| 英语单词 | shoddy |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['ʃɒdi] 美 ['ʃɑːdi] |
| 中文释义 | adj.劣质的 n.软再生毛(织物);劣质品 |
| 英语例句 | (1) His essay was a pretty shoddy piece of work. (2) Our new washing machine keeps breaking down, and it's entirely due to shoddy workmanship. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他写的文章很蹩脚。 (2) 我们的新洗衣机老出毛病 |
| vocabulary简明 | Shoddy refers to poor materials or quality. Maybe you passed on buying a house because it leaned in an odd way and various and sundry parts were falling off. Sounds like both the materials and workmanship were shoddy. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Shoddy originally referred to something that looked high-quality but wasn’t. Later, a certain type of cloth made with leftover pieces and rags was called a shoddy. While shoddy often refers to materials or workmanship, questionable ethics can also be referred to as shoddy, as in the shoddy principles of a slumlord or the shoddy morals of someone who steals from their friends. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]劣等的;粗制滥造的;做工粗糙的 Shoddy work or a shoddy product has been done or made carelessly or badly. [usu ADJ n]
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