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dowdy + noun
dowdy 作定语修饰衣物、外表等，含有“土气、不时髦、邋遢”的贬义。
She wore a dowdy dress to the job interview.
她穿着一条过时的裙子去参加求职面试。
邋遢的；土气的
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邋遢的；土气的
lacking in smartness or taste
She wore a dowdy dress to the job interview.
她穿着一条过时的裙子去参加求职面试。
穿着朴素且不时髦的。
Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
缺乏时尚或整洁；邋遢的。
Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.
She wore a dowdy old coat that her grandmother had given her.
她穿着一件祖母给的过时的旧外套。
The receptionist looked dowdy in her outdated uniform.
前台接待员穿着过时的制服，显得土气。
His dowdy apartment was filled with shabby, worn-out furniture.
他那过时的公寓里满是破旧不堪的家具。
dowdy 作定语修饰衣物、外表等，含有“土气、不时髦、邋遢”的贬义。
She wore a dowdy dress to the job interview.
她穿着一条过时的裙子去参加求职面试。
dowdy 可用在 look、feel 等系动词后作表语，表示“显得/觉得邋遢、落伍”。
I felt dowdy compared with the other guests.
和其他客人相比，我觉得自己很土气。
比较级是 dowdier，最高级是 dowdiest，常用于批评衣着打扮。
That was the dowdiest hat I have ever seen.
那是我见过的最土气的帽子。
dowdy 也作名词，指衣着邋遢、不时髦的女人，常含贬义；复数为 dowdies。
She is such a dowdy in that shapeless coat.
她穿着那件没款没型的外套，真是个邋遢女人。
Not this
He is dowdy; he just sits on the sofa all day.
Use this
He is lazy; he just sits on the sofa all day.
dowdy 形容人衣着邋遢、土气或过时，与“懒散”无关；表示不勤快应用 lazy。中文字典把 dowdy 译作“懒散的”容易误导，但英文释义为 lacking in smartness or taste。
Not this
My grandfather is a dowdy.
Use this
My grandfather is dowdy.
a dowdy 作名词时指“邋遢女人”或“苹果酥饼”，不能指男性；描述男性“邋遢、土气”时应用形容词 dowdy 作表语，或说 a dowdy man。
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土气的衣服
She wore dowdy clothes to the interview.
她穿着土气的衣服去面试。
邋遢的外表
His dowdy appearance made a poor impression.
他邋遢的外表给人留下了不好的印象。
过时的连衣裙
In the photo she is wearing a dowdy dress.
照片里她穿着一条过时的连衣裙。
土气的打扮
She updated her dowdy look with a new haircut.
她换了新发型，改变了自己土气的打扮。
老气的发型
Her dowdy hairstyle made her look older.
她老气的发型让她显得更老。
Use dowdy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 dowdy 想成 dirty 的远亲：都带 d…d，记作‘邋遢、土气、过时’；或想象一条 dowdy 老土长裙拖到地上，又旧又懒散。
语域：mixed 常见场景：casual conversation、fashion commentary、literary description 该词作形容词时，多用于描述衣着或外貌过时、不时尚，语气略带贬义；日常对话与书面描写中都比较常见，正式文体中较少使用，因此语体可视为混合。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.