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Shoddy Materials Refers Referred Made Shoddily 英 ʃɒdi] 美

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
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[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]
  • I'm normally quick to complain about shoddy service...

    对劣质服务我通常会立刻投诉。

  • American customers no longer tolerate shoddy goods.

    美国的顾客不再容忍劣等货了。

shoddily
  • These products are shoddily produced.

    这些产品是粗制滥造的。

  • ...shoddily-built cars.

    做工粗糙的汽车

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