haggard

/ˈhæɡəd/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈæɡɚd] /ˈhæɡərd/ (ame, ipa) · [hˈæɡɚd] /ˈha-gərd/ (ame, mw)

haggard — adjective

  • haggardpositive
  • more haggardcomparative
  • most haggardsuperlative

1. describes a face or person showing the marks of long stress, sickness, or sleepl

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describes a face or person showing the marks of long stress, sickness, or sleeplessness — pale skin, sunken eyes, and often dark shadows below them.

例句

Trang looked haggard after three nights awake caring for her newborn baby.

predicative: look + haggard for visible exhaustion

The miners emerged from the collapsed tunnel haggard, covered in dust and barely able to walk.

同義詞
  • gaunt

    emphasises thinness in the face; haggard emphasises exhaustion

  • drawn

    milder; tired and stretched but less extreme than haggard

  • careworn

    more literary; stress from long worry rather than illness or sleep loss

  • worn-out

    informal; covers both physical and mental tiredness, not only appearance

反義詞
  • fresh

    rested and visibly well

  • radiant

    glowing with health or happiness — strong opposite

用法筆記

Almost always describes a face, expression, or whole-person appearance — not body parts in isolation. Frequently predicative with 'look', 'seem', 'appear'; attributive use clusters on 'face', 'expression', 'look', 'features'.

常見錯誤

❌I am haggard today because I slept badly.
✅I look haggard today because I slept badly.
💡'haggard' describes visible appearance; pair it with 'look', 'seem', or 'appear', not bare 'be' for a one-day state.
❌haggard hair
✅unkempt hair
💡'haggard' applies to the face or whole person, not to hair, clothes, or objects.