slatternly: stresses notions of slovenliness, unkemptness, and sordidness: a run-down ~ apartment. （slovenly有2个意思，1、邋遢不整洁messy, unclean, untidy，如slovenly clothes/habit不整洁的衣服/邋遢的习惯，如he grew lazy and slovenly in his habits他养成了懒散邋遢的习惯； 2、马虎的careless, 如slovenly thinking随便的想一想，如Lisa was irritated by the slovenly attitude of her boy friend莉萨对男朋友吊儿郎当的态度很恼火） (unkempt没收拾的、头发蓬乱not looked after carefully or kept neat，如his hair was unkempt and filthy他的头发蓬乱污秽) sordid脏到恶心的 这个词的解释很好记，首字母是词根sus，表示下边
dowdy: is likely to suggest a complete lack of taste resulting from a combination of the untidy, drab, and tasteless: an old hotel with an imposing but ~ appearance. （drab乏味不吸引人黄褐色implies what lacks interest or color, or what is dull or boring，如drab clothes/woman/colors/office乏味的衣服/女人/颜色/办公室，如life was now drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas比起海外令人兴奋的生活, 现在的生活显得平淡乏味, 这个词最早表示黄褐色的衣服，后来形容slovenly woman邋遢女人)
frowsy: may describe a lazy lack of neatness, order, and cleanliness: a ~ old office; or it may apply to a natural and not unwholesome disorder: a thicket ~ with underbrush; or it may suggest drab misery and squalor: tried her best to overcome the ~ circumstances under which she grew up. （neat整洁，本身就有order和clean两层意思，如her house is as neat as a pin她家十分整洁一尘不染，tidy和neat同义，指勤于维护的整洁implies neatness diligently maintained，如a tidy desk整洁的书桌） （wholesome健康，这个词表示的是"外观看上去"健康，如looks especially wholesome in her new sports suits她穿了套新运动服，显得格外健康） （squalor肮脏污秽，特别是贫穷忽略引起的肮脏污秽implies what is dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect，如they lived in squalor and disease他们在肮脏和疾病肆虐的环境中生活） underbrush下层灌木灌木丛
blowsy: implies dishevelment or disorder: looked ~ and dissolute; to which is often added a notion of crudity or coarseness or grossness: songs carelessly belted out by a ~ singer. 这个词最早表示红面蓬头垢面的女乞丐 (dishevelment蓬乱，如the wind disheveled her风吹乱她的头发和衣裳) dissolute放荡behaving in an immoral way
slatternly邋遢: 表示不整洁肮脏邋遢，dowdy没品位: 表示乏味不整洁没品味，frowsy不整洁不整齐糟糕: 表示不整洁或正常自然的参差不齐或悲惨贫困肮脏的环境，blowsy蓬乱劣质: 表示头发蓬乱衣冠不整；或表示低劣粗陋
记忆方法: 1）首字母SDFB从后往前想成不法的事<==把邋遢看得很严重
2）邋遢的意思是外表衣着不整洁清新时髦mean deficient in neatness, freshness, and smartness, especially in dress or appearance. smart是clever聪明的同义词，但还表示在某些方面出色，如street smart表示善于走街串巷，本例中smart表示会穿衣服即穿衣漂亮或时髦
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