| 词汇 | scruffy |
| 释义 | scruffy adjective uk /ˈskrʌf.i/ us /ˈskrʌf.i/ C2 untidy and looking a little dirty : 邋遢的，不整洁的 They live in a scruffy part of town.他们住在镇上乱糟糟的地段。 a small, scruffy-looking man一個邋里邋遢的矮个男人 not clean dirtyThis shirt is dirty. filthyWash your hands before dinner - they're filthy! scruffyHe's the typical scruffy student. messyBen's bedroom is always really messy. grimyDon't wipe your grimy hands on that clean towel! Dirty & untidy all over the placeidiom Augean besmeared bespattered bloodied look like something the cat brought/dragged inidiom look like/as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwardsidiom manky messily messy sluttish sluttishly soiled sordid sordidly unsterilized untidily untidy untrimmed unwashed Related wordscruffily scruffy | American Dictionaryscruffy adjective us/ˈskrʌf·i/ old and dirty; messy: a scruffy denim jacket Examples of scruffyscruffy That still does not prevent one on occasions from pointing out a piece of scruffy and rotten legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Often they are loss-making, scruffy and down-market and provide only limited or poor quality services in an atmosphere of shabby, political agitprop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The modern caravan is more often than not a rather scruffy mobile home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What a scruffy place it is nowadays, and how inadequate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One sees the generally scruffy appearance of the entrance areas to so many hospitals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing is more likely to attract litter than an overflowing, scruffy litter bin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes the idea of caravan or mobile home living conjures up the vision of scruffy estates of caravans which are an eyesore. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of it is scruffy — it is unnecessary to have those childish posters and political advertisements stuck up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of the young visitors are scruffy, most of them are over-hairy, and they have attracted the most hostile criticism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Responsible parents will not want to send their children to a school whose pupils look scruffy and are noisy and badly behaved in public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly in my part of the world there are old carriages and pretty scruffy stations, but the numbers of people using rail travel are increasing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may have been a scruffy house and that person may have had many children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He had literally signed that dirty, scruffy sheet of paper and had not looked at how many noughts there were on it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Can we be assured that these rather scruffy amendments are a true and accurate record of the proceedings in another place? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The owners in that situation do not tidy up the dock but leave it scruffy, with the maximum dust and dirt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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