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Ragged describes something torn, worn out, or with rough, uneven edges — ragged clothes, a ragged old blanket. It's also used for things that aren't smooth or steady, like 'ragged breathing' (breathing that comes in uneven bursts) or a performance that isn't well put together.
破爛的;參差不齊的;(呼吸等)不順暢的
組成From 'rag' (a torn piece of cloth) + -ed.
原始詞典資料10 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
raggedadj詞源 1/ˈɹæɡɪd/
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In tatters, having the texture broken.
- a ragged coat
- a ragged sail
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Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
- ragged rocks
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Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
- There was a ragged noise of bleating from the flock penned in a corner of the yard. Two red-armed men seized a sheep, hauled it to a large bath that stood in the middle of the yard, and there held it, more or less in the bath, whilst a third man baled a dirty yellow liquid over its body.
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Wearing tattered clothes.
- a ragged person
- She ran to the door and there beheld the ragged street urchin calmly playing his organ.
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Rough; shaggy; rugged.
- Seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go
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Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
- Now I realize how ridiculous and almost impertinent it was to expect New Yorkers to accept such a ragged performance for they have always demanded the best and do not tolerate the second-rate."
- Allardyce's side had led at the break through a Carlton Cole strike but after Thomas Ince - son of former Hammers midfielder Paul - levelled shortly after the restart, the match became increasingly stretched and ragged.
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entertainmentlifestylemusicPerformed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
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computingengineeringmathematicsOf a data structure: having uneven levels.
- a ragged hierarchy
- a ragged array, consisting of a number of arrays of varying size
另外 1 個記錄的用法
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mediapublishingtypographyNot justified; having an uneven vertical margin.
- Newspaper columns should never be set ragged.
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資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。