Word · Frequency #18731
shoddy
/ˈʃɑdi/
adjective
劣质的；粗制滥造的
of poor quality, especially because of bad workmanship or materials
- 1.
Of poor quality or construction.
质量或结构差
- 2.
Poor; low.
差；低劣
- 3.
cheap and shoddy; - Judith Crist
廉价劣质
- 4.
of inferior workmanship and materials
做工和材料低劣
质量或结构差；差；低劣；廉价劣质；做工和材料低劣；用长弹毛做的
In use
The new phone broke after a week because of its shoddy build quality.
They complained that the hotel's shoddy service ruined their anniversary trip.
He returned the shoddy jacket after the stitching came apart in one wash.
Connections
Collocations
- shoddy work
- 粗劣的活儿；劣质作品
- The report is full of mistakes because it was shoddy work.这份报告错误百出，因为它是粗制滥造的活儿。
- shoddy workmanship
- 粗制滥造的做工
- Customers complained about the shoddy workmanship of the furniture.顾客抱怨这件家具的做工粗制滥造。
- shoddy materials
- 劣质材料
- The contractor used shoddy materials to cut costs.承包商为了降低成本使用了劣质材料。
- shoddy goods
- 劣质商品
- The store was fined for selling shoddy goods.这家商店因出售劣质商品而被罚款。
- shoddy construction
- 粗糙的施工；劣质建筑
- The bridge collapsed due to shoddy construction.这座桥因施工粗糙而坍塌。
- shoddy products
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Shoddy 谐音‘傻的’，记住：粗制滥造的东西质量差到让人傻眼。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：产品评论、新闻报道、日常抱怨 该词用来形容产品做工粗糙、质量低劣，通常带有批评语气。正式与非正式场合均可使用，但比较常见于产品评价、新闻报道或日常抱怨中；在严谨的学术或技术写作中较少出现。
Grammar Note
常用于修饰名词，表示质量低劣，有比较级和最高级形式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 shoddy /ˈʃɑdi/ 真正押韵的有 body、toddy、wadi（重读元音 /ɑ/ 及后续 /d/、/i/ 一致）。拼写相似但发音不同：bawdy /ˈbɔːdi/、baddy /ˈbædi/、daddy /ˈdædi/，注意元音不同，不要按 -oddy 读。
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
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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