| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_organized-with-everything-in-its-place |
| 释义 | organized with everything in its placeThese words describe things or places that are organized well and have everything put away in its place. One of the most common words for this is neat. When neat is used to describe places, and especially rooms, it means that everything in the room is where it belongs and is organized well. When neat is used to describe specific things, like hair or clothes, it means that they are clean and smooth-looking. She keeps her side of the room fairly neat, but her roommate's a bit of a slob. How do you keep your ponytail so neat? Mine ends up a snarled mess! There are two main opposites of neat. Messy is used mostly to describe places where things are not where they should be, or things that are not smooth-looking because they are not taken care of. Sloppy is used to describe things that are not done neatly, usually because of carelessness. His room is so messy, you can barely open the door! His hair was messy and there was dirt on his face. His handwriting is so sloppy I can barely read it. Another commonly used word to describe having things in their place is tidy. Tidy is more common in UK English than it is in US English. He keeps the shed organized and tidy. The opposite of tidy is untidy. Untidy is used mainly in UK English. Her house is rather untidy. Places where things are very carefully arranged and neat can be described as well ordered. Things that are very carefully arranged so they are neat can be described as orderly. The home was clean and well ordered. The hedge bordered a well-ordered garden. The books were arranged into three orderly stacks. Please form an orderly queue to the left of the window, thank you. Something that is well kept or trim is neat, clean, and well cared for. These words are very often used of houses or the land they sit on. The cottage was old but well kept. It was a trim little home, with a tidy garden in the back. The drive wound through a wildness and a trim lawn before looping in front of the large country manor. Things that are arranged very well so a space or room is neat can be described as being in good order or, in old-fashioned UK English, in apple-pie order. There was no sign of a robbery, as everything in the home was in good order. Before she left on holiday, she made sure the house was in apple-pie order. In informal language, you can say that a place that is neat with everything in its correct place is shipshape. We got the house shipshape in anticipation of her visit. If a place such as a room is neat because it doesn't contain many things, and the things it does contain are put away where they belong, you can say it is uncluttered. Sparse and uncluttered kitchens are the hot new thing this season. For words related to things that are neat and free of dirt or dust, see the article at clean. |
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