| 词组 | untidy |
| 释义 | untidy /ʌnˈtaɪdi/ adjective especially BrE not tidyverbslook untidy It looks very untidy having cables all over the floor.nounsan untidy heap/pile Her clothes were in an untidy heap on the bed.THESAURUS: untidy messy untidy or dirty: Jack’s room was messy, with papers all over the floor. | I’m sorry the house is so messy - my roommate never does any cleaning. | You’ve made my hair all messy. | I wish you weren’t such a messy eater (=someone who drops food out of their mouth when they are eating). American people use messy instead of untidy. British people use this word, but it sounds less formal than untidy cluttered untidy because there are too many things in a small space: The flat was small, cluttered, and dirty. | He showed them into his cluttered little office. | She had a cluttered studio with paintings and sketches everywhere. | The office was cluttered with books. | I can't do my work if my desk is all cluttered. scruffy BrE if someone looks scruffy, their clothes look untidy and not smart: My parents think I look scruffy in these jeans, but I like them. | My sister always wears the same scruffy old sweater. | She became concerned about her boyfriend's rather scruffy appearance.You can also use scruffy about places that look untidy: Visitors are often surprised by the scruffy appearance of the country's towns and cities. bedraggled used when someone looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty - used when you feel sorry for someone: A rather bedraggled crowd waited outside in the pouring rain. | The children walked along the path, looking miserable and bedraggled. | He looked a rather pathetic, bedraggled figure, with his old raincoat and his battered suitcase. slovenlyappearance | way | habit | scrawl | workmanship untidy and lazy - used when you disapprove of someone or something: His employers complained about his slovenly appearance. | The work was done in a slow, slovenly way and the workers didn't seem to care about what they were doing. | She had acquired some slovenly habits while she was at university. | The letter was written in a slovenly scrawl a very untidy and careless way. | The slovenly workmanship was easy to see. | Her husband was selfish, slovenly, and cruel. dishevelled BrE disheveled AmEhair | appearance | clothing | old man | clothes | old man | old woman 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: She pushed her dishevelled hair out of her eyes and got out of bed. | At Cambridge he was well known for his drunkenness, and his dirty and dishevelled appearance. | Her hair was uncombed and her clothes were dishevelled. | The singer was photographed looking ill and dishevelled. unkempthair | beard | appearance | garden looking untidy and not taking care of how you look. Unkempt sounds rather formal and is mainly used in written English. It is mainly used about people, but also sometimes about places: The young man's hair was long and unkempt. | With his unkempt beard and brilliant blue eyes, he looked like someone from a novel by Dostoevsky. | Behind the house was an unkempt garden which was full of weeds. | He looked dreadful; he was unkempt and he hadn't shaved for several days. | The streets were dirty and the sidewalks unkempt and uncared for.Another way to say thisIn spoken British English, if a place is very untidy, you say that it is a mess or in a mess: The whole house was a mess when the builders were there. Sorry everything is in such a mess. |
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