
英:/'ˈskræɡi/ 美:/'ˈskræɡi/
比較級 scraggier 最高級 scraggiest
adj. 瘦弱的;凸凹不平的;皮包骨的
Looking over them was a wrinkled, scraggy hag.
一個滿臉皺紋、皮包骨的老太婆在旁邊看着她們。
Well, in that case, I decree that we pack our bags and get our scraggy bottoms out of here.
既然這樣,那我宣布我們就收拾行李,挪挪屁股,奔走逃命吧。
The boats painted in yellow, crimson, and white that Bob in the water could belong to any scraggy Mediterranean coast.
漆成黃色,深紅和白色的小船在水中蕩來蕩去,它們可能屬于地中海崎岖不平任何一個的海岸。
There was not a leaf on the row of trees in front which stood staring at the sky with their scraggy snow-covered branches — a sight which chilled my very bones.
門前一行樹上一片葉子也沒有,立在那裡,參差不齊的枯枝上包裹着一層白雪,對着天空瞪視- - -真是一派冰寒刺骨的景象。
They gobbled salads and tore at scraggy chicken, played CARDS raucously together and pampered each other's children, until the afternoon lunch-break lulled them into sleep.
他們大口吞咽着沙拉,撕啃着骨多肉少的雞,一起大聲吆喝着玩着撲克,互相哄弄着彼此的小孩,直到下午,午休時間才使他們安靜下來,開始睡覺。
adj.|weedy/emaciated;瘦弱的;凸凹不平的;皮包骨的
"scraggy"是形容詞,主要有兩層含義:
語言學權威書籍《英語詞源詞典》(Harper, D. 2022修訂版)指出,該詞自15世紀起逐漸應用于生物體征描述,帶有輕微貶義色彩,使用時需注意語境適配性。
單詞scraggy 的詳細解釋如下:
Scraggy 是形容詞,主要用于描述人或動物極其瘦弱的狀态,常帶有貶義色彩,可譯為“骨瘦如柴的”“皮包骨的”。此外,它也可形容物體表面凹凸不平、參差不齊,如岩石或地貌(如“崎岖的峭壁”)。
形容人或動物:
His scraggy neck showed years of malnutrition.(他幹瘦的脖子顯示出多年的營養不良。)
A weak, scraggy animal wandered the streets.(一隻瘦弱的動物在街頭遊蕩。)
形容物體表面:
The scraggy cliffs were difficult to climb.(崎岖的峭壁難以攀登。)
如需更多例句或完整詞源,可參考權威詞典(如新東方線上 或 海詞詞典)。
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