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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, sometimes disapproving) 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。 OPP tidy ⇨ neat ▸ untidily adverb ◆Her hair fell untidily about her shoulders.她的头发蓬乱地披散在肩头。■ messy (rather informal, sometimes disapproving) 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 ⇨ mess noun 1 NOTE 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 (rather informal, 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。OPP uncluttered ⇨ neat see also clutter ⇨ mess noun 1 ■ 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 (rather formal) 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。OPP ordered ⇨ neat see also disorder ⇨ mess noun 1 ■ 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。■ jumbled mixed 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 ⇨ jumble verb , jumble ⇨ mess noun 1 random adjective random ♦︎ haphazard ♦︎ indiscriminate ♦︎ disorganized ♦︎ untidy ♦︎ unsystematicThese words all describe things that are not organized or planned. 这些词均表示随意的、无计划的、无条理的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the random / indiscriminate use of sth◆a random / haphazard approach◆random / indiscriminate attacks◆a haphazard / an indiscriminate method◆in a random / haphazard fashion / manner◆in a random / a haphazard / an unsystematic way◆totally random / haphazard / disorganized◆very haphazard / disorganized / untidy / unsystematic◆rather haphazard / disorganized / untidy◆seemingly / apparently random / haphazard / indiscriminate■ random [usually before noun] done or chosen without sb deciding anything in advance; left to chance 随机的；随意的；碰运气的◆The group to be studied was selected on a random basis.用于研究的小组是随机选择的。◆There's no motive for this kind of random killing.这种随意杀戮没有动机。◆Random numbers are generated by the computer.随机号码是由电脑产生的。◆The names are listed in random order.名字按随机顺序排列。ⓘ Random is often used in connection with statistics and research. Collocates include allocation, distribution, effects, fluctuations, numbers, and sample. * random常用于与统计和研究有关的方面。与之搭配的词有allocation、distribution、effect、fluctuation、number和sample。 OPP predetermined ⇨ set ▸ at ˈrandom idiom ◆She opened the book at random (= not at any particular page) and started reading.她随手翻开书的一页读了起来。▸ randomly adverb ◆The winning numbers are randomly selected by computer.获奖号码是由电脑随机选取的。■ haphazard / /hæpˈhæzəd; NAmE hæpˈhæzərd/ (disapproving) done with no particular order or plan; not organized well 无秩序的；无计划的；组织混乱的◆It was the result of rather haphazard planning.这是规划混乱不周的结果。◆In the early years training was haphazard.早年间培训缺乏计划。▸ haphazardly adverb ◆She started packing, throwing things haphazardly into the case.她开始打包，将东西随便地丢进箱子里。■ indiscriminate /ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət/ / (disapproving) (of actions) done without thought about the results, especially when it causes people to be harmed; (of people) acting without careful judgement （行为）不顾后果的，恣意的（尤指会伤及他人）；（人）不慎思而行的◆indiscriminate violence / killing / slaughter任意施暴；滥杀；恣意屠杀◆The newspaper denounced the indiscriminate firing by the police.该报指责警方胡乱开枪。◆She's always been indiscriminate in her choice of friends.她一向择友不慎。▸ indiscriminately adverb ◆The soldiers fired indiscriminately into the crowd.士兵向人群胡乱开枪。■ disorganized (BrE also randomised) (disapproving) (of people) not able to plan or organize well; (of events) badly planned （人）缺乏条理的，不擅计划的；（活动）计划不周的◆They are lazy and disorganized.他们懒懒散散。◆It was a dismal, disorganized weekend.那个周末过得一塌糊涂。 OPP organized ⇨ efficient ■ untidy / /ʌnˈtaɪdi/ / (of people) not keeping things neat or well organized （人）无条理的，不修边幅的◆Why do you have to be so untidy?你为什么非得这么邋遢？ OPP tidy ⇨ efficient ▸ untidiness noun [uncountable] ◆Their arguments were usually about his untidiness.他们争吵通常都是因为他邋遢。■ unsystematic / /ˌʌnˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/ / without a clear system 无系统的；紊乱的；杂乱无章的◆Training for volunteers is patchy and unsystematic.对志愿者的培训零散无序。OPP systematic ⇨ efficient |