dowdy

FREQ #46763

a. 过时的, 懒散的 n. 懒散女人, 邋遢女人

发音

UK /ˈdaʊdi/
其它
US /ˈdaʊdi/

词形变化

dowdies 复数 dowdies dowdied dowdies 三单 dowdying dowdying 现在分词 dowdied 过去式 dowdied 过去分词 dowdier 比较级 dowdier dowdiest dowdiest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A plain or shabby person.

v.
  1. 1.

    To press the crust into the filling during baking, to allow the juices to caramelize on top.

    及物 烹饪
adj.
  1. 1.

    Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.

  2. 2.

    Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

pandowdy

上位词 1

pastry
形容词

同义词 2

frumpish frumpy

近义相关 3

unfashionable unstylish styleless

相关短语

dowdy up

词源

First appears c. 1581. Origin uncertain, probably literally "little poorly dressed woman," formed from doue, "poorly dressed woman". Possibly also related to the Scots dow, meaning to "fade".

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