sloppy學測 L6KK [ˈslɑpi] ｜ /ˈslɑpi/
凌亂的；不整潔的·草率馬虎的；粗心的·（衣著）寬鬆不合身的
英檢中高級常考字，字義常被誤用混淆
The chef made a sloppy sandwich, with sauce dripping down both sides of the bun.
廚師做的三明治很邋遢，醬汁從麵包兩側滴落下來。
一個畫面：鬆垮散亂
衣服鬆垮布料鬆垮，不貼合身型
房間散亂東西沒歸位，四處亂放
做事潦草沒用心，倉促應付了事
義項
房間散亂B2adjective凌亂的；不整潔的
Janice's room was so sloppy that clothes were all over the floor and empty boxes were piled on her desk.
珍妮絲的房間很凌亂，衣服散落一地，空盒子疊在桌上。
a sloppy rooma sloppy appearance
做事潦草B2adjective草率馬虎的；粗心的
The report was full of mistakes because of his sloppy and careless work.
這份報告錯誤百出，全是因為他做事草率馬虎。
sloppy worksloppy handwriting
衣服鬆垮B2adjective（衣著）寬鬆不合身的
I don't like wearing sloppy clothes to school because they don't look neat.
我不喜歡穿寬鬆邋遢的衣服上學，因為看起來不整齊。
sloppy clothes
片語
sloppy joe邋遢三明治 →美式肉醬三明治
sloppy work潦草交差 →草率馬虎的工作
sloppy handwriting潦草字跡 →潦草難辨的字跡
你會不會這樣說？
His handwriting was so ___ that no one could read it. (sloppy / sleepy)
看答案
sloppy
sloppy 是「草率馬虎」，sleepy 是「想睡的」，兩字形近義不同。
'I don't like wearing sloppy clothes to school.' 這裡的 sloppy 最接近哪個意思？(A) 房間凌亂 (B) 做事草率 (C) 衣服寬鬆不合身
看答案
(C)
此句形容衣著寬鬆不合身，對應「寬鬆不合身」義項，而非做事草率或房間凌亂。
字族
sloppily 草率地；邋遢地・sloppiness 草率；邋遢