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shoddy

/shod-ee/US // ˈʃɒd i //UK // (ˈʃɒdɪ) //

劣质,劣质品,劣质的,蹩脚的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    shod·di·er, shod·di·est.

    • : of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase.
    • : intentionally rude or inconsiderate; shabby: shoddy behavior.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural shod·dies.

    • : a fibrous material obtained by shredding unfelted rags or waste.Compare mungo.
    • : anything inferior, especially a handmade item or manufactured product.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.in bad shape
Synonyms
inferior劣质,劣质的,劣势,低级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shameful可耻,可耻的,无耻之徒,无耻base基础,基地,基层,底层common常见的,普通,共同,共同的gaudy花花绿绿的,花花绿绿,花哨的,花俏的junky废柴,杂牌军,垃圾桶,杂牌货makeshift凑合,凑合着用,凑合的,凑成的mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是plastic塑胶,塑料,塑胶制品,塑胶类poor穷人,贫穷,可怜的,穷broken-down崩溃的,破碎的,破损的,坏了cheap廉价,廉价的,便宜的,便宜cheesy俗气,俗气的,俗,俗不可耐dilapidated残破的,残旧的,残破不堪,残旧dingy杂乱无章,嘈杂,杂乱无章的,嘈杂的discreditable可耻的,可憎的,可耻,不名誉的disgraceful不光彩的,不光彩,不名誉的,耻辱dishonorable不光彩的,不体面的,不名誉的,不体面disreputable不名誉的,不光彩的,不名誉,不体面的ignominious可耻的,可耻,不光彩的,可耻的是inglorious不光彩的,不光彩,不光彩的事,不名誉的not up to snuff不及格,不够格,不够好,不合格paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的pretentious装腔作势,矫情,矫揉造作,矫情的scruffy邋遢的,邋遢,邋遢的人,邋遢不堪second-rate二流的,二等品,二流,二等奖seedy狡猾的,狡猾的人,狡猾,狡猾的家伙shady阴暗,阴暗面,阴暗的,阴面sleazy懒散的,偷懒,懒惰的,懒散slipshod粗心大意,拙劣的,粗心大意的,拙劣tacky俗气,粘性,俗气的,粘性大tawdry龌龊的,龌龊,淫荡的,卑鄙的trashy龌龊的,龌龊,庸俗,俗气unrespectable不值得尊敬,不受尊重,不值得尊重,不体面的

Examples

  • Articles that make confident claims about parenting on the basis of shoddy evidence can fuel the fire—giving mommy-shamers unwarranted confidence to scold parents.

  • No wonder the result is a mixed bag, squandering rich materials through shoddy construction.

  • It’s a lot less scary with a friend, and downright frustrating when you don’t have a human partner and have to deal with the shoddy AI of the forced cooperative play.

  • Over the past several years, institutional investors had largely shied away from China’s e-cigarette makers, an industry that was teeming with shoddy workshops and lacked regulatory oversight.

  • The article revealed the company’s aggressive pursuit of current and former tenants in court over unpaid rent and broken leases, even in cases where tenants were in the right, as well as the shoddy conditions of many units.

  • Shoddy well construction is considered a primary cause of groundwater contamination at drilling sites.

  • They are vouching for Shadman, saying he is a scapegoat of a shoddy investigation.

  • Some of the stuff has been so shoddy and so sloppy that our soldiers are over there dying in the shower from electrocution.

  • Washington could take a lesson in how to handle foul plays and shoddy calls from what happens in the NHL.

  • The levees failed because of shoddy maintenance by a federal agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  • Our churches as a rule are shoddy and inharmonious affairs compared with those in England.

  • The wastes are also utilized, being mixed with "shoddy" (wool from cloth cuttings or rags) to make woolen goods of a cheap grade.

  • Here is a factory in which a great many people are making shoddy clothing.

  • But why are the people making shoddy goods—why don't they make decent clothing, since they can do it quite as well?

  • A mattress—a common jute bag stuffed with straw—and a blanket of thin shoddy came first.