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dowdy

/dou-dee/US // ˈdaʊ di //UK // (ˈdaʊdɪ) //

霉菌,矮胖子,低调,矮胖

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run-down崩溃,倒闭,崩溃的,倒闭的shabby寒酸,寒酸的,破烂不堪,褴褛的frumpy邋遢的,胖胖的,矮胖的,矮胖子dingy杂乱无章,嘈杂,杂乱无章的,嘈杂的drab单调的,单调,单调乏味,暗淡antiquated古老的,古老,古代的,陈旧的unkempt蓬头垢面,蓬头垢面的,蓬头垢面的人vintage年份,年份的,年份的产品bygone昔日的,逝去的,昔日,逝者如斯夫plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的archaic过时的,古老的,过时,古代的baggy袋装的,宽松,宽松的,袋装bedraggled蓬头垢面,蓬头垢面的,衣衫褴褛,衣衫褴褛的dated过期的,过时的,过日期的,过时dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的frowzy皱巴巴的,皱眉头,眉毛胡子一把抓,皱纹homely家常的,家庭式的,温馨,温馨的moldy霉变,发霉的,霉烂,发霉old hat老帽子,旧帽子,老帽,老头子out-of-date过时的,过时,已过时的,过期的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    dow·di·er, dow·di·est.

    • : not stylish; drab; old-fashioned: Why do you always wear those dowdy old dresses?
    • : not neat or tidy; shabby.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural dow·dies.

    • : a dowdy woman.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.poorly dressed; old-fashioned
Synonyms
antiquated古老的,古老,古代的,陈旧的dingy杂乱无章,嘈杂,杂乱无章的,嘈杂的drab单调的,单调,单调乏味,暗淡frumpy邋遢的,胖胖的,矮胖的,矮胖子run-down崩溃,倒闭,崩溃的,倒闭的shabby寒酸,寒酸的,破烂不堪,褴褛的unkempt蓬头垢面,蓬头垢面的,蓬头垢面的人bygone昔日的,逝去的,昔日,逝者如斯夫plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的vintage年份,年份的,年份的产品archaic过时的,古老的,过时,古代的baggy袋装的,宽松,宽松的,袋装bedraggled蓬头垢面,蓬头垢面的,衣衫褴褛,衣衫褴褛的blowsy漂浮的,漂浮不定的,吹牛,漂浮不定dated过期的,过时的,过日期的,过时dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的frowzy皱巴巴的,皱眉头,眉毛胡子一把抓,皱纹homely家常的,家庭式的,温馨,温馨的moldy霉变,发霉的,霉烂,发霉old hat老帽子,旧帽子,老帽,老头子out-of-date过时的,过时,已过时的,过期的outdated过时的,陈旧的,过时,落伍的outmoded不合时宜的,不合时宜,老旧的,过时的passéscrubby灌木丛,灌木丛生,灌木丛中,灌木灌木slatternly懒洋洋的,懒散的,懒洋洋,懒散sloppy粗心大意,马虎,草率,粗枝大叶slovenly邋遢,懒散的,潦草,邋遢的stodgy呆板,呆板的,笨重,古板tacky俗气,粘性,俗气的,粘性大tasteless无味,无味的,没有味道,味同嚼蜡unfashionable不合时宜,不合时宜的,不时髦的,不时髦unseemly不伦不类的,不伦不类,不体面的,不雅观的unstylish不合时宜,不合时宜的,不时尚,不时尚的untidy不整齐的,不整齐,不整洁,不整洁的wrinkled皱皱巴巴的,皱巴巴的,皱褶的,皱纹的

Examples

  • It was only for dowdy, boring women, and that women were equal now.

  • These doctors make “conscious uncoupling” sound so groovy that actually being together begins to seem a little dowdy and dull.

  • The fact that Rice is a dowdy, silver-haired nun plays well in the Court of Public Opinion.

  • Afterward I told Dowdy I liked that part about the ship of state.

  • “I need to get some sleep,” Dowdy said abruptly and headed off into one of the bedrooms.

  • Representative Dowdy had no faith that I would not cruise the lonely roads through the pine forests shouting, “Dowdy drinks!”

  • High company; among others the Duchess of Albemarle, who is ever a plain homely dowdy.

  • Val felt dowdy and dull in her mourning; it was an insult to the fair summer weather to go about in such clothes.

  • After eating a few, I offered the rest to a dowdy elderly woman on my left who was munching dry biscuits from a paper bag.

  • Not a bad, dowdy little woman—the man a worse stick in the drawing-room than the pulpit, if possible.

  • If Clarice, on the other hand, had been asked to describe Mary, she would probably have called her a red-faced dowdy.

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