backhand, was quite a stylistic contrast with Williams and was at her best on clay, eventually winning three French Opens. For Serena Williams, the French Open Has Delivered Telling Highs and Lows 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z In July, I made my first trip to our covid-closed office in months, traveling around the startlingly speedy Beltway and north up Interstate 270 to the same unimposing building I’ve been commuting to for years. Perspective | I miss my favorite bars, and this fun and fussy cocktail is a beautiful reminder of why 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z The otherwise unimposing cube encloses mysterious vapors made from an injection of watery mist into the not-yet-hardened plastic. Appreciation: How artist Peter Alexander caught clouds in a box and used color to profound effect 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z Steve Dalkowski, a left-handed pitcher with an unimposing physique, spent nine seasons in the minor leagues without getting into a major league game. Steve Dalkowski, Model for Erratic Pitcher in ‘Bull Durham,’ Dies at 80 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z Corrections department officials celebrated the donation in December by leading visitors on a tour of Jessup’s library, an unimposing, carpeted room with shelves that hold roughly 6,000 books. ‘Reading changed me’: Prisoners at Jessup inspired by books, from Obama to Odom 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Short and slight, with tired, pale blue eyes and a mischievous grin, Morgan is himself an unimposing figure. How the Man Behind ‘The Crown’ Made the Monarchy Relevant Again 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Epstein, who had grown up in Coney Island and dropped out of college, was an unimposing person, described by one friend as “shy, weird, introverted.” Alan Dershowitz, Devil’s Advocate 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z He was very slim—five feet ten and just a hundred and forty pounds—and seemed unimposing. Ritchie Torres, Another Young Bronx Progressive, Launches a Run for Congress 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Continuing to pick on Schwartzman’s unimposing serve, Anderson broke for the sixth time to put himself up a break in the third set, and served for the match at 5-4. 2018 French Open: Diego Schwartzman Stands Tall 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z When he’s stagnant and subsequently unimposing, much changes for the Wizards despite the remaining talent of the starting five. Markieff Morris is searching for a surge 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z It’s hard to glean many hard truths from the Huskies’ unimposing nonconference schedule, which ended with Saturday’s 48-16 rout of Fresno State at Husky Stadium. Punting the football to Dante Pettis is risky business 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Slight and physically unimposing, Martin is an accomplished cyclist as well as a superbly talented doctor. 24 hours in a Detroit ER: on the frontline of America's healthcare debate 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z He is unimposing—about five feet six, with a youthful face and a light beard. The Deportees Taking Our Calls 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Again, Kennedy, being the unimposing historian that he is, takes care not to overstate his case. What a caliphate really is — and how the Islamic State is not one 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z The official was tall and solidly built, and walked in an unimposing way, as if to shrink herself and apologise for her stature. I didn’t understand rape culture until I was attacked | Shalailah Medhora 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The good teams in the Central feasted off the rebuilding Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers, but health and age concerns stalk the Cardinals, and the Pirates’ rotation is unimposing. It Finally Looks Like the Cubs’ Turn 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Washington and Oregon State will have a say, but consider the possibility that Stewart will shoot for perfection against the program whose unimposing shadow she grew up in. UConn’s Singular Feats Reveal a Double Standard 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Not in a superhero, there's aliens attacking, the horsemen of the apocalypse are riding way — in a very low-key, unimposing, pseudoscience-y way. Paul McCartney saved the Earth, we're good now 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Those who knew Berra best, who marveled at how this unpretentious and unimposing man somehow became one of America’s most successful and beloved athletes, would essentially say, well, of course. Yogi Berra’s Second Act, as Elder Statesman, as Glorious as the First 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Otherwise, it has been a steady diet of bottom-dwellers, with four more against the unimposing Cincinnati Reds next weekend. Mets Test Yankees’ Ace, and Ace a Critical Test 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z But the linebackers are unimposing, and Miami is unsettled at the cornerback spot opposite Pro Bowler Brent Grimes. Dolphins bidding for 1st playoff berth since 2008 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z