half-baked

短语
FREQ #29968

a. 半熟的, 未完成的, 准备不足的, 不完整的

发音

CA /ˌhæfˈbeɪkt/
US /ˌhæfˈbeɪkt/
AU
UK /ˌhɑːfˈbeɪkt/

词形变化

more half-baked 比较级 most half-baked 最高级

别名

half baked

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Incomplete.

    Of an idea or scheme, not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or poorly thought-out.

    比喻 非正式

    The guy had some half-baked idea for getting rich in the stock market.

  2. 2.

    Incomplete.

    Of a person, foolish or having no common sense.

    比喻 非正式
  3. 3.

    Mildly under the influence (of alcohol).

    比喻 非正式

    If you need to talk to John tonight, try to catch him early in the evening, while he's still only half-baked.

  4. 4.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Partially cooked by heating in an oven, either as an accidental outcome or as a work in process.

    Near-synonyms: underbaked, dough-baked (dated)

    The casserole was half-baked, but I choked it down anyway to be polite.

    When the casserole is half-baked, get started on preparing the side dishes.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

crazy screwball softheaded underdone

近义相关 2

raw impractical

词源

From half- + baked.

来源：wiktionary