untidy adj. ⇨untidy (an untidy desk)⇨random (He's so untidy.)untidy
adjective
untidy ♦︎ messy ♦︎ cluttered ♦︎ all over the place ♦︎ disordered ♦︎ out of place ♦︎ jumbledThese words all describe places that are in a state of disorder, with things in the wrong places.这些词均表示不整齐的、凌乱的、杂乱的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an untidy / a messy / a cluttered house◆an untidy / a cluttered room / desk◆an untidy / a disordered state◆untidy / disordered hair◆an untidy / a messy / a jumbled heap / pile of sth◆an untidy / a jumbled collection of sth◆cluttered / jumbled up■untidy (especially BrE, sometimesdisapproving) not neat or well arranged不整齐的;凌乱的◆Try not to make the place untidy.尽量别把这个地方弄得乱七八糟的。◆The books were piled an untidy heap.书胡乱地堆放着。◆Your hair is a little untidy.你的头发有点乱蓬蓬的。OPPtidy ⇨ neat▸untidily
adverb
◆Her hair fell untidily about her shoulders.她的头发蓬乱地披散在肩头。■messy (ratherinformal, sometimesdisapproving) in an untidy state with things left in the wrong place or spread around不整齐的;凌乱的◆The house always looked messy.这房子看上去总是乱糟糟的。◆Sorry it's a bit messy in here.抱歉,这里有点儿乱。◆How did the place get so messy?这个地方怎么变得这么乱七八糟的? see also messy ⇨ scruffy, mess ⇨ messnoun1NOTE辨析 Untidy or messy?In American English messy is the most frequent of these words and untidy is not used so much; in British English untidy is the most frequent in this meaning, and messy is used more in the sense of 'dirty'.在美式英语中,messy是这组词中最常用的,untidy不太常用;在英式英语中,表达此义最常用untidy,messy更多表示“肮脏”之义。 see also messy ⇨ dirty■cluttered (ratherinformal, disapproving) (of a surface or place) filled with too many things, so that it looks untidy(表面或地方)东西多而乱的,杂乱的,凌乱的◆His apartment was small, cluttered and dirty.他的公寓又小又乱又脏。◆The study was cluttered with furniture.书房里堆满了家具。OPPuncluttered ⇨ neat see also clutter ⇨ messnoun1■all ˈover the place
idiom
(informal) very untidy or completely disorganized凌乱;狼藉;杂乱无章◆She arrived out of breath and with her hair all over the place.她气喘吁吁地赶到了,头发乱蓬蓬的。■disordered (ratherformal) untidy because there is no order in the way things are arranged杂乱的;混乱的;凌乱的◆It is likely that the universe started out in a chaotic and disordered state.宇宙初始的状态可能是混乱无序的。OPPordered ⇨ neat see also disorder ⇨ messnoun1■out of ˈplace
idiom
(usually used in negative statements通常用于否定陈述) not in the correct place不在适当的位置◆He does not like things out of place.他不喜欢东西乱放。◆She never has a hair out of place.她总是仪容整洁,纹丝不乱。■jumbledmixed together without any order and in an untidy way胡乱堆放在一起的;杂乱的◆There was a jumbled collection of objects on the mantelpiece.壁炉台上有一堆乱七八糟的东西。◆The drawer was full of letters all jumbled together.抽屉里塞满了乱作一堆的信件。 see also jumble ⇨ jumbleverb, jumble ⇨ messnoun1