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单词 slovenliness
释义
slovenliness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈslʌv.ən.li.nəs/us
/ˈslʌv.ən.li.nəs/
thequalityof beinguntidyanddirty:
脏乱；邋遢
Ivisitedtwofactoriesand wasamazedby thedirtand slovenlinesseverywhere.我参观了两家工厂，对随处可见的污垢和脏乱感到惊讶。
Ihatethecasualslovenliness on the Tube, aspassengersleaverubbisheverywhere.我讨厌地铁上日常的脏乱，因为乘客把垃圾丢得到处都是。
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slovenly
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  • He wasstandingthere inclothesindicativeofutterslovenliness andindifferencetoappearances.
  • Thereseemednothing muchwrongwith theshipasidefromgeneralneglectand slovenliness.
  • Hisheadteacherhadlaiddown apolicyofstitchingtheboys'pocketsshuttodiscourageslovenliness.
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(Definition ofslovenlinessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslovenliness

slovenliness
What more massive indictment of inefficiency, short-sightedness andslovenlinessin government can be attributed to them than that?
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If they are met by anything like slackness orslovenlinessof instruction, they at once become disgusted.
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It prevents anything likeslovenlinessin the presentation of a prosecution.
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That kind of criticism brought against such a scheme as this surely is not part of his charge ofslovenlinessand forgetfulness.
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It was their ownslovenlinessin that respect that has landed them in this position.
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It seems to be the product of a draftsman'sslovenliness.
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I do not want to excuseslovenliness, but that fact should be emphasised.
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My noble friend gave us a good deal of extremely interesting information, and he usefully corrected a certainslovenlinessin my geography.
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Unless there is constant supervision, it appears that slackness andslovenlinessmay creep in.
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They seem to show someslovenlinessin preparation.
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How unedifying it is that we have now got down to a question of degrees ofslovenlinessof our schools.
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This man goes on to describe how, as machinery came in and was used in the wrong way, muchslovenlinessand many casualties crept into the industry.
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Will he agree with me that too many television presenters, especially of programmes for young children, seem to court meretricious popularity by aping the accents andslovenlinessof the incoherent?
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I believe, in spite of all breezes over my innateslovenliness, it would have broken our hearts to leave off working together.
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The repetitions, redundancies, andslovenlinessof expression may be partly due to the haste with which (as the author frequently states) it was written.
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