Word · Frequency #16386
shaggy
（毛发）蓬乱的；粗浓的
thick and poorly groomed
- 1.
Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
毛发长而浓密且蓬乱的
- 2.
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
(用于头发)浓密且不整洁的
- 3.
Having a surface like shaggy hair; with a rough nap.
表面像粗糙的长毛；有粗糙的绒毛
- 4.
having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags
表面粗糙或覆盖着悬挂的毛发
- 5.
Confused, muddled.
混乱的；糊涂的
毛发长而浓密且蓬乱的；(用于头发)浓密且不整洁的；表面像粗糙的长毛；有粗糙的绒毛；表面粗糙或覆盖着悬挂的毛发；混乱的；糊涂的
In use
After the long camping trip, his shaggy hair made him look like a different person.
The dog's shaggy coat needs regular brushing to keep it clean.
He looked shaggier than usual after skipping his haircut for months.
a shaggy beard
shaggy rugs
shaggy + noun
shaggy 常放在名词前作定语，修饰毛发、动物皮毛或浓密杂乱的草木。
The dog had a shaggy coat.
这只狗长着一身蓬乱的毛发。
be/look + shaggy
作表语时描述主语的状态，常与系动词 be 或感官动词 look 连用。
His hair looks shaggy after the long trip.
Connections
Collocations
- shaggy hair
- 蓬乱的头发
- He ran his fingers through his shaggy hair.他用手捋了捋蓬乱的头发。
- shaggy beard
- 蓬乱的胡须
- The old man had a shaggy beard that needed trimming.那位老人的胡须蓬乱，需要修剪了。
- shaggy eyebrows
- 粗浓的眉毛
- His shaggy eyebrows made him look older than he was.他粗浓的眉毛让他看起来比实际年龄大。
- shaggy mane
- 蓬乱的鬃毛
- The lion shook its shaggy mane.狮子甩了甩它蓬乱的鬃毛。
- shaggy grass
- 丛生的杂草
- The garden was neglected, and shaggy grass grew everywhere.花园无人打理，到处长满了丛生的杂草。
- shaggy coat
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想《史酷比》里的 Shaggy：一头乱蓬蓬的粗发，shaggy 就是毛发蓬乱、粗浓。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、fiction、pet or animal descriptions 该词通常用于形容头发或毛发厚而蓬乱，语气中性，在口语和书面描写中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with shaggy: they share the stressed pattern /ˈxæɡi/. Watch out for lookalikes that do not rhyme: soggy /ˈsɒɡi/ and stagy /ˈsteɪdʒi/ have different vowel sounds, and shabby /ˈʃæbi/ has a different final consonant.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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