growing or hanging in a way that does not look tidy or attractive 蔓生的;杂乱地蔓延的 She was a thin woman with straggly grey hair. 她身体瘦削,灰发蓬乱。 a straggly hedge 四处蔓生的树篱
Extra ExamplesCut the hedge regularly to prevent it becoming straggly. 树篱要定期修剪,以免杂乱蔓生。 He decided to shave off his straggly beard. 他决定刮掉他那乱蓬蓬的胡子。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStraggly is used with these nouns:- beard