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shaggy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shag·gy /ˈʃæɡi/ adjective  1 UNTIDYshaggy hair or fur is long and untidy 〔头发、皮毛〕又长又乱的,蓬乱的 a shaggy black beard 蓬乱的黑胡子2 CFhaving shaggy hair 有乱蓬蓬毛发的 a shaggy sheepskin coat 长毛羊皮袄shagginess noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
shaggyIn the distance, live oaks dotted the landscape, as shaggy and dark and hunched as buffalo.I imagined the shaggy beast confused, not knowing which of us to chase.Bare yellow skin on head and throat, ruff shaggy, bill much slenderer than other vultures.The mammoth had a shaggy coat to protect it against the rigours of the ice ages.a shaggy dogOccasionally, it gave its enormous, shaggy head a turn.A shake roof is rather shaggy in appearance.These actions cause the eye, beak and face to vanish beneath the shaggy white ruff.The peak was scalloped into two shaggy wings across its western exposure, which made it appear to be embracing the cove.
shag·gy adjectiveChineseSyllable
fur long shaggy untidy is hair or and Corpus


shaggy
shaggy /ˈʃæɡi/ adjective
1. shaggy hair or fur is long and untidy:
    a shaggy black beard
2. having shaggy hair:
    a shaggy sheepskin coat
—shagginess noun [uncountable]


shaggyBrE /ˈʃæɡi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃæɡi/ 🔊 adjective (shag·gier, shag·gi·est) (of hair, fur, etc. 毛发、皮毛等) long and untidy 长而乱的;乱蓬蓬的a shaggy mane of hair一头蓬乱的长发having long untidy hair, fur, etc. 头发(或皮毛)蓬乱的a huge shaggy white dog皮毛乱蓬蓬的大白狗