If a person, an animal, or a place looks scruffy, they look messy and a bit dirty — not dressed up, not brushed, not tidy. Hair sticks out. Clothes are old, creased, or not quite clean. A scruffy café has scuffed chairs and a sticky menu.

If a person, an animal, or a place looks scruffy如果一個人、一隻動物，或一個地方看起來scruffy， they look messy and a bit dirty看起來就是亂亂的、有點髒 — not dressed up, not brushed, not tidy——沒打扮、沒梳理、不整齊。 Hair sticks out.頭髮會亂翹。 Clothes are old, creased, or not quite clean.衣服是舊的、皺的，或不太乾淨。 A scruffy café一間scruffy的咖啡店 has scuffed chairs and a sticky menu會有磨損的椅子和黏黏的菜單。

People often say it about looks, not about a deep kind of dirt: a much-loved jumper can be scruffy and still fine to wear at home.

People often say it about looks, not about a deep kind of dirt人們用這個字通常是在講外表，不是在講很深層的髒 : a much-loved jumper can be scruffy and still fine to wear at home：一件很喜歡穿的毛衣可以看起來scruffy，在家穿還是沒問題。

It is informal, and it is usually a little unkind if you say it about a person you do not know well, though friends use it lightly. It is not a swear word, and it is not as strong as filthy.

It is informal這是口語用法， and it is usually a little unkind if you say it about a person you do not know well如果拿來說一個不熟的人，通常有點不客氣， though friends use it lightly不過朋友之間用起來是很輕鬆的。 It is not a swear word它不是髒話， and it is not as strong as filthy程度也沒有filthy那麼重。

Older speakers and British speakers use it a lot; you will also hear scruffy trainers, a scruffy beard, a scruffy student flat.

Older speakers and British speakers use it a lot年紀較長的人和英式英語使用者很常用這個字； you will also hear你也會聽到 scruffy trainers邋遢的球鞋, a scruffy beard雜亂的鬍子, a scruffy student flat凌亂的學生公寓這些說法。

Though actually, looking scruffy on purpose (old jeans, messy hair) is sometimes a style, not an accident.

Though actually不過其實， looking scruffy on purpose故意看起來scruffy (old jeans, messy hair)（舊牛仔褲、亂亂的頭髮） is sometimes a style, not an accident有時候是一種風格，不是不小心。