Word · Frequency #18731
shoddy
劣质的;粗制滥造的
核心释义
of poor quality, especially because of bad workmanship or materials
- 1.
质量或结构差
Of poor quality or construction.
- 2.
差;低劣
Poor; low.
- 3.
廉价劣质
cheap and shoddy; - Judith Crist
- 4.
做工和材料低劣
of inferior workmanship and materials
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
用法In use
The new phone broke after a week because of its shoddy build quality.
用法提示:shoddy 作形容词,表示质量低劣、粗制滥造,修饰 build quality。
They complained that the hotel's shoddy service ruined their anniversary trip.
用法提示:shoddy 作形容词,说明服务差劲,贬义明显。
He returned the shoddy jacket after the stitching came apart in one wash.
用法提示:shoddy 作形容词,指衣物做工和材料糟糕。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Shoddy 谐音‘傻的’,记住:粗制滥造的东西质量差到让人傻眼。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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