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unkempt + noun
unkempt 常用来修饰头发、胡须等外观，强调未经梳理或打理。
His unkempt hair made a bad impression.
他蓬乱的头发给人留下了不好的印象。
未梳理的；蓬乱的
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未梳理的；蓬乱的
Uncombed or dishevelled, especially of hair.
His unkempt hair made a bad impression.
他蓬乱的头发给人留下了不好的印象。
多指头发
未梳理的；凌乱的。
uncombed, dishevelled.
未梳理整齐
not neatly combed
不整洁的；凌乱的；杂乱无章的。
Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
未妥善打理
not properly maintained or cared for
His unkempt hair made him look as if he had just woken up.
他蓬乱的头发让他看起来像刚睡醒。
AI contextual example
The garden had become unkempt after months of neglect.
这座花园因几个月无人照料而变得荒芜凌乱。
AI contextual example
She tried to tidy her unkempt desk before the meeting.
开会前她试图整理自己凌乱的办公桌。
AI contextual example
wild unkempt hair
蓬乱的头发
WordNet
unkempt 常用来修饰头发、胡须等外观，强调未经梳理或打理。
His unkempt hair made a bad impression.
他蓬乱的头发给人留下了不好的印象。
句中含 unkempt 和 overgrown 两个并列的表语形容词，描述状态。
The garden was unkempt and overgrown.
那座花园疏于打理，杂草丛生。
look 在此为系动词，后接形容词 unkempt 作表语，表示“看起来…”。
After the long flight, she looked unkempt.
长途飞行后，她看起来蓬头垢面。
Not this
He always looks unkept.
Use this
He always looks unkempt.
unkept意为“未被遵守的”（如承诺），不表示凌乱；表示“不修边幅、蓬乱的”时应用unkempt。
Not this
She has an unkempt hair.
Use this
She has unkempt hair.
hair指头发整体时是不可数名词，不能加不定冠词an；说“蓬乱的头发”直接用unkempt hair。
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蓬乱的头发
He arrived with unkempt hair after the long journey.
他长途旅行后到达时头发蓬乱。
不整洁的外表
His unkempt appearance made a poor impression at the interview.
他不整洁的外表在面试中给人留下了不好的印象。
蓬乱的胡须
The old man had an unkempt beard and tired eyes.
那位老人胡须蓬乱，眼神疲惫。
疏于打理的花园
The house was cheap because of its unkempt garden.
这栋房子因为花园疏于打理而便宜。
杂草丛生的草坪
The unkempt lawn suggested nobody lived there.
杂草丛生的草坪表明没人住在那儿。
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记忆联想：un- = 没有，kempt 像 comb 的过去分词，没梳头 → 乱糟糟、不整洁。
语域：formal 常见场景：describing a person's hair or general appearance、describing a neglected place or property 这个词比较正式，多用于书面或较严肃的描写，强调头发、外表或环境因缺乏打理而显得凌乱；日常口语中更常说 messy 或 untidy。
常用来描述头发或外表不整洁，也可用于形容事物缺乏照料。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.