dowdy

US [ˈdaʊdi]
UK ['daʊdi]
  • adj.缺乏魅力的；不时髦的；过时的；单调的
  • n.邋遢女人
  • Web寒酸的；不整洁的；过旧的
Comparative Degree：dowdier  Superlative：dowdiest  

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dowdy
adj.
1.
缺乏魅力的；不时髦的；过时的not attractive or fashionable
2.
单调的；不雅致的；不美观的dull or boring and not attractive
a dowdy dress
单调的连衣裙

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Definition:
AllAll,缺乏魅力的缺乏魅力的,不时髦的不时髦的,过时的过时的,单调的单调的,邋遢女人邋遢女人,寒酸的寒酸的,不整洁的不整洁的,过旧的过旧的
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1.
He the matter at hand, brought me to the back room, returns in a pile of them over a phone, give me the most out of a dowdy to.
他忙完了手头的事，把我带到后面的一个房间，在一摞退货当中翻了一通，给我挑出一套最寒酸的来。
tā máng wán le shǒu tóu de shì , bǎ wǒ dài dào hòu mian de yī gè fáng jiān , zài yī luò tuì huò dāng zhōng fān le yí tòng , gěi wǒ tiāo chū yī tào zuì hán suān de lái 。
zhidao.baidu.com
2.
"I'm not saying that we looked dowdy, " Mary says. "She said, 'You don't have to be dirty to be poor. ' I always remember that. "
“我是说，我们看上去并不邋遢，”玛丽说道，“妈妈说过，‘虽然穷困，也须整洁。’我对此念念不忘。”
" wǒ shì shuō , wǒ men kàn shàng qù bìng bù lā tā , " mǎ lì shuō dào , " mā mā shuō guò , ' suī rán qióng kùn , yě xū zhěng jié 。 ' wǒ duì cǐ niàn niàn bú wàng 。 "
article.yeeyan.org
3.
The dowdy fellow is quite unlike the general run of my wife's guests.
这个邋里邋遢的家伙完全不象我妻子的客人那一流人。
zhè ge lā lǐ lā tā de jiā huo wán quán bù xiàng wǒ qī zi de kè rén nà yì liú rén 。
www.showxiu.com
4.
Sunny winter, formed like a dragon scattered bead, inclined respected. they dowdy, with the breeze, fluctuation surge.
晴朗的冬日，大龙湫象一斜散珠，散散落落，随风飘荡，上下飞腾。
qíng lǎng de dōng rì , dà lóng qiū xiàng yī xié sǎn zhū , sàn sàn luò luò , suí fēng piāo dàng , shàng xià fēi téng 。
wenwen.soso.com
5.
For the female mole attending a black-tie affair, surveillance equipment didn't have to be dowdy.
对于出席隆重聚会的女特工来说，监控器具也不能显得太过寒酸。
duì yú chū xí lóng zhòng jù huì de nǚ tè gōng lái shuō , jiān kòng qì jù yě bù néng xiǎn de tài guò hán suān 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
Record companies' publishing departments, which once seemed rather dowdy next to sexy, talent-spotting A&R, have become vital cash machines.
这就使得在和星探部门相比之下一度被认为是乏味老套的唱片公司的发行部门变成了至关重要的摇钱树。
zhè jiù shǐ de zài hé xīng tàn bù mén xiāng bǐ zhī xià yí dù bèi rèn wéi shì fá wèi lǎo tào de chàng piān gōng sī de fā xíng bù mén biàn chéng le zhì guān zhòng yào de yáo qián shù 。
www.ecocn.org
7.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Say goodbye to the "black brick" laptop. The era of the plain, dowdy PC is officially over.
路透旧金山9月21日电---告别黑砖式的笔记本电脑吧，普通老式的个人电脑时代已经正式告终了。
lù tòu jiù jīn shān jiǔ yuè èr shí yī rì diàn --- gào bié hēi zhuān shì de bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo ba , pǔ tōng lǎo shì de gè rén diàn nǎo shí dài yǐ jīng zhèng shì gào zhōng le 。
cn.reuters.com
8.
Fairmont wants "a repositioning, not a restoration, " he says, adding "they don't want a dowdy museum piece. "
他还说：“他们不想要一个过时的博物馆。”
tā hái shuō : " tā men bù xiǎng yào yī gè guò shí de bó wù guǎn 。 "
www.ftchinese.com
9.
China's stock market mania has reached the dowdy, two-room offices of the Tiancheng pawnshop in central Shanghai.
中国股市的狂热，已经波及上海市中心天成典当行。
zhōng guó gǔ shì de kuáng rè , yǐ jīng bō jí shàng hǎi shì zhōng xīn tiān chéng diǎn dàng háng 。
www.ftchinese.com
10.
The latter regards her hardworking, dowdy sister as a pitiful fuddy-duddy who has forgotten the meaning of romance.
而后者把她的这个苦干的过时的姐妹视为一个可怜的忘掉浪漫的意义的老古董。
ér hòu zhě bǎ tā de zhè ge kǔ gàn de guò shí de jiě mèi shì wéi yī gè kě lián de wàng diào làng màn de yì yì de lǎo gǔ dǒng 。
linbingqian.blog.hexun.com
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