But this was a mannered, polite, neat, unimposing Chelsea in a goalless first half. Chelsea humbled at home after Sako and Ward strike for Crystal Palace 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z One museum that does not is the Museum of Copenhagen, a small an unimposing detour along the broad boulevards of Vesterbro, a short hop from the Central Train Station. LARK GOULD: Copenhagen for two days or two weeks 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z In a variety of public events during his two terms as president, George W. Bush seemed to enjoy repeating a joke about his unimposing intellect. Jeb Bush balks at Obama's 'big-syllable words' 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z At the Piraeus Bank, a small unimposing branch facing a vest-pocket park, they were given small paper tickets like deli slips with numbers written on them to mark their place in line. Amid Greek Debt Crisis, Pensioners Line Up for Cash 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Ms. McKenna, an unimposing 37-year-old woman, had resisted a specially trained team of six sheriff’s deputies who went to extract her from her cell. Unwarranted deaths in Fairfax 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z The lineup remains unimposing, but the old one was not working, either. Pioneering G.M. Is Eager to Mold Another Winner in Atlanta 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Later, journalism colleagues dubbed him the “Short Count” for his unimposing physical stature. Arnaud de Borchgrave, swashbuckling Newsweek foreign correspondent, dies 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Robo-vaccuum displays tend to be small and understated, featuring simple household devices a few unimposing dust bunnies. The 15 Best Props at CES 2015 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z The Beavers piled up those impressive numbers against unimposing competition, winning each of their first seven games by double digits. No. 16 Oregon State beats North Carolina 70-55 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Here, against an unimposing Galatasaray, it was another that played a leading role. Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck, Mesut Özil and Alexis Sánchez faze Galatasaray 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Across the green meadow from the visitor center is the elk refuge’s unimposing headquarters. Volunteers find home on elk refuge 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The lab building is unimposing—more of a shack, with cracked concrete floors and asbestos roofing. India's 'Plastic Man' Turns Litter Into Paved Roads 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z She believes that people are now attracted to elements of the religion due to its unimposing nature. Dhammaloka: The Irish Buddhist monk 2013-12-06T09:30:09Z Somehow it’s both unimposing and downright beautiful to behold. Meet The New FragBox: The Most Ludicrous Amount Of Power Ever Crammed Into 1,364 Cubic Inches 2013-05-01T06:24:25Z Heller is formidably smart but completely unimposing in manner. Researchers Home in on Biological Ways to Restore Hearing [Excerpt] 2013-02-15T11:15:03.257Z The matchup of two physically unimposing players who are also so physically gifted underscores important matters in regard to throwing mechanics and the term “arm strength.” Super Bowl — Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick Match Strong-Arm Tactics 2013-02-01T04:59:42Z And the H.P. is competent, tidy and unimposing. State of the Art: Reviewing All-in-One Luxury PCs From Vizio, H.P. and Apple - State of the Art 2012-12-05T20:59:58Z Opposing teams have been able to single out Wright from the Mets’ otherwise unimposing lineups. Mets’ David Wright Enduring Second-Half Slump 2012-09-26T02:29:42Z The tour began in an unimposing building that houses the public reading room, in an area of Jerusalem better known for low-price supermarkets, furniture stores and car repair shops. Israel Releases Papers on ’72 Munich Killings, Part of Trove 2012-09-08T01:01:08Z Dempsey continues to sit in England, rather than play, which is not the way to get ready for international competition, no matter how unimposing an opponent Jamaica might appear to be. Goal: Clint Dempsey in Limbo as Fulham Plays On 2012-08-30T00:53:00Z Perhaps the country will see that in the Super Bowl, when Flacco and Kaepernick, two skinny, unimposing men, launch passes in high arcs, or whiz bullets between defenders. Super Bowl — Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick Match Strong-Arm Tactics 2013-02-01T04:59:42Z Mr. Kruger cut an unimposing figure in Albany, mumbling, socializing rarely and preferring to talk on pay phones rather than cellphones. Gotham: Carl Kruger Confesses in Court to Taking Bribes 2011-12-21T03:19:08Z Secondary streets were laid out, of less grandeur, and peopled with houses without character, low in stature, and unimposing. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Dr. Murrell was a man of few words, who wielded an aristocractic air with the unimposing quality of a true gentleman. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z It is a transformation from Scioscia’s most successful team, the 2002 bruisers who won a title with unimposing starters but relentless offense. On Baseball: These Aren?t the Angels You Remember 2011-08-10T01:12:52Z Nevertheless there is a sort of homely charm about the place, with its unimposing, helter-skelter piles of brick and stone, its fine trees, and its sweeping view. