dishevelled
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++di·shev·elled British English, disheveled American English /dɪˈʃevəld/ adjective DCif someone’s appearance or their clothes, hair etc is dishevelled, they look very untidy 〔外表或衣服、头发等〕不整齐的，凌乱的 Pam arrived late, dishevelled and out of breath. 帕姆迟到了，衣冠不整，上气不接下气。
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dishevelled• One is relaxed, the other dishevelled.• He looked dishevelled and felt it.• Her hair was dishevelled and her green eyes full of sleep.• She was conscious of her rather dishevelled appearance.• In the fourth cell there is a man with long dishevelled hair.• The other passengers drew back from the dishevelled river dwellers, so far out of their element.• The distressed and dishevelled schoolgirl was found whimpering in the garden by the owner of the bungalow.• She sat in the dishevelled shabby glamour of her bedroom and stared out of the window for hours at a time.• His landlady had said that Drew had returned in a dishevelled state about 1.00am from the opposite direction from the theatre.di·shev·elled adjectiveChineseSyllable
appearance clothes, Corpus if someone’s their hair or
dishevelled
di‧shev‧elled
British English, disheveled American English /dɪˈʃevəld/ adjective
Pam arrived late, dishevelled and out of breath.
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▪untidy British English an untidy person does not do things in a neat way, for example they leave things lying around instead of putting them back in the correct place. Also used about someone's appearance, when they do not comb their hair, take care of their clothes etc: She was always very untidy – her clothes lay on the floor where she had dropped them. | He had obviously been sleeping; his hair was untidy and his chin unshaven.
▪messy untidy or dirty. American people use this word instead of untidy. British people use this word, but it sounds less formal than untidy: You've made my hair all messy. | a messy eater
▪scruffy British English wearing old and untidy clothes: My parents think I look scruffy in these jeans, but I like them. | She’s wearing that scruffy old sweater again.
▪slovenly especially written untidy and lazy: The servants were old and slovenly. | his slovenly appearance | The work was done in a slow, slovenly way.
▪bedraggled used when someone looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty: A rather bedraggled crowd waited outside in the pouring rain. | The children walked along the path, looking miserable and bedraggled.
▪dishevelled British English, disheveled American English if someone's hair or clothes look dishevelled, they look untidy, for example because they have just been in bed or in a windy place: Her hair was uncombed and her clothes were dishevelled. | a dishevelled old man | The singer was photographed looking ill and dishevelled.
▪unkempt especially written if someone has unkempt hair or an unkempt appearance, they look untidy and have not been taking care of the way they look: a rough-looking youth with long black unkempt hair | The man looked tired and unkempt.
▪slob noun [countable] informal someone who is extremely untidy but does not seem to care that they are: Jo’s such a slob – how can you live like that? | If you keep dressing like a slob, no one’s ever going to ask you for a date.
di‧shev‧elled
British English, disheveled American English /dɪˈʃevəld/ adjective Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: deschevelé, from chevel 'hair'
if someone’s appearance or their clothes, hair etc is dishevelled, they look very untidy:Language: Old French
Origin: deschevelé, from chevel 'hair'
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