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untidy

un·ti·dy /ʌnˈtaɪdi/ adjectiveadj especially British EnglishBrE  
1  UNTIDYnot neat 不整洁的，凌乱的 SYN messy
 an untidy desk
乱七八糟的书桌
 untidy hair
凌乱的头发
 Her clothes were in an untidy heap on the floor.
她的衣服胡乱堆在地板上。
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In American English and in everyday British English, people usually say messy rather than untidy: 在美国英语和日常英国英语中，人们一般说 messy，而不说 untidy
His room is always so messy.
他的房间总是乱糟糟的。
2. UNTIDYsomeone who is untidy does not keep their house, possessions etc neat 〔人〕不整洁的，无条理的 SYN messy
—untidily adverbadv
—untidiness noun [uncountableU]
n THESAURUS
place
untidy British EnglishBrE not tidy – used especially when things have not been put back in their correct place
an untidy bedroom
an untidy desk
The house was cramped and untidy.
messy untidy or dirty. American people use this word instead of untidy. British people use this word, but it sounds less formal than untidy
a messy kitchen
You’ve made the table all messy.
be a mess (also be in a mess British EnglishBrE) informal to be very untidy or dirty
The whole house is in a mess, but I didn’t have time to clean it up.
Sorry everything’s such a mess.
cluttered untidy because there are too many things in a small space
She gazed around the cluttered kitchen.
The office was cluttered with books.
Her desk was too cluttered.
unkempt untidy and not well-looked after – used about gardens or land
unkempt lawns
They walked into a wild and unkempt garden.
an unkempt plot in the cemetery
be a pigsty/pit informal used when saying that a place is very untidy and dirty, and someone should clean it
This place is a pigsty! Clean it up.
I don’t know how you can stand living in a pigsty like this.
My room’s a total pit, but I’m too lazy to clean it.
person
untidy British EnglishBrE 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 EnglishBrE 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 EnglishBrE, disheveled American EnglishAmE 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 [countableC] 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.
Examples from the Corpus
untidy• It was a delightful, careless room, untidy and rather deficient in comfortable chairs.• Is she really free to be as tidy or untidy as she pleases?• He was comically tall and thin with a long growth of untidy beard.• The little children were dirty and untidy, but very happy.• The room was untidy, dusty, and much used.• The darkness of the long winter night had settled when the train came to an untidy halt at Pot'ma station.• Woe betide anyone who was untidy or out of step on one of the marches.• I don't remember every single item in every untidy report that the two of you have ever put in.• This was in a most untidy state.
un·ti·dy adjectiveadj →REGISTER1 →n THESAURUS1
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untidy

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, look, seem不整潔；看上去凌亂；好像不整潔◇I'm afraid the house is rather untidy.恐怕房子裏面亂糟糟的。➤become, get變得不整潔◇I've become more untidy since I stopped going out to work.自從不出去工作以來，我變得更加邋遢了。➤leave sth, make sth使⋯不整潔；把⋯弄得亂七八糟◇My son had left the studio very untidy.我兒子把工作室弄得亂七八糟。◇Books and magazines lying around make the place very untidy.這個地方到處都是圖書雜誌，顯得非常凌亂。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常不整潔▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些凌亂
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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
BNC: 9756 COCA: 23636
untidy
Untidy and messy: untidy, messy, disordered...
Untidiness and untidy situations: omnishambles, mess, chaos...

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