详细用法
形容词用法:
- Unkempt hair: 凌乱的头发
- Unkempt appearance: 不整洁的外表
- Unkempt beard: 蓄久未修剪的胡须
- Unkempt garden: 荒芜的花园
- Unkempt lawn: 未修剪整齐的草坪
- Unkempt room: 杂乱无章的房间
- Unkempt clothing: 蓬乱的服装
- Unkempt appearance: 不修边幅的外表
- Unkempt nails: 未修整的指甲
- Unkempt appearance: 不整洁的外貌
副词用法:
- To look unkempt: 看起来不整洁
- To appear unkempt: 显得不修边幅
- To leave something unkempt: 不修整某物
其他用法:
- To tidy up an unkempt room: 整理一间杂乱无章的房间
- To groom oneself and avoid looking unkempt: 打扮自己,避免看起来不整洁
- To criticize someone for their unkempt appearance: 批评某人的不修边幅外貌
深度学习
unkempt (un KEMPT) From the Middle English word that means “uncombed,” this adjective, like slovenly, means disorderly or untidy. It can be used to describe people or things.
- The English garden surrounding the cottage in Martha’s Vineyard was care-fully cultivated to look wild and unkempt, as if it naturally grew that way.
- Although Liz paid a fortune to be styled at a chic salon, her hair always looked dirty and unkempt.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
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unkempt(unkempt)来自中古英语单词“unbed”的意思,这个形容词和slovenly一样,意思是无序或不整洁。它可以用来描述人或事物。
玛莎葡萄园小屋周围的英国花园经过精心培育,看起来既狂野又蓬乱,仿佛是自然生长的。
尽管丽兹花了很多钱在一家时髦的沙龙里做造型,但她的头发总是显得脏乱不堪。
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