Indeed, these unprepossessing shapes may be just as remarkable as the paintings of trotting horses and tussling rhinos, providing a snapshot into humankind's first steps towards symbolism and writing.

事实上，如果考虑到这是人类向象征主义和书写迈出的第一步，那么这些未经事先处理的图案可能就和那些奔腾的马匹和扭打的犀牛壁画一样非同小可。

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From a distance, the rocket is unprepossessing - a slender white stalk that looks almost as if it would twang in the Florida wind.

从远处看，战神1号火箭并不讨人喜欢-一根细长的白杆子，看上去几乎会在佛罗里达的风中铮铮作响。

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Thought unprepossessing to look at, he is a man of immense erudition.

虽然面貌令人没好感，但他是一个宽大博学的人。

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The World Economic Forum is such a dull, unprepossessing name.

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In Lukang itself, though the races take place along an unprepossessing stretch of river by a noisy motorway, large crowds gathered to cheer and stuff themselves.

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The black-market operators themselves are an unprepossessing lot, however, and a visit to a black-market restaurant will quickly convince anyone that a fair proportion of the patrons are engaged in other branches of the same racket.

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