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z So in terms of President Obama's reelection prospects, it doesn't mean too much that the GOP field now seems so unimposing. Write off the GOP field at your own risk 2011-03-23T01:01:00Z In real life, the transcendent man is an unimposing figure who could pass for Woody Allen's even nerdier younger brother. 2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal 2011-02-10T07:45:00Z It is the generality of an unimposing plan, a none too graceful tower and its uninteresting interior, that qualifies the richness of its more luxurious details. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z And just fancy, under this unimposing title, a dark-eyed, haughty-looking girl—I don't think she can be above twenty or twenty-one—with a carriage and port that might suit an Archduchess of Austria. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Two legends of more than ordinary interest are connected with this once important though unimposing street. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z It was dark when Williams's SUV reached Hope Village, an unimposing cluster of brick buildings on a side street in Southeast Washington. After prison, building a new life means more than just doing right 2011-01-16T23:46:00Z Even against an unimposing Seahawks team, the Saints need a healthy Thomas as the lead back. 10 key players for this weekend's NFL games 2011-01-05T04:12:02Z Though he didn't win a tournament on the tour until his fourth season in 1976, the physically unimposing Kite studied his weaknesses and worked relentlessly to correct them. My Five: The Best At Getting Better 2010-12-22T05:00:00Z The store, on Tyre Neck Road, is unimposing. Virginia gun store D & R Arms: Fastest from counter to crime 2010-10-25T20:31:00Z Local sports talk radio shows Monday were clogged with callers concerned about the lack of offense by the Giants, an unimposing offensive team in the best of times hitting .194 in the N.L.C.S. Slugger Who Just Won?t Stop 2010-10-19T04:02:00Z Four others were on the disabled list, and right fielder J. D. Drew — batting .168 against left-handers — had the night off against David Huff, an unimposing lefty. Red Sox Plug Away Despite Injuries 2010-08-04T15:26:00Z He threw only 44 strikes against an unimposing Giants lineup, walking seven and hitting another. On Baseball: Mets Counter Ace With Model of Inconsistency 2010-05-10T01:01:00Z But its beauty is of a quiet, unimposing description; the characteristic feature of the landscape which would strike the eye of a spectator who surveyed it from the highest neighbouring eminence, is simply—repose. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Monarch. lib. i. p. 54.-93- Yet this great Roman empire existed still unimpaired in name—not unimposing even in what really remained of it. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. She was, like her husband, a slight and unimposing figure, and she shrank from the society of the college ladies with their continual "shop" conversation, partly from shyness and partly from boredom. Years of Plenty The city lies on the west side of the low island of Manzanillo, is bordered on the landward sides by swamp, and consists mainly of unimposing frame houses and small shops. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" In itself this building is a simple and unimposing structure, yet of pleasing contour. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science He stopped in the middle of the sidewalk to light a “Sweet Cap,” threw back his unimposing shoulders, and accelerated his gait a trifle in deference to his position as the master of a celebrity. What's-His-Name We will enter the churchyard, and look for a moment on the unimposing tablet. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France Margaret had beauty of a subtle, unimposing kind and a strong athletic figure: moreover, she had brains and could talk. Years of Plenty None of the glories of Oxford were visible from it; only the bare branches of trees through which appeared a huddle of somewhat sordid looking roofs and the unimposing spire of St. Aloysius. The Invader A Novel Fronting on the Premane Ground are the not unimposing stuccoed buildings which house the Ministries of Justice, Agriculture and War. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China Even the county jail was a log structure of a very simply and unimposing type. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Springing out unaided, Lee hurried in, hoping to prepare her mother for the shock of the little physician’s unimposing appearance, while Redfield remained behind to arm the physician for his encounter. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West The Cathedral was here, the Cuban and Spanish clubs and the Governor's Palace, a rather unimposing affair all on one floor, with the architectural magnificence of a railway station of the French provinces. The Surrender of Santiago An Account of the Historic Surrender of Santiago to General Shafter, July 17, 1898 The Tuileries, in the heart of the city, near the Seine, I have not seen internally, and the exterior seems low, straggling, and every way unimposing. