ragged學測 L5KK [ˈrægəd] ｜ /ˈrægəd/
衣衫襤褸的；破舊的·筋疲力盡的；累垮的·參差不齊的；凹凸不平的
GEPT中高級字，易與rugged混淆
By the end of the race, his shoes were ragged, and his breathing sounded just as ragged.
比賽結束時，他的鞋子已經破爛不堪，呼吸聽起來也一樣急促。
一個畫面：破布邊緣參差
破布飄垂衣服磨損，布邊鬆散飄動
蓬頭垢面累到儀容不整，頭髮凌亂
鋸齒邊緣邊緣凹凸，像撕裂的痕跡
義項
破布飄垂B2adjective衣衫襤褸的；破舊的
The old man's coat looked ragged, with holes near both sleeves.
那位老先生的外套看起來破爛不堪，兩邊袖子都有破洞。
ragged clothesragged sleeves
蓬頭垢面C1adjective筋疲力盡的；累垮的
After running for hours, John felt ragged and had to sit down.
跑了好幾個小時後，約翰累壞了，只好坐下來休息。
ragged breathingfeel ragged
鋸齒邊緣B2adjective參差不齊的；凹凸不平的
The boy cut his hand on the ragged edge of a broken plate.
男孩的手被破盤子參差不齊的邊緣割傷了。
a ragged edgeragged edges
片語
ragged breathing喘不過氣 →呼吸急促紊亂
ragged edge鋸齒邊緣 →凹凸不齊的邊緣
run someone ragged操到累垮 →把人操到筋疲力盡
look ragged面容憔悴 →看起來疲憊邋遢
你會不會這樣說？
His shoes looked ___ after the long hike. (ragged / rugged)
看答案
ragged
ragged 指破爛，rugged 指崎嶇或堅固耐用，兩字只差一個字母。
'After running for hours, John felt ragged and had to sit down.' 這裡的 ragged 最接近哪個意思？(A) 破爛 (B) 精疲力盡 (C) 凹凸不齊
看答案
(B)
此句描述體力透支後的狀態，對應「筋疲力盡的」義項，而非衣物或邊緣。
字族
rag 破布；抹布・raggedy （口語）破爛的；邋遢的