| 词汇 | untidy |
| 释义 | untidyun·ti·dy /ʌnˈtaɪdi/ adjectiveadj especially British EnglishBrE 1 UNTIDYnot neat 不整洁的，凌乱的 SYN messy an untidy desk 乱七八糟的书桌 untidy hair 凌乱的头发 Her clothes were in an untidy heap on the floor. 她的衣服胡乱堆在地板上。 Register In American English and in everyday British English, people usually say messy rather than untidy: 在美国英语和日常英国英语中，人们一般说 messy，而不说 untidy His room is always so messy. 他的房间总是乱糟糟的。 2. UNTIDYsomeone who is untidy does not keep their house, possessions etc neat 〔人〕不整洁的，无条理的 SYN messy —untidily adverbadv —untidiness noun [uncountableU] n THESAURUS place untidy British EnglishBrE not tidy – used especially when things have not been put back in their correct place an untidy bedroom an untidy desk The house was cramped and untidy. messy untidy or dirty. American people use this word instead of untidy. British people use this word, but it sounds less formal than untidy a messy kitchen You’ve made the table all messy. be a mess (also be in a mess British EnglishBrE) informal to be very untidy or dirty The whole house is in a mess, but I didn’t have time to clean it up. Sorry everything’s such a mess. cluttered untidy because there are too many things in a small space She gazed around the cluttered kitchen. The office was cluttered with books. Her desk was too cluttered. unkempt untidy and not well-looked after – used about gardens or land unkempt lawns They walked into a wild and unkempt garden. an unkempt plot in the cemetery be a pigsty/pit informal used when saying that a place is very untidy and dirty, and someone should clean it personThis place is a pigsty! Clean it up. I don’t know how you can stand living in a pigsty like this. My room’s a total pit, but I’m too lazy to clean it. untidy British EnglishBrE an untidy person does not do things in a neat way, for example they leave things lying around instead of putting them back in the correct place. Also used about someone’s appearance, when they do not comb their hair, take care of their clothes etc She was always very untidy – her clothes lay on the floor where she had dropped them. He had obviously been sleeping; his hair was untidy and his chin unshaven. messy untidy or dirty. American people use this word instead of untidy. British people use this word, but it sounds less formal than untidy You’ve made my hair all messy. a messy eater scruffy British EnglishBrE wearing old and untidy clothes My parents think I look scruffy in these jeans, but I like them. She’s wearing that scruffy old sweater again. slovenly especially written untidy and lazy The servants were old and slovenly. his slovenly appearance The work was done in a slow, slovenly way. bedraggled used when someone looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty A rather bedraggled crowd waited outside in the pouring rain. The children walked along the path, looking miserable and bedraggled. dishevelled British EnglishBrE, disheveled American EnglishAmE if someone’s hair or clothes look dishevelled, they look untidy, for example because they have just been in bed or in a windy place Her hair was uncombed and her clothes were dishevelled. a dishevelled old man The singer was photographed looking ill and dishevelled. unkempt especially written if someone has unkempt hair or an unkempt appearance, they look untidy and have not been taking care of the way they look a rough-looking youth with long black unkempt hair The man looked tired and unkempt. slob noun [countableC] informal someone who is extremely untidy but does not seem to care that they are Jo’s such a slob – how can you live like that? If you keep dressing like a slob, no one’s ever going to ask you for a date. Examples from the Corpus untidy• It was a delightful, careless room, untidy and rather deficient in comfortable chairs.• Is she really free to be as tidy or untidy as she pleases?• He was comically tall and thin with a long growth of untidy beard.• The little children were dirty and untidy, but very happy.• The room was untidy, dusty, and much used.• The darkness of the long winter night had settled when the train came to an untidy halt at Pot'ma station.• Woe betide anyone who was untidy or out of step on one of the marches.• I don't remember every single item in every untidy report that the two of you have ever put in.• This was in a most untidy state. |
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