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. St. Paul repeats the unkind things that have been said of him—how unimposing his presence, that he depends on alms, that he is only eloquent with his pen. The Books of the New Testament It sounds suspiciously like unimposing me, rather than the elegant young lady of the three-room apartment. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge And the Lisconnel folk, therefore, because the changes wrought by human agency come to them in unimposing forms, are strongly impressed by the vast natural vicissitudes of things which rule their destinies. Strangers at Lisconnel At one corner of the Common, facing Main street, is the City Hall, a small, unimposing structure, hardly worthy of the city. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3 Of a small railway it is true, but the Belfast and County Down Railway, though unimposing as to mileage, was a busy and by no means an uninteresting line. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland Aaron Thurnbrein crossed the street, entered the unimposing doorway and knocked at the door which led into the busy but unassuming offices. A People's Man "Obviously, my dear, obviously," the newcomer remarked, removing further portions of his disguise and revealing a middle-aged man of medium height and unimposing appearance, with slight sandy whiskers and moustache. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton I shall not undertake to draw the line of demarcation between private associations of laudable views and unimposing numbers, and those whose magnitude may rivalize and jeopardize the march of regular government. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 She was wearing a large Paisley shawl over her pink flannel nightdress, but the figure she presented, though quaint, was not unimposing. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories It doesn't show from here, I see, but from below I caught just a glimpse of its unimposing dimensions. Mrs. Red Pepper Soon they entered Manchester by the back way and pulled up presently at a small and unimposing hotel. A People's Man But what Isabel had said showed her very clearly that the spirit that dwelt behind that unimposing exterior was a force that counted, and could hold its own against odds. Greatheart The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper. The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora His features were well cut, his eyes black, glittering, and cold; his bearing dignified but unimposing, for he bent his shoulders and walked heavily. The Conqueror The exterior of the Census Bureau building was a disappointment to Hamilton, by reason of its unimposing appearance. The Boy With the U.S. Census It was the other pretty lady—a newcomer—who lived in the house: a rather stylish woman of about thirty-five, unusually fair, with regular features and a very dignified carriage, indeed not unimposing. The Pretty Lady A figure familiar to her—a man's figure, unimposing in height, unremarkable in build, but straight, straight as his own sword-blade—had bounded from the car and scaled the intervening gate with monkey-like agility. The Way of an Eagle It is an unimposing town, but strongly fortified. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The unimposing way in which the Axe enters the sea will be remarked at once. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Of medium height, and very plain, his manner was youthful, and alert, but unimposing. Heroes of the Telegraph Marion, himself, was a man equally modest in approach and unimposing in person. The Life of Francis Marion Neither of the warriors carried weapons with them, and their unimposing stature misled the curious people. Old Indian Legends It was not boldness at all: it was only the serenity of a young person who was quite unconscious that there was any thing to fear in the rather unimposing party before her. A Fair Barbarian The war memorial, dignified and austere, that was placed outside the west front in the autumn of 1921, is a most effective foil to the singularly unimposing pile of stone and glass behind it. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter The building, when he entered it, he found not unimposing. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary The exterior of a Byzantine church is plain and unimposing, but the interior is adorned on a magnificent scale. Early European History Hard-Heart alone, of all his band, was present to witness the novel and far from unimposing spectacle. The Prairie Lord Lytton is a small man of unimposing appearance, and entirely destitute of style, but the Commander-in-Chief, General Haines, seems every inch a soldier, as do many of his subordinate officers. Round the World It was a very ordinary wood, small, inconspicuous, and unimposing. The Extra Day I woke up when we halted before the one hotel in Shelby—a plain, unimposing country inn, despite its absurd name. Parnassus on Wheels We reached the Maria, an unimposing kind of tub, and climbed aboard. Allan and the Holy Flower Indeed, the Galatians are to be commended for receiving the Gospel from a man as unimposing and afflicted all around as Paul was. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians |
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