Word · Frequency #19538
unkempt
未梳理的；蓬乱的
Uncombed or dishevelled, especially of hair.
多指头发
- 1.
uncombed, dishevelled.
未梳理的；凌乱的。
- 2.
not neatly combed
未梳理整齐
- 3.
Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
不整洁的；凌乱的；杂乱无章的。
- 4.
not properly maintained or cared for
未妥善打理
- 5.
Rough; unpolished.
粗糙的；未经润饰的。
凌乱的；不整洁的；疏于打理的；粗糙的；不精致的；未梳理的；凌乱的。；未梳理整齐；不整洁的；凌乱的；杂乱无章的。
In use
His unkempt hair made him look as if he had just woken up.
The garden had become unkempt after months of neglect.
She tried to tidy her unkempt desk before the meeting.
wild unkempt hair
an unkempt garden
native vistas and unkempt rambling paths
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。
be + unkempt
句中含 unkempt 和 overgrown 两个并列的表语形容词，描述状态。
Connections
Collocations
- unkempt hair
- 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。
- unkempt appearance
- 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。
- unkempt beard
- 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。
- unkempt garden
- 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。
- unkempt lawn
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：un- = 没有，kempt 像 comb 的过去分词，没梳头 → 乱糟糟、不整洁。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的韵脚：attempt、tempt、exempt、contempt 的重读音节均为 /ɛmpt/，与 unkempt 的 /kɛmpt/ 押韵。注意拼写相似的 empty /ˈɛmpti/ 和 unkept /ˌʌnˈkɛpt/ 发音不同：empty 末尾多一个 /i/，unkept 没有 /m/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.