Word · Frequency #9756
untidy
不整洁的;凌乱的;邋遢的
核心释义
not neat or tidy; messy; sloppy; disorganized
- 1.
邋遢的;不整洁的
Sloppy.
- 2.
不整洁的
not neat and tidy
- 3.
杂乱无章的;无条理的
Disorganized.
邋遢的;不整洁的;不整洁的;杂乱无章的;无条理的;不整齐的;懒散的
用法In use
We spent the morning cleaning our untidy garage.
用法提示:untidy 作定语形容词放在名词 garage 前,表示“凌乱的”。
His handwriting is untidy, but it is still readable.
用法提示:untidy 作表语跟在 is 后描述主语 handwriting,表示“不整洁的”。
My brother's room is even untidier than mine.
用法提示:untidier 是 untidy 的比较级,表示“更凌乱的”。
careless and untidy in her personal habits
an untidy living room
untidy and casual about money
be untidy
表示状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- untidy room
- 不整洁的房间
- Her untidy room was cluttered with clothes and books.她那不整洁的房间堆满了衣服和书。
- untidy hair
- 凌乱的头发
- He ran his fingers through his untidy hair.他用手指梳理了一下凌乱的头发。
- untidy appearance
- 不整洁的外表
- His untidy appearance made a bad impression at the interview.他不整洁的外表在面试中留下了不好的印象。
- untidy desk
- 凌乱的办公桌
- The untidy desk was covered in papers and empty coffee cups.凌乱的办公桌上堆满了文件和空咖啡杯。
- untidy handwriting
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象“tidy”是整洁,加上否定前缀“un-”就是“不整洁”。比如房间没整理,东西乱放,就是untidy。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:room、appearance、writing、workplace 通常用于描述物品、外表或书写的凌乱状态,多出现在日常口语和非正式书面语中,但在正式场合也可使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
该形容词有比较级和最高级形式:untidier, untidiest。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The word 'tidy' rhymes with 'untidy' (both end in /-aɪdi/). Words like 'dirty' or 'party' look similar but have different vowel sounds.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.