Word
dishevelled
弄乱(头发、衣服);使蓬乱
dishevelled is the past of dishevel.
to make (hair or clothing) untidy or disarranged
常指头发或衣物
- 1.
To throw into disorder; upheave.
使混乱;扰乱。
- 2.
To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.).
弄乱或松开(头发、衣服等)。
- 3.
To spread out in disorder.
散乱地铺开。
使凌乱;扰乱;使混乱;扰乱。;弄乱或松开(头发、衣服等)。;散乱地铺开。;使蓬乱
In use
The strong wind dishevelled her neatly combed hair.
He kept dishevelling his shirt collar nervously during the interview.
The playful puppy dishevels the bed sheets every morning.
dishevel + noun phrase
The strong wind dishevelled her hair.
大风弄乱了她的头发。
be/get + dishevelled
常用被动语态。
After the long flight, his suit was dishevelled.
长途飞行后,他的西装变得凌乱。
become + dishevelled
Her clothes became dishevelled during the hike.
Connections
Collocations
- dishevelled hair
- 蓬乱的头发
- She ran in from the storm, her dishevelled hair plastered to her face.她从暴风雨中跑进来,蓬乱的头发贴在脸上。
- dishevelled appearance
- 凌乱的外表
- His dishevelled appearance suggested he had slept in his clothes.他凌乱的外表表明他穿着衣服睡的觉。
- dishevelled clothes
- 凌乱的衣服
- After the fight, his dishevelled clothes were covered in dust.打架之后,他凌乱的衣服上沾满灰尘。
- dishevel her hair
- 弄乱她的头发
- The wind dishevelled her carefully styled hair.风弄乱了她精心打理的发型。
- dishevelled look
- 凌乱的样子
- He tried to straighten his tie but could not hide his dishevelled look.他试图整理领带,但无法掩饰自己凌乱的样子。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法:dishevel 里的 hevel 与 level(整齐)只差首字母,dis- 表示否定/分开 → 弄乱、使蓬乱。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:literary prose、formal written descriptions、describing hair or clothing as untidy dishevel 作为动词比较正式,多用于书面或文学描写,指弄乱(头发、衣服等)。日常口语中较少单独使用,更常见的是形容词 dishevelled(蓬乱的)。
Grammar Note
及物动词,常用被动语态。
Pronunciation & Spelling
bevel、level、revel、devil 与 dishevel 押韵(元音及尾音均为 /ɛvəl/);shovel 和 travel 拼写中含 -vel 但元音不同,不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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