scruffy (adj.) 邋遢的,不整潔的
- Dan is scruffy. He needs to take a shower. 丹很邋遢,他該去洗個澡。
- I'm not gonna lie. I think you look so scruffy in that. 說真的,我覺得你穿那件看起來很邋遢。
- A scruffy beard covered his face. 他的臉上長滿凌亂的鬍子。
- They live in a scruffy part of town.他們住在鎮上髒亂的地段。
slovenly (adj.) 邋遢的,不修邊幅的;凌亂的
- She is slovenly in her dress. 她衣著邋遢。
- He grew lazy and slovenly in his habits. 他漸漸養成了懶散邋遢的習慣。
- She's got that slightly slovenly appearance -- I don't think she ever brushes her hair or irons her clothes. 她外表有點邋遢,我覺得她不曾梳頭髮或熨燙衣服。
like something the cat brought/dragged/drug in 看起來很邋遢、蓬頭垢面
- I need to take a shower—I look like something the cat dragged in. 我得洗個澡,我看起來亂七八糟。
- It is still possible to be an intelligent and successful woman and look like something the cat has dragged in. What money cannot buy is dress sense. 一個人是有可能外表邋遢,卻同時是位聰明又成功的女性,因為金錢買不到服裝品味。
disheveled (adj.) 頭髮或服裝不整的, 凌亂的,亂糟糟的
英國通常拼作dishevelled
- He ran in looking dishevelled. 他衣衫不整地跑了進來。
- Comb you hair, you look dishevelled! 梳個頭髪,你看起來好邋遢!
- A woman was walking around with disheveled hair. 一個頭髮凌亂的女人走來走去。
unkempt (adj.) 不整潔的;淩亂的;沒有打理的
- She wore rumpled clothing and her hair was unkempt. 她穿著皺掉的衣服,頭髪亂七八糟。
- He came to the office unshaven and unkempt. 他走進辦公室,臉上鬍子未刮,外表邋遢。
slob (n.) 懶惰邋遢的人
- That man was a perfect slob. 那個男人真是個邋遢鬼。
- How can you walk around like such a slob with stains all over your clothes? 你怎麼能夠穿著沾滿髒污的衣服走來走去。
- My days of being the office slob are over. 當辦公室邋遢鬼的日子結束了。
go/run to seed 變得不修邊幅
- After he retired, he really went to seed. 退休之後,他真的變得不修邊幅了。
- After his divorce, he let himself go to seed. 離婚後,他放任自己變得邋遢。
- Once he had carried a lot of muscle but now he was running to seed. 曾經全身充滿肌肉,但他現在逐漸發福。
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